The Protectors (1972)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Robert Vaughn
Harry Rule
Nyree Dawn Porter
Contessa Caroline di Contini
Gerry Anderson
Creator
Tony Anholt
Paul Buchet
Reg Hill
Producer
Yasuko Nagazumi
Suki
Anthony Chinn
Chino
Michael Da Costa
Cafe Owner
Sherwood Price
Carter
Alf Joint
Boat Thug 2
Derren Nesbitt
Brad Huron
Georgia Brown
Ilona Tabori
Brendan J. Stafford
Director of Photography
Frank Watts
Director of Photography
Roy Vincente
Stunt Coordinator
Fred Haggerty
Stunt Coordinator
Joe Dunne
Stunt Coordinator
Jeremy Summers
Director
Don Chaffey
Director
Don Leaver
Director
Charles Crichton
Director
John Hough
Director
Cyril Frankel
Director
Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Director
Roy Ward Baker
Director
David Tomblin
Director
Harry Booth
Director
David Lane
Supervising Editor / Editor
Mike Campbell
Editor
Bert Rule
Editor
John S. Smith
Editor
Geoffrey Mackrill
Editor
Tony Barwick
Writer
Donald James
Writer
Brian Clemens
Writer
Trevor Preston
Writer
Terry Nation
Writer
Jesse Lasky Jr.
Writer
Pat Lasky
Writer
John Kruse
Writer
John Goldsmith
Writer
Lewis Davidson
Writer
David Butler
Writer
Anthony Terpiloff
Writer
Terence Feely
Screenplay
Sylvia Anderson
Writer
Dennis Spooner
Writer
Donald Jonson
Writer
Ralph Smart
Writer
Robert Banks Stewart
Writer
Phil Brown
Adam Markos
Angus Lennie
Prof. Grodny
Mark Jones
Scudder
Olaf Pooley
Commissioner Braun
Stephen Greif
Policeman - at Cafe
Dinsdale Landen
Manning
Peter Jeffrey
Police Inspector
Sally James
Gordon's Secretary
Gretchen Franklin
Nelly Baxter
Stuart Wilson
Smith
Georgina Hale
The Girl
Milton Johns
Conway
Patrick Mower
Raphael Santana
George Pravda
Sneider
Christopher Neame
Glen Bailey
Joss Ackland
Arthur Gordon
Eartha Kitt
Carrie Blaine
Tom Bell
Shadbolt
Donald Hewlett
Chambers
Cyril Luckham
Alec Weston
Maurice O'Connell
Slater
Richard Hurndall
Judge Cronin
Bernard Kay
Philip Bentley
Neville Barber
Attendant
Iain Cuthbertson
Wyatt
Margaret John
Nurse
Kate O'Mara
Sara Trent
Clinton Greyn
David Cameron
Kieron Moore
Mario Toza
Harvey Hall
Freddie Reiwald
Nicholas Jones
Ransome
Paul Stassino
Captain Carozza
John Scott
Civil Servant
Judy Parfitt
Lena Haydon
Mario Depita
Pursuer
Roger Lloyd Pack
Russi
Judy Bloom
Maria Russi
John Thaw
Mario Carpiano
Miki Iveria
Helene Morleiter
Frederick Peisley
Paolo Morleiter
Terence Plummer
Gunman
Leo Dolan
Barman
Lisa Daniely
Marquesa Visconti
Mischa De La Motte
Dr. Blanco
Hugh Morton
Bishop
Jack Lynn
Professor Williams
Gladys Spencer
Principessa Lilli
Ben Howard
Vincenzo
Gino Melvazzi
Police Captain
Sal Pantelone
Bank Manager
Peter Vaughan
Quin
Brian Glover
Allen
Henry Woolf
Paco
Anthony Langdon
Garcia
Tristan Rogers
Maxwell
Jesus Suzman
Waiter
Jacqueline Stanbury
Car Hire Receptionist / Susan
Luis Barboo
Taxi Driver
Debbie Russ
Vicky Standish
Derek Anders
Manning
Norman Ettlinger
Sir Charles Standish
John Normington
Brian Dukes
Cicely Paget-Bowman
Headmistress
Shane Shelton
Kruger
Gerry Crampton
Barnes
Hildegard Neil
Irena Gayevska
William Lucas
Eastbrook
Yuri Borienko
Zhukov
Dennis Clinton
British Delegate
Manuela Renard
Girl
Angela Douglas
Linda
Ralph Bates
David Lee
John Kane
Ludo Jones
Basil Dignam
Charles Engleton
Lewis Wilson
Night Security
Carmel McSharry
Cleaning Lady
Frederick Jaeger
Bergen
Yvonne Antrobus
Kate Bergen
Paula Patterson
Miss. Hansen
John Barron
Insurance Executive
Andy Bradford
Motorcyclist
Peter Porteous
Gang Member
Martin Grace
Gang Member
Robert Russell
Gang Member
Peter Firth
Stephen Douglas
Aldo Sambrell
Jacques
Ruth Trouncer
Mrs. Douglas
Neil Hallett
Dr. Dove
Ron Eagleton
Assassin
Carl Forgione
Waiter
Pat La Touche
Patron
Oskar Homolka
Zoltan Kolas
Jon Laurimore
Reporter
David Allister
Customs Official
Elizabeth Balogh
Peasant
Gabor Vernon
Border Guard
Petar Vidovic
Border Guard
Sinéad Cusack
Anne Ferris
Ken Hutchison
Mark Jenner
Anthony Steel
Adam Ferris
Madge Ryan
Mrs. Apsimon
Michael Glover
Davies
Prentis Hancock
William Arthur Mackay / William Arthur MacKay
Rudolf Barry
Attendant
Jill Townsend
Monica Davies
Michael Sheard
Inspector Luhrs
John Herrington
Official
Donald Houston
Lockier
William Dexter
Nickolai
Kenneth Colley
Devlin
Bruce Robinson
Peter Lockier
Mary Larkin
Jenny
Jack Galloway
Jasper
Gary Hamilton
Mike
Richard Marner
Russian
Norman Atkyns
Stage Door Keeper
Ronald Radd
Jerry Butler
Mark Damon
Nick Archer
Stephen Sheppard
Conyapepi
Bruce Montague
Police Captain
Pierre Bedenes
Hotel Porter
George Little
Desk Clerk
George von Moos
Airline Steward
Erika Bergmann
Girlfriend
Paul Curran
Kasankas
Ray Lonnen
Patrick
Jackie Leapman
Fred
Donald Webster
George
Graham Weston
Max
James Ottaway
Bradley
Gwen Cherrell
Anne Gordon
Peter Cellier
Jones / Auctioneer
John Ringham
Prosecuting Counsel
Paul Kelly
John Gordon
Fred McNaughton
Gardener
Graham Ashley
Police Inspector
Stanley Stewart
Police Inspector
Michael Coles
Sandom
Jeremy Wilkin
Insp. Lars Bergen
Virginia Wetherell
Nurse
Christopher Masters
Doctor
Carl Bohen
Revell
Dan Meaden
Lendrop
Terry Richards
Detective
Norman Beaton
Chauffeur
Andrew Burleigh
Bellboy
Stanley Meadows
Birch
Eric Dodson
Doyle
Raymond Skipp
Barney
Ron Pember
Workman
Paul Antrim
Policeman
Robert Coleby
Anton
Terry Canner
Joe
John Law
Theatre Doctor
Michael Lees
Consultant
Jon Croft
Reporter
Douglas Wilmer
Commander Whiting
Derek Godfrey
David Barsella
Derek Newark
Reece
Drewe Henley
Clarke
Neville Hughes
Ibbett
Max Faulkner
Jarman
Doug Fisher
Tom Watt
Tim Pearce
Editor
David Suchet
Leo / Detective
Alison Griffin
Secretary
Alf Costa
Chauffeur
Patrick Troughton
Bela Karoleon
Vladek Sheybal
Sandor Karoleon
Jill Balcon
Maria Karoleon
John Cazabon
Heller
Robert Brown
Governor
Leon Lissek
Pannides
James Bolam
Max Toller
Al Mancini
Waiter
George Innes
Marcus / Luigi
Leonard Sachs
Senator
Phillip Hinton
Mario
Alan Webb
Blind Man
Tony Haygarth
Driver
David Bauer
Carl Huron
Christopher Malcolm
Malloy
Don Henderson
Walters
David Calderisi
Garage Mechanic
Roy Evans
Joe Lomax
Stanley Lebor
President Medina
Toby Robins
Madame Rue
Charles Thake
Police Inspector
Bob Sessions
Skipper
Jenny Lee Wright
Julie
Ron Randell
Jim Palmer
Paul Weston
Lintar
Diane Mercer
Maria
Tanya Bayona
Girl with Pram
Morris Perry
Hans Keller
Shane Rimmer
Vickers / Zeke / Writer
Mark Malicz
Osuna
Anna Matisse
Helga Gratz
Angela Grant
Monica
Christopher Benjamin
Banker
Kenneth Hendel
Spanish Official
Anton Rodgers
Alan Sutherland
Ronald Lacey
Cribbs
Brian Worth
Salesman
Penny Sugg
Nurse
Donald Burton
Doctor
Ian Hendry
Insp. Wilson
Keith Bell
Sgt. Peters
James Culliford
Ginter
Geoffrey Morris
Frank Dilling
Janos Kurucz
KGB Man
Nigel Green
Colonel Vasili Krassinkov
Laurence Naismith
Prof. Alexander Schelpin
Milos Kirek
Russian Delegate
Barry Warren
Hotel receptionist
Kubi Chaza
Jill
Anna Palk
Kate Linderman
Barry Stanton
George Soaper
Paul Freeman
Mechanic
Brian Jackson
Turf Accountant
Lewis Jones
Health Clinic Proprietor
Patrick O'Connell
Reagan
Bill Stewart
Garage Attendant
Angharad Rees
Linda
John Neville
Charlie
Peter Bowles
Gregor Kofax
John Barrard
Gem Setter
Del Henney
Detective
Margaret Lee
Susan Crediton
Henry McGee
Frank
Frederick Treves
Sir Walter Crediton
Richard Easton
Dr. Lawrence Savage
Peter Arne
Mario Giocvetti
Harry Hutchinson
Butler
Kenneth Watson
Insp. Jack Newman
Manning Redwood
Alan Mason
Freddie Jones
Robard
Norman Rodway
Colin Grant
Kenneth Gilbert
Detective
Damien Thomas
Visitor
Izabella Telezynska
Irena Gleskova / Ingrid
Susan Travers
Girl Friend
Barrie Houghton
Goran
Patrick Allen
James Leroy Mallory
Julie Crosthwaite
Mallory's Girl
Maxwell Shaw
Baruna
Cyril Shaps
Doctor
Arthur Howell
Fencing Master
Bob Anderson
Assassin
Morag Hood
Suzanne
Tony Bateman
Barman
Carl Rigg
Howard's Henchman
Phil Woods
Howard's Henchman
Derek Smith
Jason Howard
Anthony Stamboulieh
Yanos
Michael Gough
Shkoder
Neil McCallum
Bennett
Christopher Dunham
Kramer
John Joyce
Air Traffic Controller
John Nettleton
Inspector Hill
William Moore
Rifle Range Supervisor
David Buck
John Azon
Ian Hogg
Gregg
Hannah Gordon
Laura Rule
Roshan Seth
Persuer
Marc Zuber
Kahan's Henchman
John Gatrell
Butler
Jeremy Brett
Kahan
Daron Barnham
Johnny Rule
Martin Benson
President
Saeed Jaffrey
President's Aide
Desmond Jordan
Doctor
Donald Eccles
Douglas Perston
Patrick Magee
Gardner
Keith Buckley
Kurt
Tom Chadbon
Vent
Gertan Klauber
Gromeld
Grahame Mallard
Tracker
Stephanie Beacham
Chrissie
George Baker
George Dixon
Judith Arthy
Monique
Georges Lambert
Bayard
Gordon Sterne
Barman
Hugo de Vernier
Croupier
Linda Staab
Linda McCall
Madeleine Hinde
Mary Laroche
Peter Fontaine
Bartender
Dervis Ward
Jonathan P. Hacket
Vernon Dobtcheff
Joe Flynn
Wendy Hutchinson
Mrs. Hacket
David Glover
Doctor
Frederick Bennett
Security Man
John Collin
Slade
George Roubicek
Policeman
Ed Bishop
Colonel John Hunter
Sally Bazely
Mrs. Hunter
Milo O’Shea
Prince Carpiano
Jacques Sernas
Fabrizzio
Jeffrey Segal
Extremist Officer
Richard Morant
David Mitchell
Michael Goodliffe
De Santos
James Maxwell
Mitchell
Diana Quick
Anna De Santos
Christopher Mitchell
Juan
David Mayberry
Carlos
Stephan Chase
Christian
Patricia Haines
Madame Anderson
Lalla Ward
Eva Anderson
Oliver Ford Davies
Hansen
Paul Dawkins
Davidson
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 29, 1972
StatusEnded
Seasons2
Episodes52
Running Time25m
Content RatingTV-PG
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
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The Protectors is a British television series, an action thriller created by Gerry Anderson. It was Anderson's second TV series to exclusively use live actors as opposed to marionettes (following UFO), and his second to be firmly set in contemporary times (following The Secret Service). 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 series. A third series was in the planning stages when the show's major sponsor, Brut, ended its funding and thus forced the series' cancellation.
The Protectors was first broadcast 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 (of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. fame) as Harry Rule, Nyree Dawn Porter (co-star of The Forsyte Saga) as the Contessa Caroline di Contini, and Tony Anholt (later to star in Space: 1999 and Howards' Way) as Paul Buchet. Episodes often featured prominent guest actors.