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The Protectors

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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.

Mar 28, 19641 seasons14 episodesEndedEN

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Andrew Faulds

Ian Souter

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Seasons

Series 1

14 episodes

Premiered Mar 28, 1964

Episodes

1–6 of 14

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Ep 1

Landscape with Bandits

Mar 28, 1964

52m

'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.

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Ep 2

The Bottle Shop

Apr 4, 1964

52m

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.

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Ep 3

Happy Is the Loser

Apr 11, 1964

52m

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.

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Ep 4

No Forwarding Address

Apr 18, 1964

52m

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.

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Ep 5

The Loop Men

Apr 25, 1964

52m

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.

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Ep 6

The Stamp Collection

May 2, 1964

52m

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.

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