The Guardians
1971 · 1 season · 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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Gwyneth Powell Clare Weston -
Cyril Luckham Sir Timothy Hobson -
David Burke Dr. Frank Benedict -
Derek Smith Dennis Norman -
John Collin Tom Weston -
Edward Petherbridge Christopher Hobson -
Lynn Farleigh Eleanor Benedict
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