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The Protectors

The Protectors

★ 8.0/10•1964•12•Crime•Drama
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Ex-insurance investigator Ian Souter sets up his own security agency — the SIS (Specialists in Security) — alongside ex-cop Robert Shoesmith and secretary Heather Keys - and fight crime.

StatusEnded
LanguageEN
First Air DateMar 28, 1964

Episodes

E152m

Landscape with Bandits

'The criminals and us – we're all in the same business. The difference being, our clients pay us to keep one jump ahead of the criminal mind' – Ian Souter. SIS opens its doors for the first time.

Mar 28, 1964

E252m

The Bottle Shop

Invited to discover why a research laboratory is losing money, even though they have a monopoly in the medical research trade, the Protectors discover that someone is making overtures to the competition and is prepared to sing — for a price.

Apr 4, 1964

E352m

Happy Is the Loser

Accepting what appears to be a routine assignment, SIS suddenly find themselves involved in violence when they're framed by a gang of ruthless racketeers.

Apr 11, 1964

E452m

No Forwarding Address

Following up on a lead, Souter and Shoesmith find themselves in a deserted warehouse which should contain the answer to a riddle they're determined to solve. They find nothing of interest — beyond a dead body.

Apr 18, 1964

E552m

The Loop Men

An injured railwayman, a loop-line rendezvous at midnight: clues which the Protectors must crack to discover the headquarters of a gang of hijackers — and deliver a young man from a life of crime.

Apr 25, 1964

E652m

The Stamp Collection

Guarding a world-famous stamp collection locked in a bombproof vault hardly seems a dangerous assignment. But the Protectors will need all their guile when they come up against a brilliant criminal.

May 2, 1964

E752m

It Could Happen Here

The SIS team find themselves up against a gang who intend to infiltrate a union to play a sordid game of industrial espionage which could destroy a union official and his family.

May 9, 1964

E852m

Freedom!

A young girl's bid for political asylum and a team of vigilant security men spell trouble for Souter and Shoesmith when they're assigned to investigate the validity of the girl's claims.

May 16, 1964

E952m

The Pirate

Conman Smokey Grey is anxious to unload £30,000 in stolen jewels. But the Protectors have other more important things to occupy their minds as Heather has been kidnapped.

May 23, 1964

E1052m

The Deadly Chameleon

How – and why – is a timid bank clerk connected to a baffling case of fraud? If they are to save an innocent man's life, the Protectors must find the answer — their dilemma: their chief suspect has disappeared.

May 30, 1964

E1152m

Who Killed Lazoryck?

When the past catches up with a highly-placed spy. Souter and Shoesmith find themselves facing a race against time to find the connecting link between the man and a recently-released political prisoner.

Jun 6, 1964

E1252m

Channel Crossing

When personal disaster strikes terror into the heart of a prominent government minister, the Protectors, assigned to guard the man during a luxury cruise, find themselves in very dangerous waters.

Jun 13, 1964

E1352m

Cargo from Corinth

Returning from their last assignment, the Protectors are asked to guard a valuable stature in transit from Corinth to Venice: a mission that once again that once again finds them all at sea and surrounded by sharks of the human variety.

Jun 20, 1964

E1452m

The Reluctant Thief

When Heather falls victim of a wages snatch. Souter and thief are in strange company. Meanwhile, Shoesmith discovers a surprising motive for the robbery.

Jun 27, 1964

Actors

Andrew Faulds

Andrew Faulds

Ian Souter

Michael Atkinson

Robert Shoesmith

Ann Morrish

Heather Keys

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