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Alexandra Bastedo The Champions (1968)

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The Champions in the 1970s

Times are a changin' and how do their lives change in the next few years. First I thought about fashion. Will Sharon start wearing her down, even at work (almost no other female character wears hair long and up - it's short or down). Richard seems more fashion-forward than Craig to me (though that could be modern-day-American bias on my part, and I don't actually know much about men's fashion of the era), so will he start growing his hair little longer? Nothing extreme, of course. Will he and Craig wear wide lapels and wide ties? Grow mustaches or beards?

Oh, and politics. The PRC is their frequent enemy on the show, but they get a UN seat in 1971. And they've gotta run short on old Nazi officers sometime or another.

Tremayne has to retire sometime, though my perception of him is a bit younger than his actor, so it doesn't have to be all that soon. A replacement could bring drama. Someone who doesn't trust them or is less willing to ignore their strange reports. Or just wants to change things up and assign them all to different teams.

Do any of them ever have kids? If so, does that mean changing job position so they don't travel so much? Do they all stay in Geneva? Or maybe take jobs in other cities (with or without retiring from Nemesis). Both the UK and the US have some rough times ahead, but maybe home is home. And they seem unlikely to end up on the short end of the stick, economically speaking, given their qualifications. Of course, they've all left their home countries before, so they don't have to settle there ever. And I do like the idea of all three in the same city.

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Crossover thought

Champions and Scarecrow and Mrs. King. Hey, they're both shows about secret agents. They're only about 15 years apart, so Craig, Sharron, and Richard could still be working when Lee and Amanda are a team. Nemesis and the IFF could totally have a team-up.

Heck, if you wanted to mess with the kiddos, Philip or Jamie might could date one of the Champion-characters' kiddos, and they could end up in a tight jam because of who their parents are. Or they could end up second-gen heroes.

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The Champions - fic prompts

Just discovered this late '60s show. Oh, the fun of mostly dead fandoms. But there are still a couple fans out there (though not sure they'd show up on Tumblr).

Sharron didn't get as much attention in the show, and doesn't in the fandom, either, with most based on Richard and Craig. So I'm posting some fic prompts, mostly for her. I have no skill in writing myself, sadly.

First idea - So, how about something about Sharron's late husband? It seems likely he met a violent death. We've seen Richard pursue revenge based on fictional murder and brainwashing, so how about we deal with Sharron and a real murder and the parties responsible? Could be particularly interesting in that she's very close-mouthed about it, and her not being eager to have Richard and Craig involved offers story-telling opportunity.

Second idea - A subplot where Sharron starts dating again. While I'm not sure on her age or the timeframe of her husband's death, it seems likely she's been widowed longer than she was married. I'm not looking for her to get another wedding ring just yet, but her getting back out there could be good for her. Preferably with someone who doesn't get killed or turn out to be a bad guy - that might dissuade her from dating again.

Third idea - A jealous colleague. You know, someone who started out about the same time she did or shortly before. Sharron got a very important first assignment, and has gotten some high profile ones since then and has no doubt developed a good reputation in a short time frame. Some ambitious associate may try to angle for high-profile jobs she got or sabotage her (despite the international impact). Oh, or think she doesn't deserve her rep and is riding on Craig and Richard's coattails, and s/he wants an opportunity to work with them for similar reasons.

Fourth idea - Speaking of whether Sharron deserves her position - if you like angst, she could certainly doubt herself. Not that she's taking credit for what they do, but unlike them, she wasn't already a successful agent. Maybe she could sometimes doubt whether she'd be any good if not for the powers.

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Alexandra Bastedo guest stars as "actress" Lola Wells in The Adventurer: Action! (1.13, ITC, 1972); actually she's a member of a sinister, uh.. anti-violence group, who will stop at nothing (not even.. violence..) to get their way

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