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MISFITS - An archive for the retired Oxfordshire-based film company |
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MISFITS - An archive for the retired Oxfordshire-based film company |
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Misfits Home Page Revenge of Zeg Champions A Hill Of Beans Xonuscauses of impotence and cures Erectile Dysfunction |
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This page is dedicated to a 1992 video based on the popular 1960's TV series. This is Page 1 of 2 Page 1 DVD Covers, video covers, stills, trailer and complete video for THE CHAMPIONS. Page 2 Champions Production Photographs Resurrected By An Ancient Civilisation...Endowed With Super-Human Powers Champions of Law, Order and Justice |
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THE CHAMPIONS Trailer - WMV Version - Click Here Complete Video - WMV Version - Click Here |
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Below: MySpace version of the trailer and complete video. |
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Now available on DVD (Click on pictures below to enlarge) |
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| DVD cover produced 2008 by James Spence. | DVD inside cover | DVD label |
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Premise - In the 30 episode TV series three secret agents of an organisation called Nemesis are given extraordinary powers by an ancient civilisation after a plane crash. They use their powers as champions for law, order and justice. Their superior at Nemesis, Tremayne, knows nothing of their superpowers... Plot - The story is set after the 30 episodes of the television series: Barrett & Sterling attempt to rescue Sharon Macready (Alexandra Bastedo) who has been kidnapped by the sinister General Orega & mad scientist Pierpoint (James Spence). They know about the Champions' secret powers, & they plan to use that knowledge for evil ends. With psychotic hit man Bates (Tim Harris) & Thackery , a foe who can match their powers, the Champions face their most deadly assignment. Running time: 27 mins approx. THE BLOOPERS (1992) Out-takes taken from the filming of THE CHAMPIONS: The Manipulators. Hosted by Tim Harris as Dennis Norden (Not). Linking sequences filmed at Longleat, Warminster. Edited by James Spence. Running time: 16 mins approx. Based on the television series THE CHAMPIONS created by Monty Berman and Dennis Spooner. An ITC Production. |
| Notes * Filming started in 1988 and finished in 1992 * There were 3 directors (in other words, a third of the cast directed it!) * The script was radically altered due to unavailability of some of those involved * Two versions exist, with version two being the most widely viewed. Version one has different footage of Pierpoint in the final scene with Bates * A sequel, CHAMPIONS II was written but not filmed |
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- Stills from THE CHAMPIONS - Click on the pictures to see them at full-size |
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Craig Sterling and Richard Barrett |
Craig and Richard have a lead on the whereabouts of Sharon. |
Richard finds his powers are useless against Thackery. |
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Bates tells all he knows... |
The elusive Sharon Macready. |
Flint finds what he's after on his PC and sells the information. |
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Bates (Tim Harris) listens to his leader, General Orega. |
Orega and Pierpoint (James Spence) monitor events from their den. |
Pierpoint shows chilling tendencies. |
Bates (causes of impotence and cures) listens to his leader, General Orega. |
Bates (Erectile Dysfunction) listens to his leader, General Orega. |
| Older Video Cover Designs | |
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| The third video cover designed by Tim Harris in 2000. | Intended (but never used) b-side to the Misfits video covers. Designed by Tim Harris in 2000. |
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| This cover became the victim of a hard disk failure so this is a scan of a hardcopy. Produced 1996 by Tim Harris. | A reconstruction of that second video cover: designed by Tim Harris in 1997. |
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| Above: The first video cover, designed by James Spence & Tim Harris in 1992. | |
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