Cast members never got repeat fees or money from video or DVD because of the nature of the contracts they signed at the time.
Known for his frugality, the producer actually used his holiday home movie footage for the Geneva fountain scene in the titles.
In 2008, when Tom Cruise and his producing partner Paula Wagner took over United Artists, they announced a feature version of " The Champions " with Christopher McQuarrie scripting, Guillermo del Toro directing and Tom Cruise starring. However following " Valkyrie " and the poor performance of " Lions for Lambs ", Cruise's ambitious slate was cancelled.
The Nemesis building is actually the Directorate of Technical Services and Directorate of Housing and Environmental Services. It is not in Geneva, but in the London Borough of Barnet.
Sometimes claimed to have been filmed next door to My Partner the Ghost (1969), with the female stars of those shows, Alexandra Bastedo and Annette Andre often dipping into each other's wardrobes, "The Champions" had finished production in February 1968. "Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)" began in May 1968. Andre auditioned for Sharron, whilst Bastedo gifted a pair of gloves to her during a cold night shoot for Whoever Heard of a Ghost Dying? (1969).
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