For the Danish TV series, see The Protectors (Danish TV series). For American TV series, see The Protector (American TV series). For other uses, see Protector (disambiguation).
The Protectors
Genre
Action
Adventure
Crime
Thriller
Starring
Robert Vaughn
Nyree Dawn Porter
Tony Anholt
Anthony Chinn
Yasuko Nagazumi
Theme music composer
Mitch Murray
Lyrics: Peter Callander
Opening theme
"Avenues and Alleyways", instrumental version
Ending theme
"Avenues and Alleyways", sung by Tony Christie
Composer
John Cameron
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English
No. of series
2
No. of episodes
52
Production
Producers
Gerry Anderson
Reg Hill
Cinematography
Brendan J. Stafford
Frank Watts
Editors
Mike Campbell
David Lane
Bert Rule
John S. Smith
Geoffrey Mackrill
Running time
25 minutes
Production company
Group Three Productions for ATV
Original release
Network
ITV
Release
29 September 1972 (1972-09-29) – 15 March 1974 (1974-03-15)
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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.
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