The Protectors
Premiered: Sep 29, 1972 | 2 seasons | 52 episodes
Popularity: 5
| Creator: | Gerry Anderson |
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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 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. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Vaughn | Harry Rule | 52 |
| Nyree Dawn Porter | Contessa Caroline de Conti | 52 |
| Tony Anholt | Paul Buchet | 52 |
| Anthony Chinn | Chino | 12 |
| Jill Townsend | Monica Davies | 2 |
| Paul Freeman | Mechanic | 1 |
| Sinéad Cusack | Anne Ferris | 1 |
| Madeleine Hinde | Mary Laroche | 1 |
| Henry McGee | Frank | 1 |
| John Collin | Slade | 1 |
| Barry Stanton | George Soaper | 1 |
| George Baker | George Dixon | 1 |
| Jacques Sernas | Fabrizzio | 1 |
| Bernard Kay | Philip Bentley | 1 |
| John Normington | Brian Dukes | 1 |
| Kenneth Gilbert | Detective | 1 |
| Nicholas Jones | Ransome | 1 |
| David Suchet | Detective | 1 |
| David Suchet | Leo | 1 |
| John Thaw | Mario Carpiano | 1 |
| Derren Nesbitt | Colin Foster | 1 |
| Derren Nesbitt | Brad Huron | 1 |
| Peter Firth | Stephen Douglas | 1 |
| Peter Vaughan | Quin | 1 |
| Freddie Jones | Robard | 1 |
| Hannah Gordon | Laura Rule | 1 |
| Eartha Kitt | Carrie Blaine | 1 |
| Ronald Lacey | Cribbs | 1 |
| Stuart Wilson | Smith | 1 |
| Peter Bowles | Gregor Kofax | 1 |
| Laurence Naismith | Prof. Alexander Schelpin | 1 |
| Richard Marner | Russian | 1 |
| Kate O'Mara | Sara Trent | 1 |
| Tom Bell | Shadbolt | 1 |
| Tony Haygarth | Driver | 1 |
| Mary Larkin | Jenny | 1 |
| Joss Ackland | Arthur Gordon | 1 |
| Roshan Seth | Persuer | 1 |
| Stephanie Beacham | Chrissie | 1 |
| Jeremy Brett | Kahan | 1 |
| Oskar Homolka | Zoltan Kolas | 1 |
| Luis Barboo | Taxi Driver | 1 |
| Michael Goodliffe | De Santos | 1 |
| Patrick O'Connell | Reagan | 1 |
| Lalla Ward | Eva Anderson | 1 |
| Ron Randell | Jim Palmer | 1 |
| Patrick Mower | Raphael Santana | 1 |
| Roger Lloyd Pack | Russi | 1 |
| Patrick Troughton | Bela Karoleon | 1 |
| Damien Thomas | Visitor | 1 |
| Milo O’Shea | Prince Carpiano | 1 |
| Anthony Steel | Adam Ferris | 1 |
| Ralph Bates | David Lee | 1 |
| Dinsdale Landen | Manning | 1 |
| Alan Webb | Blind Man | 1 |
| William Dexter | Nickolai | 1 |
| Michael Sheard | Inspector Luhrs | 1 |
| Kenneth Colley | Devlin | 1 |
| Cyril Shaps | Doctor | 1 |
| Jack Galloway | Jasper | 1 |
| George Pravda | Sneider | 1 |
| Michael Da Costa | Hotel Man | 1 |
| Michael Da Costa | Emil Markov | 1 |
| Michael Da Costa | Cafe Owner | 1 |
| Judy Parfitt | Lena Haydon | 1 |
| Tristan Rogers | Maxwell | 1 |
| Ed Bishop | Colonel John Hunter | 1 |
| Christopher Neame | Glen Bailey | 1 |
| Saeed Jaffrey | President's Aide | 1 |
| Diana Quick | Anna De Santos | 1 |
| James Bolam | Max Toller | 1 |
| Peter Cellier | Jones | 1 |
| Peter Cellier | Auctioneer | 1 |
| David Buck | John Azon | 1 |
| Ben Howard | Vincenzo | 1 |
| Oliver Ford Davies | Hansen | 1 |
| Patrick Allen | James Leroy Mallory | 1 |
| Paul Weston | Lintar | 1 |
| Brian Glover | Allen | 1 |
| Paul Antrim | Policeman | 1 |
| Cyril Luckham | Alec Weston | 1 |
| Vladek Sheybal | Sandor Karoleon | 1 |
| Michael Gough | Shkoder | 1 |
| John Neville | Charlie | 1 |
| Margaret Lee | Susan Crediton | 1 |
| Aldo Sambrell | Jacques | 1 |
| Frederick Jaeger | Bergen | 1 |
| Peter Arne | Mario Giocvetti | 1 |
| Donald Houston | Lockier | 1 |
| Gertan Klauber | Gromeld | 1 |
| Kieron Moore | Mario Toza | 1 |
| Shane Rimmer | Vickers | 1 |
| Shane Rimmer | Zeke | 1 |
| Stanley Meadows | Birch | 1 |
| Leon Lissek | Pannides | 1 |
| John Nettleton | Inspector Hill | 1 |
| Christopher Benjamin | Banker | 1 |
| Stanley Lebor | President Medina | 1 |
| Maurice O'Connell | Slater | 1 |
| Keith Buckley | Kurt | 1 |
| Frederick Treves | Sir Walter Crediton | 1 |
| Vernon Dobtcheff | Joe Flynn | 1 |
| James Maxwell | Mitchell | 1 |
| Douglas Wilmer | Commander Whiting | 1 |
| Ian Hogg | Gregg | 1 |
| William Lucas | Eastbrook | 1 |
| John Ringham | Prosecuting Counsel | 1 |
| Anton Rodgers | Alan Sutherland | 1 |
| Don Henderson | Walters | 1 |
| Nigel Green | Colonel Vasili Krassinkov | 1 |
| Stephen Greif | Policeman - at Cafe | 1 |
| Robert Brown | Governor | 1 |
| Bruce Robinson | Peter Lockier | 1 |
| Ken Hutchison | Mark Jenner | 1 |
| Norman Beaton | Chauffeur | 1 |
| Angus Lennie | Prof. Grodny | 1 |
| Harry Fielder | Transit Driver (uncredited) | 1 |
| Patricia Haines | Madame Anderson | 1 |
| Richard Hurndall | Judge Cronin | 1 |
| Arnold Diamond | Asher Biebermann | 1 |
| Alf Joint | Taxi Driver | 1 |
| Georgia Brown | Maria Ghardala | 1 |
| Georgia Brown | Ilona Tabori | 1 |
| Drewe Henley | Clarke | 1 |
| Izabella Telezynska | Ingrid | 1 |
| Izabella Telezynska | Irena Gleskova | 1 |
| Mark Damon | Nick Archer | 1 |
| Al Mancini | Waiter | 1 |
| Angela Douglas | Linda | 1 |
| Martin Benson | President | 1 |
| Phil Brown | Adam Markos | 1 |
| David Bauer | Carl Huron | 1 |
| Madge Ryan | Mrs. Apsimon | 1 |
| Anna Palk | Kate Linderman | 1 |
| Paul Stassino | Captain Carozza | 1 |
| James Ottaway | Bradley | 1 |
| Bill Stewart | Garage Attendant | 1 |
| Basil Dignam | Charles Engleton | 1 |
| Derek Newark | Reece | 1 |
| Barry Warren | Hotel receptionist | 1 |
| Jacqueline Stanbury | Susan | 1 |
| Jacqueline Stanbury | Car Hire Receptionist | 1 |
| Marc Zuber | Kahan's Henchman | 1 |
| Margaret John | Nurse | 1 |
| Tim Pearce | Editor | 1 |
| Terry Richards | Detective | 1 |
| Michael Lees | Consultant | 1 |
| Richard Morant | David Mitchell | 1 |
| Ronald Radd | Jerry Butler | 1 |
| Morris Perry | Hans Keller | 1 |
| Leo Dolan | Barman | 1 |
| Donald Webster | George | 1 |
| Terence Plummer | Gunman | 1 |
| Phillip Hinton | Mario | 1 |
| Ray Lonnen | Patrick | 1 |
| Brian Worth | Salesman | 1 |
| George Innes | Luigi | 1 |
| George Innes | Marcus | 1 |
| Bob Sessions | Skipper | 1 |
| Virginia Wetherell | Nurse | 1 |
| George Roubicek | Policeman | 1 |
| Gretchen Franklin | Nelly Baxter | 1 |
| Neil Hallett | Dr. Dove | 1 |
| Graham Ashley | Police Inspector | 1 |
| Sally James | Gordon's Secretary | 1 |
| Dervis Ward | Jonathan P. Hacket | 1 |
| Barrie Houghton | Goran | 1 |
| Robert Coleby | Anton | 1 |
| Derek Anders | Manning | 1 |
| William Moore | Rifle Range Supervisor | 1 |
| Angharad Rees | Linda | 1 |
| Manning Redwood | Alan Mason | 1 |
| Robert Russell | Gang Member | 1 |
| Olaf Pooley | Commissioner Braun | 1 |
| Martin Grace | Gang Member | 1 |
| Ron Pember | Workman | 1 |
| Geraldine Moffat | Maria Milworth | 1 |
| Susan Travers | Girl Friend | 1 |
| Michael Coles | Sandom | 1 |
| Milos Kirek | Russian Delegate | 1 |
| Jill Balcon | Maria Karoleon | 1 |
| Mark Jones | Scudder | 1 |
| Hugo de Vernier | Croupier | 1 |
| Richard Easton | Dr. Lawrence Savage | 1 |
| Bob Anderson | Assassin | 1 |
| Maxwell Shaw | Baruna | 1 |
| Lisa Daniely | Marquesa Visconti | 1 |
| Penny Sugg | Nurse | 1 |
| Tony Bateman | Barman | 1 |
| Paul Dawkins | Davidson | 1 |
| Gordon Sterne | Barman | 1 |
| Max Faulkner | Jarman | 1 |
| Neil McCallum | Bennett | 1 |
| Milton Johns | Conway | 1 |
| John Cazabon | Heller | 1 |
| Barry Keegan | Barney Mailer | 1 |
| Paul Jones | Caspar Parton | 1 |
| Dan Meaden | Lendrop | 1 |
| Leonard Sachs | Senator | 1 |
| Sherwood Price | Felix Costa | 1 |
| Gabor Vernon | Border Guard | 1 |
| Gwen Cherrell | Anne Gordon | 1 |
| Clinton Greyn | David Cameron | 1 |
| Julie Crosthwaite | Mallory's Girl | 1 |
| Carl Rigg | Howard's Henchman | 1 |
| Harry Hutchinson | Butler | 1 |
| Morag Hood | Suzanne | 1 |
| Anthony Langdon | Garcia | 1 |
| Iain Cuthbertson | Wyatt | 1 |
| Gary Hamilton | Mike | 1 |
| John Barron | Insurance Executive | 1 |
| Prentis Hancock | William Arthur MacKay | 1 |
| Prentis Hancock | William Arthur Mackay | 1 |
| Toby Robins | Madame Rue | 1 |
| Paul Curran | Kasankas | 1 |
| Peter Jeffrey | Police Inspector | 1 |
| Derek Godfrey | David Barsella | 1 |
| Georgina Hale | The Girl | 1 |
| Norman Rodway | Colin Grant | 1 |
| Paul McDowell | Bank Teller | 1 |
| Del Henney | Detective | 1 |
| Keith Bell | Sgt. Peters | 1 |
| Angela Grant | Monica | 1 |
| Ian Hendry | Insp. Wilson | 1 |
| Sally Bazely | Mrs. Hunter | 1 |