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The Guardians (1971)

Drama · Sci-Fi · Thriller

The Guardians is a television drama series of 13x60 minute episodes made by London Weekend Television and broadcast in the UK on the ITV network between July 10, 1971 and October 2, 1971. The opening titles and closing credits included a memorable theme tune composed by Wilfred Josephs.

IMDb rating
7.9 (120 votes)
Seasons
1
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1971)

7.91 avg 12 episodes 7.2 → 8.2

Ep 1: 7.2 · 10 votesEp 2: 6.9 · 9 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 8 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 7 votesEp 5: 8.7 · 8 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 8 votesEp 7: 8.9 · 10 votesEp 8: 7.5 · 7 votesEp 9: 8.8 · 7 votesEp 10: 7.7 · 8 votesEp 11: 7.8 · 7 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 7 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The State of England7.210
2Pursuit6.99
3Head of State7.78
4The Logical Approach7.87
5Quarmby8.78
6Appearances7.78
7This Is Quarmby8.910
8The Dirtiest Man in the World7.57
9I Want You to Understand Me8.87
10The Nature of the Beast7.78
11The Roman Empire7.87
12The Killing Trade8.27