The team of Harry Rule, Contessa Caroline and Paul Buchet are the Protectors. They are hired by Freddie Reiwald, a scientist working on perfecting synthetic gold, to find out the reason for the mysterious deaths of all of his colleagues. Freddie wants to fake his own death to stop the killers from trying to get him but this backfires into blackmail. The Protectors will need to stop the skydive before its too late and solve the mystery of the dead science team.
Personal Synopsis
The start of the Protectors is a fun episode. The story about a team of scientist creating synthetic gold is an original concept, one that you could only assume would stir up the criminal possibilities. A nice entry episode but without much background on each of the characters, however was fun to watch. Harvey Hall, an old ITC favourite from shows like The Persuaders, Department S and The Champions, plays the scientist Freddie Reiwald.
Starring
Original Air-Date: 29 September 1972
Directed by John Hough
Written by Terence Feely
Harry Rule- Robert Vaughn
Contessa Caroline di Contini- Nyree Dawn Porter
Paul Buchet- Tony Anholt
Suki- Yasuko Nagazumi
Chino- Anthony Chinn
Freddie Reiwald- Harvey Hall
Ransome- Nicholas Jones
Susan- Jacqueline Stanbury
Captain Carozza- Paul Stassino
Civil Servant- John Scott
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