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The Preventers

  • TV Movie
  • 1996
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
28
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Comedy

Send up of 1960s series The Champions & Department SSend up of 1960s series The Champions & Department SSend up of 1960s series The Champions & Department S

  • Director
    • Liddy Oldroyd
  • Writers
    • Morwenna Banks
    • Chris England
    • Robert Harley
  • Stars
    • Morwenna Banks
    • Robert Harley
    • Chris England
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    28
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Liddy Oldroyd
    • Writers
      • Morwenna Banks
      • Chris England
      • Robert Harley
    • Stars
      • Morwenna Banks
      • Robert Harley
      • Chris England
    • 2User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Morwenna Banks
    Morwenna Banks
    • Penelope Gold
    Robert Harley
    • Craig Sturdy
    Chris England
    • Mike Stallion
    William Gaunt
    William Gaunt
    • Controller
    Ed Devereaux
    Ed Devereaux
    • Roger Stavro Mordik
    Chris Langham
    Chris Langham
    • Dr. Keelover
    Neil Mullarkey
    Neil Mullarkey
    • Croupier
    Andy Smart
    Simon Williams
    Simon Williams
    • Lord Timothy Belvoir St Nash
    • Director
      • Liddy Oldroyd
    • Writers
      • Morwenna Banks
      • Chris England
      • Robert Harley
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    10martinmakepeace

    Superb pastiche of sixties adventure series

    This is a wonderfully funny one-off spoof of all those impossibly cool sixties adventure shows, in which suave polo-neck clad heroes and girls in leather catsuits battle to outwit crazed villains with plans to take over the world. The bad guy in this is Lord Belvoir St Nash ("it's pronounced 'beaversnatch'") who wants to become part of the evil Consortium, which is taking over the world (of course) by brainwashing everyone into believing it is the 1960s.

    All the cast are great - Robert Harley as the smooth but dim Craig Sturdy, Morwenna Banks as the enigmatic Penny Gold, and Chris England as "the third one", Mike Stallion. The high-class gags come thick and fast - I particularly like the Thunderbirds reversal, using obviously fake hands for the close ups, and the Mysterons' answer machine message - and there are some top comedy brains at work here. The only disappointment is that they only did one of these.

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      The opening scenes where the white Jaguar Mk1 crashes into the quarry were previously used in The Saint 5/1 The Queen's Ransom [30/9/66]; The Baron 1/3 Something For A Rainy Day [13/10/66]; The Champions 1/28 The Final Countdown [16/4/69]; Department S 2/1 Who Plays The Dummy? [1/10/69]; Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) 1/22 It's Supposed To Be Thicker Than Water [13/2/70]; Jason King 1/14 Toki [5/1/72] and modified to commence with a white Mk2 Jag being pushed across a field in Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense 1/7 Black Carrion [12/11/84].

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    • Release date
      • December 16, 1996 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Absolutely Television
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      • 30m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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