The Guardians

The Guardians

Limited Series 1971 · 13 eps · ★ 6.0 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama

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In a near-future 1980s, England is under autocratic rule by a government that uses a paramilitary force known as The Guardians to maintain control, while a fragmented resistance group tries to provoke the state into revealing its true brutality.

Created by Rex Firkin, Vincent Tilsley

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