| 词条 | The Guardians (UK TV series) |
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| show_name = The Guardians | image = Theguardianstitlecard.PNG | caption = The Guardians title card | show_name_2 = | genre = Science Fiction | creator = Rex Firkin Vincent Tilsley | developer = | writer = various | director = various | presenter = | starring = Gwyneth Powell Cyril Luckham David Burke Derek Smith Edward Petherbridge | judges = | voices = | narrated = | theme_music_composer = | opentheme = | endtheme = | composer = | country = United Kingdom | language = English | num_series = 1 | num_episodes = 13 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = | producer = Andrew Brown | editor = | location = | cinematography = | camera = | runtime = 60 minutes | company = London Weekend Television | distributor = | channel = | picture_format = | audio_format = | first_run = | first_aired = 10 July 1971 | last_aired = 2 October 1971 | preceded_by = | followed_by = | related = | website = | production_website = }} The Guardians is a television drama series of 13 60-minute episodes made by London Weekend Television and broadcast in the UK on the ITV network (with the exception of Ulster Television) between 10 July 1971 and 2 October 1971. SynopsisThe Guardians is a dystopian political thriller set in the 1980s. Following economic chaos, democratic government has been overthrown in a bloodless coup, the Royal Family have fled into self-imposed exile and the United Kingdom is ruled autocratically by Prime Minister Sir Timothy Hobson. Hobson is initially a pawn of 'the General': a military officer by the name of Roger, who later becomes Minister of Defence. Hobson subscribes to an outwardly benevolent paternalistic fascism, based on the principle that "democracy is a form of group suicide". Political opposition is suppressed by a uniformed paramilitary force recruited from former policemen, soldiers and security guards and called "The Guardians of the Realm" (known for short as "The Guardians" or simply "The Gs"). Each episode begins with a column of Guardians marching through central London to a memorable theme tune composed by Wilfred Josephs. The government, nominally headed by Hobson, is opposed by a fragmented resistance movement collectively named "Quarmby". The dominant group within Quarmby favours a strategy of provoking increased oppression by the state through the use of assassination and other forms of terrorism. The series avoided black and white scenarios by portraying moderate and extreme factions jostling within both government and resistance. Hobson represents the liberal element within government, attempting to outmanoeuvre the seldom-seen General and the polished Cabinet Secretary Norman. Main castEdward Petherbridge, Derek Smith, John Collin, Cyril Luckham, Lynn Farleigh, David Burke, Gwyneth Powell, Robin EllisEpisode list{{Episode table|background=#B40000 |overall= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |episodes={{Episode list| EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = The State of England | DirectedBy = Robert Tronson | WrittenBy = Vincent Tilsley | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1971|07|10|df=y}} | ShortSummary = After a period of mass unemployment, chaos and a complete failure of the government, order has been restored in the United Kingdom. However the price of this new stability is personal liberty. Dissenters soon appear, dedicated to the overthrow of the new regime. | LineColor = #B40000 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title = Pursuit | DirectedBy = James Goddard | WrittenBy = Hugh Whitemore | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1971|07|17|df=y}} | ShortSummary = An attempt has been made on the Prime Minister’s life, and an agent planted to root out communists within The Guardians is shot dead. | LineColor = #B40000 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title = Head of State | DirectedBy = Robert Tronson | WrittenBy = John Bowen | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1971|07|24|df=y}} | ShortSummary = A delicate situation develops when the French President, due in London for talks refuses to attend. He demands to meet the real head of state. With the Queen in self-imposed exile and the Prime Minister little more than a pawn of the General, who is the real head of state? | LineColor = #B40000 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | Title = The Logical Approach | DirectedBy = Tony Wharmby | WrittenBy = John Bowen | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1971|07|31|df=y}} | ShortSummary = The new Home Secretary is perturbed to find out that in a supposedly humane measure, prisoners under sentence of death are sedated and painlessly euthanised 24 hours before their scheduled executions. | LineColor = #B40000 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | Title = Quarmby | DirectedBy = Robert Tronson | WrittenBy = John Bowen | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1971|08|07|df=y}} | ShortSummary = The search continues for a sniper and the Prime Minister has had enough. He decides to disband the Guardians but does he have the power? | LineColor = #B40000 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | Title = Appearances | DirectedBy = Mike Newell | WrittenBy = Monty Poole | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1971|08|14|df=y}} | ShortSummary = Having killed a detective in cold blood, the state psychiatrist and Quarmby activist Benedict returns to the routine of causing chaos for the Guardians and the government. Is it time for action to be taken? | LineColor = #B40000 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 7 | Title = This is Quarmby | DirectedBy = Brian Parker | WrittenBy = Arden Winch | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1971|08|21|df=y}} | ShortSummary = There have been many strikes against the regime, but now the resistance launches a new campaign to persuade public opinion of the innate brutality of government. | LineColor = #B40000 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 8 | Title = The Dirtiest Man in the World | DirectedBy = Derek Bailey | WrittenBy = John Bowen | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1971|08|28|df=y}} | ShortSummary = An officer of the Guardians is being held at the rehabilitation centre and is making no effort to leave; Benedict does not underestimate the officer’s value as a pawn in the struggle against the Guardians. | LineColor = #B40000 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 9 | Title = I Want You to Understand Me | DirectedBy = Robert Tronson | WrittenBy = John Bowen | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1971|09|04|df=y}} | ShortSummary = When a kidnapped member of the Guardians is assassinated, the Prime Minister is sent an ultimatum; restore democracy or face more kidnappings and chaos. | LineColor = #B40000 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 10 | Title = The Nature of the Beast | DirectedBy = Mike Newell | WrittenBy = Jonathan Hales | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1971|09|11|df=y}} | ShortSummary = Psychiatrist Benedict has problems when a man calling himself Quarmby drops into his office without an appointment, while Clare has her own problems with her drug addicted husband. | LineColor = #B40000 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 11 | Title = The Roman Empire | DirectedBy = Moira Armstrong | WrittenBy = John Bowen | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1971|09|18|df=y}} | ShortSummary = The Prime Minister fearing for his career, rigs a show trial when a Guardian commander kills three workers during a protest. | LineColor = #B40000 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 12 | Title = The Killing Trade | DirectedBy = Derek Bailey | WrittenBy = Jonathan Hales | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1971|09|25|df=y}} | ShortSummary = Weston is alone after Clare reveals her love for Chris; any escape plan will now be difficult with such limited support. | LineColor = #B40000 }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 13 | Title = End in Dust | DirectedBy = Robert Tronson | WrittenBy = John Bowen | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1971|10|02|df=y}} | ShortSummary = Benedict embarks on a high-risk mission. Unaware that he is under surveillance and with anger growing in England, the time to take sides has come. | LineColor = #B40000 }} }} Northern IrelandThe Independent Television Authority decided that the series was unsuitable to be broadcast in Northern Ireland due to IRA activity there because of its political content such as depictions of terrorist activity from the terrorist's point of view. DVD releaseThe Guardians was released on DVD in the UK on 1 February 2010 by Network DVD.[1] The full 13-part series was released as a 4-disc set. References1. ^Network DVD - The Guardians External links
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