YMMV / The Champions (1968)

• Angst? What Angst?: After the pilot episode, Sharron's murdered husband is never mentioned again, nor does she ever show any signs of grieving after that. Of course, it's easy enough to make the leap that she might be a Stepford Smiler.
• Retroactive Recognition:
  • Donald Sutherland appears in the episode "Shadow of the Panther" as David Crayley.
  • Roger Delgado appears in the episode "Desert Journey" as Yussef, three years before he became known as The Master in Doctor Who.
  • Julian Glover appears in the episode "The Fanatics" as Anderson.
  • Paul Eddington appears in the episode "Autokill" as Klein, some eleven years before his most famous role in Yes, Minister.
  • Michael Gough appears in the episode "Happening" as Major Jos, 21 years before he became Alfred Pennyworth.
  • Steven Berkoff appears in the episode "The Iron Man" as Carlos.
  • Nicholas Courtney appears in the episode "The Experiment" as Doctor Farley, in the same year as his first appearance as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart.
  • Walter Gotell appears in the episode "Operation Deep-Freeze" as Captain Jost, nine years before his first appearance as General Gogol in the James Bond films.
  • A manservant from "The Dark Island" is played by Dino Shafeek, who would later be best known for playing Muhammed in It Ain't Half Hot, Mum and Ali Nadeem in Mind Your Language.
  • A clerk from "The Night People" is played by Frank Thornton, who would later be best known for playing Captain Peacock in Are You Being Served?.
  • A hotel switchboard operator from "The Night People" is played by Josephine Tewson, who would later be best known for playing Elizabeth Warden in Keeping Up Appearances.
  • A postmaster from "Project Zero" is played by Nicholas Smith, who would later be best known for playing Mr. Rumbold in Are You Being Served?.
  • A conference room guard from "Desert Journey" is played by Rudolph Walker, who would later be best known for playing Bill Reynolds in Love Thy Neighbour and Constable Gladstone in The Thin Blue Line.
  • A garage mechanic from "The Body Snatchers" is played by Talfryn Thomas, who would later be best known for playing Private Cheeseman in Dad's Army.

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