Gerry Anderson
Director
The Protectors (1972)
Season 2
The Protectors is a British television series, an action thriller created by Gerry Anderson. It was Anderson's second TV series using live actors as opposed to electronic marionettes, and also his second to be firmly set in contemporary times. It was also the only Gerry Anderson produced television series that was not of the fantasy or science fiction genres. It was produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment production company. Despite not featuring marionettes or any real science fiction elements, The Protectors became one of Anderson's most popular productions, easily winning a renewal for a second season. A third season was in the planning stages when the show's major sponsor pulled out, forcing its cancellation. The Protectors first aired in 1972 and 1973, and ran to 52 episodes over two series, each 25 minutes long - making it one of the last series of this type to be produced in a half-hour format. It starred Robert Vaughn as Harry Rule, Nyree Dawn Porter as the Contessa Caroline di Contini, and Tony Anholt as Paul Buchet. Episodes often featured prominent guest actors.
Released Sept. 29, 1972
Episode 25 min
10+
Genres: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama
Keywords: imdb.cult-tv, imdb.paris-france, imdb.italy, imdb.london-england, imdb.mission, imdb.investigation, imdb.espionage + 9 more, imdb.private-detective, imdb.private-investigator, imdb.female-detective, imdb.detective, imdb.action-hero, imdb.teamwork, imdb.action-heroine, imdb.1970s, imdb.spy
Production Companies: Associated Television (ATV), ITC
Network: Associated Television
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S2E1 - Quin
Harry travels to Spain in order to track down a bounty hunter named Quin.
Sept. 21, 1973, midnight
S2E2 - Bagman
The Protectors are called to deliver the ransom for the kidnapped daughter of a Danish aristocrat.
Sept. 28, 1973, midnight
S2E3 - Fighting Fund
A revolutionary group steals and auctions off a priceless art collection in order to purchase dynamite to fund their cause.
Oct. 5, 1973, midnight
S2E4 - The Last Frontier
The Protectors are hired to smuggle into Britain a Russian scientist who wishes to marry her childhood sweetheart.
Oct. 12, 1973, midnight
S2E5 - Baubles, Bangles and Beads
In Denmark, a young woman and her father call on the Protectors to deliver a huge ransom for a stolen jewelry shipment.
Oct. 19, 1973, midnight
S2E6 - Petard
The Protectors go after industrial spies who are threatening to topple a chemical company by scooping their best products.
Oct. 26, 1973, midnight
S2E7 - Goodbye George
Alone in Italy, the Contessa goes to Venice to find out why the son of a wealthy Brit is making huge withdrawals from his account.
Nov. 2, 1973, midnight
S2E8 - Wam (1)
In Salzburg, the Protectors must rescue a group of vacationers whom are unknowingly being held hostage on top of an Austrian mountain.
Nov. 9, 1973, midnight
S2E9 - Wam (2)
In Salzburg, the Protectors must rescue a group of vacationers whom are unknowingly being held hostage on top of an Austrian mountain.
Nov. 16, 1973, midnight
S2E10 - Implicado
In Spain, an English boy is framed and arrested on drug charges after a drug dealer plants some hash in his backpack.
Nov. 23, 1973, midnight
S2E11 - Dragon Chase
In Britain, Harry is called on to protect a Russian author from publishing his anti-socialist book.
Nov. 30, 1973, midnight
S2E12 - Decoy
An old friend who has a new lead on an insurance scam calls Harry and the Contessa to Venice, but he is murdered just before they arrive.
Dec. 7, 1973, midnight
S2E13 - Border Line
The Protectors are hired by a Hungarian actress wanting to bury her now deceased revolutionary father in their homeland.
Dec. 14, 1973, midnight
S2E14 - Zeke's Blues
Harry's college friend Zeke, a pianist, is blackmailed into setting Harry up by mobsters.
Dec. 21, 1973, midnight
S2E15 - Lena
In Venice, Harry aids Lena, a journalist, expose a corrupt politician.
Dec. 28, 1973, midnight
S2E16 - The Bridge
Undercover as an explosives expert, Harry seeks to rescue a kidnapped girl and prevent a bridge bombing.
Jan. 4, 1974, midnight
S2E17 - Sugar and Spice
In order to protect the daughter of a rich industrialist who has received threats against her life, Harry poses as her tutor.
Jan. 11, 1974, midnight
S2E18 - Burning Bush
Harry masquerades as a drunk in order to get a Canadian heiress out of a cult.
Jan. 18, 1974, midnight
S2E19 - The Tiger and the Goat
The Contessa is used to lure her former lover, a British spy, out into the open.
Jan. 25, 1974, midnight
S2E20 - Route 27
Knowing where a huge stash of heroin is hidden, Harry confronts the drug dealers.
Feb. 1, 1974, midnight
S2E21 - Trial
The Protectors are called upon when the father of a man on trial for murdering a policeman goes after the judge.
Feb. 8, 1974, midnight
S2E22 - Shadbolt
Harry is stalked on a train by Shadbolt, a professional assassin.
Feb. 15, 1974, midnight
S2E23 - A Pocketful of Posies
Harry Rule is called upon to see if Eartha Kitt's (guest star)home is haunted.
Feb. 22, 1974, midnight
S2E24 - Wheels
The Protectors are hired to discretely research stolen secret Swiss bank account information.
March 1, 1974, midnight
S2E25 - The Insider
The Protectors aid a movie director in the retrieval of film being held for ransom.
Feb. 25, 1974, midnight
S2E26 - Blockbuster
The Protectors chase after a stolen platinum shipment.
March 15, 1974, midnight
Associated Television
25 min/ep
1300 min
Sept. 29, 1972
March 15, 1974, midnight
Ended
TV-PG / 10+
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