The Protectors
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.
Seasons
1. Landscape with Bandits
Air Date: 1964-03-28
'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.
2. The Bottle Shop
Air Date: 1964-04-04
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.
3. Happy Is the Loser
Air Date: 1964-04-11
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.
4. No Forwarding Address
Air Date: 1964-04-18
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.
5. The Loop Men
Air Date: 1964-04-25
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.
6. The Stamp Collection
Air Date: 1964-05-02
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.
7. It Could Happen Here
Air Date: 1964-05-09
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.
8. Freedom!
Air Date: 1964-05-16
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.
9. The Pirate
Air Date: 1964-05-23
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.
10. The Deadly Chameleon
Air Date: 1964-05-30
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.
11. Who Killed Lazoryck?
Air Date: 1964-06-06
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.
12. Channel Crossing
Air Date: 1964-06-13
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.
13. Cargo from Corinth
Air Date: 1964-06-20
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.
14. The Reluctant Thief
Air Date: 1964-06-27
When Heather falls victim of a wages snatch. Souter and thief are in strange company. Meanwhile, Shoesmith discovers a surprising motive for the robbery.
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Rating
8.0/10
Release Date
1964-03-28
Episodes
14 (1 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Videos
Production Companies
ABC Weekend Television