Another classic slightly fantastical series with a super premise,enhanced humans putting the world to rights every week,one baddie at a time. I was very young when I got into this but I remember being aware of the almost unearthly beauty and handsomeness of the 3 Cast members,Alexandra Bastedo,surely one of the most beautiful ladies ever to appear on Screen,(..although in later rewatchs,it was clear that the Showmakers did not give her too much to do,apart from looking absolutely gorgeous..),Almost impossibly handsome Stuart Damon as the main muscle,(...I read somewhere that he was nearly Roger Moore's Oppo in 'The Persuaders' but wasn't judged quite famous enough,so T Curtis got the gig. Bizarrely,I remember him appearing on 'The Wheeltappers and Shunters Club'.... I wondered if I'd dreamt it but it's on YouTube so I definitely didn't...he sang 2 songs,I think,'Mac the Knife' & 'Yellow Rose of Texas'.... Bizarre!!...),and the campy William Gaunt who nevertheless was great in his role. This was the first series that I became aware of the actors in certain scenes casting multiple shadows,meaning they were on a set,not actually in a Jungle or a Desert and also the extensive use of stock footage from oodles of other films and series but that certainly did not detract from the enjoyment to be had from this super series. Classic theme tune as well.....
Review of The Champions
