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Episodes

The Beginning • The Invisible Man

Special Features

• Cool Spies and Private Eyes ITC / Carlton Trailer

• View Original Artwork: 1967 Publicity Brochure (cover only)

• Text Feature: Character Biographies for Craig Sterling, Sharron Macready and Richard Barrett / Facts & Figures

Notes

• This first volume of The Champions contained just two episodes, following their release pattern on VHS. Subsequent DVDs would include four episodes each, presumably to encourage people who had bought on VHS that DVD represented better value.

Episodes

Reply Box No. 666 • The Experiment
Happening • Operation Deep-Freeze

Special Features

• Original Trailers: Channel 9 Promotional Trailers from 1968 featuring Stuart Damon, Alexandra Bastedo and William Gaunt

• Original Memorabilia: The Champions Publicity Card from ITC Entertains the World brochure

• Stills Gallery

Notes

• This DVD came with a much-improved booklet compared to the first volume, containing brief notes on aspects of the series and its production, as well as detailing chapter points in each episode. This style of booklet would continue with subsequent volumes.

Episodes

The Survivors • To Trap a Rat
The Iron Man • The Ghost Plane

Special Features

• Original Trailers: The Beginning and The Ghost Plane

• Original Memorabilia: The Champions Century 21 Activity Books (Dot-to-Dot Book, Painting Book, Puzzle Book)

• Stills Gallery

Episodes

The Dark Island • The Fanatics
Twelve Hours • The Search

Special Features

• Original Trailers: The Dark Island and Series Trailer (short version)

• Original Memorabilia: The Champions A&BC Bubble Gum cards

• Stills Gallery

Notes

• Carlton Video prematurely curtailed their release of The Champions on DVD with this volume. It would not be until 2004 that the full series was released.

Episodes

The Beginning • The Invisible Man • Reply Box No. 666 • The Experiment • Happening
Operation Deep-Freeze • The Survivors • To Trap a Rat • The Iron Man • The Ghost Plane
The Dark Island • The Fanatics • Twelve Hours • The Search • The Gilded Cage • Shadow of the Panther
A Case of Lemmings • The Interrogation • The Mission • The Silent Enemy • The Body Snatchers
Get Me Out of Here! • The Night People • Project Zero • Desert Journey • Full Circle
Nutcracker • The Final Countdown • The Gun Runners • Autokill

Special Features

• As per individual releases (no extras on Discs 5-8)

Notes

• Carlton's presentation of episodes on this DVD set followed The Champion's London transmission order.

• The full series of The Champions on DVD at last. Discs 1-4 are direct ports of the individual Carlton releases, while the previously unreleased Discs 5-8 comprised episodes 15-30 and no special features.

includes Autokill

Episodes

The Saint: The Man Who Liked Lions • Danger Man: The Mirror's New
Gideon's Way: The White Rat • The Baron: Countdown
The Prisoner: Checkmate • Man in a Suitcase: The Sitting Pigeon
The Champions: Autokill • Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased): Just for the Record
Strange Report: REPORT 2641: HOSTAGE 'If You Won't Learn, Die!' • Department S: A Small War of Nerves
From a Bird's Eye View: Sicilian Affair • The Persuaders!: A Death in the Family
Shirley's World: The Berkeley Club Caper • Jason King: To Russia ­ With Panache
The Protectors: Shadbolt • The Adventurer: Action!
The Zoo Gang: The Counterfeit Trap • Return of the Saint: Yesterday's Hero

Episodes

The Beginning • The Invisible Man • Operation Deep-Freeze • A Case of Lemmings • The Interrogation
The Search • The Dark Island • The Iron Man • The Experiment • The Fanatics • The Silent Enemy
To Trap A Rat • The Gilded Cage • Get Me Out of Here! • The Ghost Plane • The Night People • Twelve Hours
Shadow of the Panther • Full Circle • Reply Box No. 666 • Project Zero • The Survivors • The Body Snatchers
The Mission • The Gun-Runners • Nutcracker • The Final Countdown • Happening • Desert Journey • Autokill
The Legend of the Champions (Feature Film Compilation)

Special Features

• We Were The Champions, a brand new documentary on the making of The Champions, featuring contributions from William Gaunt, Alexandra Bastedo, Stuart Damon, Johnny Goodman, Malcolm Christopher, Ken Baker, Cyril Frankel and Brian Clemens

• Audio commentary on The Beginning featuring Stuart Damon, Alexandra Bastedo and William Gaunt

• Audio commentary on Autokill featuring Stuart Damon, Alexandra Bastedo and William Gaunt

• Second audio commentary on Autokill featuring Malcolm Christopher, Ken Baker and Roy Ward Baker

• Previously unseen extended version of The Beginning featuring specially shot bookend sequences

• Artistes test footage

• Nearly thirty minutes of incidental music by Edwin Astley, Robert Farnon and Albert Elms, prepared as a musical suite and accompanied by an extensive image gallery including many behind the scenes stills

• The Legend of the Champions - a feature-length compilation of The Beginning and The Interrogation, made by ITC for the overseas market in the early 1980s

• Episodic Trailer gallery - a gallery of the nineteen remaining Champions trailers (with UK and US soundtracks), specially transferred from the original film elements for use in this set

• Generic trailer gallery - a gallery of various generic trailers of differing lengths which have been transferred from the original film elements for use in this set

• Channel 9 Promotional Trailers from 1968 featuring Stuart Damon, Alexandra Bastedo and William Gaunt

• Merchandise Image Gallery of Champions memorabilia showcasing images of the merchandise produced for The Champions during the sixties and early seventies, including the full fronts and backs of all the Champions trading cards

• Annual Material PDF - The Champions featured as an ongoing strip in the Joe 90 Top Secret comic

• Reconstructed ad-caps

• Variant Titles featuring unused title music composed by Robert Farnon

• A commemorative booklet featuring an in-depth essay on the making of The Champions by Mike Richardson

Notes

• Network's presentation of episodes on this DVD set followed The Champions' original production order.

Episodes

The Beginning • The Invisible Man • Operation Deep-Freeze • A Case of Lemmings • The Interrogation
The Search • The Dark Island • The Iron Man • The Experiment • The Fanatics • The Silent Enemy
To Trap A Rat • The Gilded Cage • Get Me Out of Here! • The Ghost Plane • The Night People • Twelve Hours
Shadow of the Panther • Full Circle • Reply Box No. 666 • Project Zero • The Survivors • The Body Snatchers
The Mission • The Gun-Runners • Nutcracker • The Final Countdown • Happening • Desert Journey • Autokill
The Legend of the Champions (Feature Film Compilation)

Special Features

• On-disc features as per 2006 Network DVD set.

Notes

• Repackaged version of the 2006 Network edition with identical content and redesigned artwork.

• Whereas the original release was packaged in five Amaray-style cases inside a thick card outer box, this slimmer reissue was in two standard-size cases - one holding Discs 1-6 and the other Discs 7-9. The card of the outer box was not as thick or durable as that of the previous edition.

Scheduled but not released

Episodes

The Beginning • The Invisible Man • Operation Deep-Freeze • A Case of Lemmings • The Interrogation
The Search • The Dark Island • The Iron Man • The Experiment • The Fanatics • The Silent Enemy
To Trap A Rat • The Gilded Cage • Get Me Out of Here! • The Ghost Plane • The Night People • Twelve Hours
Shadow of the Panther • Full Circle • Reply Box No. 666 • Project Zero • The Survivors • The Body Snatchers
The Mission • The Gun-Runners • Nutcracker • The Final Countdown • Happening • Desert Journey • Autokill
The Legend of the Champions (Feature Film Compilation)

Special Features

• On-disc features as per 2006 Network DVD set.

Notes

• This reissue was to be packaged in a fatpack DVD case and was to retain the product number and barcode from the 2010 edition, leading some retailers to confuse it with the 2010 release. It would have featured identical disc content and Martin Cater's striking, redesigned artwork.

• Network ceased trading on 31 May 2023. It would appear that this reissue did not go to replication, although the cover preview image still appears on retailer websites and auction site listings.