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Series · 1964–1964Ended

The Protectors

8.0·1 season·14 episodes·52 min avg.·United Kingdom

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.

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Landscape with Bandits
Landscape with BanditsUp next
Mar 28, 1964

'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.

02
The Bottle Shop
The Bottle Shop
Apr 4, 1964

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.

03
Happy Is the Loser
Happy Is the Loser
Apr 11, 1964

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.

04
No Forwarding Address
No Forwarding Address
Apr 18, 1964

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.

05
The Loop Men
The Loop Men
Apr 25, 1964

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.

06
The Stamp Collection
The Stamp Collection
May 2, 1964

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.

07
It Could Happen Here
It Could Happen Here
May 9, 1964

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.

08
Freedom!
Freedom!
May 16, 1964

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.

09
The Pirate
The Pirate
May 23, 1964

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
The Deadly Chameleon
May 30, 1964

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?
Who Killed Lazoryck?
Jun 6, 1964

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
Channel Crossing
Jun 13, 1964

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
Cargo from Corinth
Jun 20, 1964

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
The Reluctant Thief
Jun 27, 1964

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

Cast

3 credited
Andrew Faulds
Ian Souter
MA
Michael Atkinson
Robert Shoesmith
AM
Ann Morrish
Heather Keys

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