Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Preventers | 19960320 | 20220420 (BBC7) 20220423 (BBC7) 20231209 (BBC7) 20260122 (BBC7) | THE PREVENTERS are an elite, stylish, polo-neck-wearing threesome of international troubleshooters. Meet the TV trio: Craig Sturdy - suave and charming Penelope Cold - enigmatic and foreign Mike Stallion - the third one. Written by and starring: Morwenna Banks Ed Devereaux Desmond Llewelyn Emma Myant Music by Peter Baikie. Producer: Phil Clarke Comic homage to 60s cult TV: The Preventers must save the world yet again. The Preventers are called upon to save the world yet again. Comic homage to 60s cult TV. Stars Morwenna Banks. From 1996. Craig Sturdy, suave and charming; Penelope Cold, enigmatic and foreign and Mike Stallion - the third one. With Ed Devereaux, Desmond Llewelyn, Neil Mullarkey, John Irwin and Emma Myant. |
| 02 | The Return Of The Preventers | 19960320 | 20220427 (BBC7) 20231216 (BBC7) 20260129 (BBC7) | THE PREVENTERS are an elite, stylish, polo-neck-wearing threesome of international troubleshooters. In the opening episode, evil mastermind Mordick was destroyed when Atlantasia exploded. Or was he? Could he have escaped by laser beam? Will he bid to take over the world again, or can he be prevented? Call for the trio of international trouble-shooters? Yes! It's the return of the Preventers. Written by and starring: Morwenna Banks Ed Devereaux Desmond Llewelyn Music by Peter Baikie. Producer: Phil Clarke They just saved the world. But the Preventers have to do it again! They just saved the world. But the Preventers have to do it again. Comic homage to 60s cult TV. Stars Morwenna Banks. From 1996. With Ed Devereaux, Desmond Llewelyn, Neil Mullarkey and John Irwin. |
| 03 | Curtis And Ballard (deceased) | 19960327 | 20220504 (BBC7) 20231223 (BBC7) 20260205 (BBC7) | CURTIS AND BALLARD work as a pair of private detectives - but when Ballard is killed by a hit and run steam roller, he returns as a ghost to help solve crimes. Written by and starring Neil Mullarkey and John Irwin. Morwenna Banks Music by Peter Baikie. Producer: Phil Clarke Can the duo outwit the dastardly Sir Hamish? Comic homage to 60s and 70s cult TV. Can the duo outwit the dastardly Sir Hamish? Comic homage to 60s cult TV. Stars Neil Mullarkey and John Irwin. From 1996. Curtis and Ballard work as a pair private detectives - but when Ballard is killed by a hit and run steam roller, he returns as a ghost to help solve crimes. |
| 04 LAST | I Am Not A Number | 19960403 | 20220511 (BBC7) 20231230 (BBC7) | I Am Not a Number! But Number 48 doesn't want to be a free man. He wants to stay in the village - but they keep chucking him out! Written by and starring Neil Mullarkey and John Irwin. Irina Brook Lee Simpson Music by Richard Vranch Producer Phil Clarke Number 48 battles to stay in the village. Comic homage to 60s and 70s cult TV. Number 48 wants to stay in the village - but they keep chucking him out! Stars Neil Mullarkey and John Irwin. From 1996. Conclusion of the comedy series paying homage to TV's cult action adventure shows of the 1960s and 70s. But Number 48 doesn't want to be a free man. He wants to stay in the village - but they keep chucking him out! |