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  • The Champions The Final Countdown (Season 1, Episode 28)
  • TV Episode | 49 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller

The Champions

The Final Countdown (Season 1, Episode 28)
TV Episode | 49 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller

After twenty-five years in prison for war crimes Nazi Field Marshall von Splitz is released and evades observers. He and his followers are anxious to trace an atom bomb, jettisoned from a stricken Heinkel in the last days of World War Two....See moreAfter twenty-five years in prison for war crimes Nazi Field Marshall von Splitz is released and evades observers. He and his followers are anxious to trace an atom bomb, jettisoned from a stricken Heinkel in the last days of World War Two. Having questioned and killed two former Luftwaffe pilots they find it in a lake in Germany and intend to detonate it, playing West against East to start another war. The Champions also locate it, after speaking to an ex-R.A.F. pilot who downed the Heinkel and have a race against time to get to the chateau where the bomb has been taken and is slowly ticking... Written by don @ minifie-1 See less
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Director
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Monty Berman (creator) | Gerald Kelsey | Dennis Spooner (creator)
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Dec 10, 1968

Release date
Apr 16, 1969 (United Kingdom)

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15 cast members
Name Known for
Stuart Damon
Craig Stirling Craig Stirling   See fewer
Alexandra Bastedo
Sharron Macready Sharron Macready   See fewer
William Gaunt
Richard Barrett Richard Barrett   See fewer
Anthony Nicholls
Tremayne Tremayne   See fewer
Alan MacNaughtan
Von Splitz (as Alan McNaughtan) Von Splitz (as Alan McNaughtan)   See fewer
Wolf Frees
Dr. Neimann Dr. Neimann   See fewer
Derek Newark
Kruger Kruger   See fewer
Basil Henson
Wolf Eisen Wolf Eisen   See fewer
Morris Perry
Schultz Schultz   See fewer
Norman Jones
Heiden Heiden   See fewer
Michael Lees
Tom Brooks Tom Brooks   See fewer
Peter Brayham
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Patricia Denys
Female Doctor (uncredited) Female Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Alan Haywood
Inspector Sneider (uncredited) Inspector Sneider (uncredited)   See fewer
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