Episode
The Champions: Happening
Overview
Three men find themselves in an atomic test area with a bomb due to go off at any time. If it does, it will devastate much of Australia. One of the men there is Richard Barrett.
Details
- Series
- The Champions
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 1968-10-23
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Happening is Episode 5 in Season 1 of The Champions. It aired on 1968-10-23. The runtime is 60 min.
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