The Protectors: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Three affluent international private detectives/troubleshooters are charged with ensuring the protection of innocents. They belong to an organization called The Protectors and are based in London. Harry Rule leads the group. The Contessa lives in Italy when she isn't working with Harry; she runs her own detective agency that specializes in exposing art frauds and recovering stolen art. Paul Buchet works out of Paris, and is the group's researcher and gadget specialist.

Series details

• Title: The Protectors
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, Adventure
• Premiere date: 1972-09-29
• Final broadcast date listed: 1974-03-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 6135
• IMDb ID: tt0068122
• TVDB ID: 75124

Cast and credited roles

• Robert Vaughn — Harry Rule
• Nyree Dawn Porter — Contessa Caroline di Contini
• Tony Anholt — Paul Buchet

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1972-09-29; final listed air date 1973-03-30; episode order: 26.
• Season 2: premiered 1973-09-21; final listed air date 1974-03-15; episode order: 26.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Protectors on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.