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The Saint was a long-running British action adventure television series, made by ITC Entertainment, that aired on ITV stations between 1962 and 1969, and on American television as a syndicated show (1962-1967) and on NBC (1967-69). Running six seasons, the series rivals The Avengers as one of the longest-running series of its genre produced in Britain, spanning 118 episodes. The series has recently been rebroadcast on ITV4, and can be seen occasionally on BBC America.
[edit] Series overview
The Saint starred Roger Moore as Simon Templar, the fictional detective created by Leslie Charteris in the 1920s and featured in many novels and novellas over the years. Moore drove a white Volvo P1800 during the series. Moore's portrayal of Templar was considered a training ground for his later work as James Bond. He was reportedly offered the role of 007 at least twice during the run of the series, but had to turn it down both times due to his television commitments. In one early episode of the series, a character actually mistakes Templar for James Bond.
Although Moore had a few recurring co-stars, most notably Ivor Dean as Templar's nemesis/reluctant ally, Inspector Teal, he was the only constant performer for the entire run of the series. This was in keeping with the later format of the Charteris novels wherein the Saint usually worked alone; in early books, however, Templar had a team of compatriots (as well as a regular girlfriend) but these characters do not appear in the series.
The series began as a straightforward mystery series, but over the years adopted more secret agent and fantasy-style plots. It also made a well-publicized switch from black and white to colour production midway through its run. The early episodes are distinguished by having Moore break the fourth wall and speak to the audience (in character as Simon) at the start of every episode; with the switch to colour, this gimmick was replaced by simple narration. Invariably, the pre-credits sequence ended with someone referring to the Saint as "the famous Simon Templar", at which point an animated halo appeared above Templar's head as the actor usually looked at the camera -- or directly at the halo. Some episodes such as "Iris" broke away from this formula and had Templar address the audience for the entire pre-credits sequence, setting up the story that followed.
Many episodes of the series were based upon Charteris' stories, although a higher percentage of original scripts appeared as the series progressed; the novel Vendetta for the Saint (credited to Charteris but written by Harry Harrison) was one of the last Saint stories to be adapted. Some of the later stories were later novelised and published as part of the ongoing series of The Saint novels, such as The Fiction Makers and The People Importers. The first of these books -- which gave cover credit to Charteris but were actually written by others -- was The Saint on TV and the novelisations continued for several years after the series ended.
The series has been syndicated for many years, and reruns of the program aired to high ratings on CBS in the late 1970s. The last two colour seasons of the series are available on DVD in North America, with release of the black and white seasons underway. The company releasing The Saint in Region 1, A&E, initially was not planning to release the black and white seasons, but changed its mind due to public demand. A pair of two-part episodes from later seasons, Vendetta for the Saint and The Fiction Makers, were compiled into feature films which were distributed to theatres in Europe and often show up on late-night television in America; they are also available on DVD.
In 1978, the series was revived as Return of the Saint, starring Ian Ogilvy as Templar. Moore never played the role again after 1969, though he can be heard speaking on a car radio during the 1997 film The Saint, starring Val Kilmer as Templar. Although the film bore little similarity to the TV series, the executive producer of the film was Robert S. Baker, who developed and produced both The Saint and Return of the Saint.
[edit] Episodes
[edit] Season 1 (1962)
| Episode #
| Original Air Date (UK)
| Episode Title
| Guest cast
|
| 1-01
| 4 October1962
| The Talented Husband
| Shirley Eaton, Derek Farr, Patricia Roc
|
| 1-02
| 11 October1962
| The Latin Touch
| Suzan Farmer, Warren Mitchell, Alexander Knox
|
| 1-03
| 18 October1962
| The Careful Terrorist
| David Kossoff, Peter Dyneley, Alan Gifford, Sally Bazely
|
| 1-04
| 25 October1962
| The Covetous Headsman
| Barbara Shelley, George Pastell, Esmond Knight, Carole Gray
|
| 1-05
| 1 November1962
| The Loaded Tourist
| Barbara Bates, Edward Evans, Guy Deghy, Andrew Sachs
|
| 1-06
| 8 November1962
| The Pearls of Peace
| Erica Rogers
|
| 1-07
| 15 November1962
| The Arrow of God
| Honor Blackman, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, John Carson, Anthony Dawson
|
| 1-08
| 22 November1962
| The Element of Doubt
| David Bauer, Alan Gifford, Bill Nagy
|
| 1-09
| 29 November1962
| The Effete Angler
| Shirley Eaton, George Pravda, Jack Gwillim
|
| 1-10
| 6 December1962
| The Golden Journey
| Erica Rogers, Paul Whitsun-Jones, Roger Delgado
|
| 1-11
| 13 December1962
| The Man who Was Lucky
| Eddie Byrne, Delphi Lawrence, Campbell Singer, Harry Towb
|
| 1-12
| 20 December1962
| The Charitable Countess
| Patricia Donahue, Nigel Davenport, Warren Mitchell
|
[edit] Season 2 (1963-1964)
| Episode #
| Original Air Date (UK)
| Episode Title
| Guest cast
|
| 2-01
| 19 September1963
| The Fellow Traveller
| Dawn Addams
|
| 2-02
| 26 September1963
| Starring the Saint
| Ronald Radd, Wensley Pithey, Alfred Burke, Jackie Collins
|
| 2-03
| 3 October1963
| Judith
| Julie Christie, David Bauer
|
| 2-04
| 10 October1963
| Teresa
| Lana Morris, Eric Pohlmann, Marne Maitland, Paul Whitsun-Jones
|
| 2-05
| 17 October1963
| The Elusive Ellshaw
| Angela Browne, Richard Vernon, Anthony Bate
|
| 2-06
| 24 October1963
| Marcia
| Samantha Eggar, Johnny Briggs, Philip Stone, Tony Beckley
|
| 2-07
| 31 October1963
| The Work of Art
| Yolande Turner, Alex Scott, Martin Benson
|
| 2-08
| 7 November1963
| Iris
| Barbara Murray, David Bauer, Cyril Luckham, John Ronane, Ferdy Mayne
|
| 2-09
| 14 November1963
| The King of the Beggars
| Maxine Audley, Oliver Reed, Warren Mitchell, Yvonne Romain
|
| 2-10
| 21 November1963
| The Rough Diamonds
| Douglas Wilmer, George A. Cooper, Geoffrey Palmer, Paul Stassino
|
| 2-11
| 28 November1963
| The Saint Plays with Fire
| Justine Lord, Joseph Furst, Robert Brown, Tony Beckley, Margaretta Scott, John Hollis
|
| 2-12
| 5 December1963
| The Well-Meaning Mayor
| Leslie Sands, Mandy Miller, Norman Bird
|
| 2-13
| 12 December1963
| The Sporting Chance
| Derren Nesbitt, Godfrey Quigley, Bruce Boa, Carol Cleveland
|
| 2-14
| 19 December1963
| The Bunco Artists
| Peter Dyneley, Justine Lord, Mary Merrall, John Standing
|
| 2-15
| 26 December1963
| The Benevolent Burglary
| John Barrie, Suzanne Neve, Rachel Gurney
|
| 2-16
| 2 January1964
| The Wonderful War
| Ferdy Mayne, Alfred Burke, Suzanna Leigh, Renee Houston, John Bennett
|
| 2-17
| 9 January1964
| The Noble Sportsman
| Sylvia Syms, Anthony Quayle, Jane Asher, Donald Pickering
|
| 2-18
| 16 January1964
| The Romantic Matron
| John Carson, Patrick Troughton
|
| 2-19
| 23 January1964
| Luella
| Sue Lloyd, David Hedison, Suzanne Lloyd
|
| 2-20
| 30 January1964
| The Lawless Lady
| Dawn Addams, Julian Glover
|
| 2-21
| 6 February1964
| The Good Medicine
| Barbara Murray, Anthony Newlands, Bill Nagy, Jean Marsh
|
| 2-22
| 13 February1964
| The Invisible Millionaire
| Katharine Blake, Michael Goodliffe, Nigel Stock, Mark Eden, Jane Asher, Eunice Gayson
|
| 2-23
| 20 February1964
| The High Fence
| James Villiers, Suzanne Lloyd, Peter Jeffrey
|
| 2-24
| 27 February1964
| Sophia
| Imogen Hassall, Oliver Reed
|
| 2-25
| 5 March1964
| The Gentle Ladies
| Avice Landon, Renee Houston, Barbara Mullen
|
| 2-26
| 12 March1964
| The Ever-Loving Spouse
| Jeanne Moody, David Bauer, Alexis Kanner
|
| 2-27
| 19 March1964
| The Saint Sees it Through
| Margit Saad, Carl Duering, Jospeh Furst
|
[edit] Season 3 (1964-1965)
| Episode #
| Original Air Date (UK)
| Episode Title
| Guest cast
|
| 3-01
| 8 October1964
| The Miracle Tea Party
| Nanette Newman, Fabia Drake, Conrad Phillips
|
| 3-02
| 15 October1964
| Lida
| Jeanne Moody, Erica Rogers, Peter Bowles
|
| 3-03
| 22 October1964
| Jeannine
| Sylvia Syms, Jacqui Chan, Manning Wilson
|
| 3-04
| 29 October1964
| The Scorpion
| Catherine Woodville, Nyree Dawn Porter, Geoffrey Bayldon, Philip Latham, Dudley Sutton
|
| 3-05
| 5 November1964
| The Revolution Racket
| Eric Pohlmann, Peter Arne, Suzanne Lloyd, Ed Bishop
|
| 3-06
| 12 November1964
| The Saint Steps In
| Geoffrey Keen, Justine Lord, Annette Andre, Ed Bishop, Peter Vaughan
|
| 3-07
| 19 November1964
| The Loving Brothers
| Ray Barrett, Ed Devereaux, Annette Andre
|
| 3-08
| 26 November1964
| The Man Who Liked Toys
| John Paul, Maurice Kaufmann, Jeanne Moody
|
| 3-09
| 3 December1964
| The Death Penalty
| Wanda Ventham, Paul Stassino, Brewster Mason
|
| 3-10
| 10 December1964
| The Imprudent Politician
| Anthony Bate, Justine Lord, Michael Gough, Moray Watson, Mike Pratt, Jean Marsh
|
| 3-11
| 17 December1964
| The Hijackers
| Walter Gotell, Ingrid Schoeller
|
| 3-12
| 24 December1964
| The Unkind Philanthropist
| Charles Farrell, David Graham, Sarah Brackett
|
| 3-13
| 31 December1964
| The Damsel in Distress
| Catherine Woodville, John Bluthal, Paul Whitsun-Jones
|
| 3-14
| 7 January1965
| The Contract
| Robert Hutton, Elizabeth Weaver, John Bennett
|
| 3-15
| 14 January1965
| The Set Up
| Penelope Horner, Edward Underdown
|
| 3-16
| 21 January1965
| The Rhine Maiden
| Stephanie Randall, Nigel Davenport, Anthony Booth, George Pravda
|
| 3-17
| 28 January1965
| The Inescapable Word
| Ann Bell, James Maxwell
|
| 3-18
| 4 February1965
| The Sign of the Claw
| Suzan Farmer, Peter Copley, Burt Kwouk
|
| 3-19
| 11 February1965
| The Golden Frog
| Jacqueline Ellis
|
| 3-20
| 18 February1965
| The Frightened Innkeeper
| Michael Gwynn, Suzanne Neve, Percy Herbert
|
| 3-21
| 25 February1965
| Sibao
| Jeanne Roland, John Carson, Bruce Boa, Kevin Stoney
|
| 3-22
| 4 March1965
| The Crime of the Century
| Andre Morell, Sarah Lawson, Peter Jeffrey, Alexandra Bastedo, Carol Cleveland
|
| 3-23
| 11 March1965
| The Happy Suicide
| John Bluthal, Jane Merrow, William Sylvester, Donald Sutherland
|
[edit] Season 4 (1965)
| Episode #
| Original Air Date (UK)
| Episode Title
| Guest cast
|
| 4-01
| 1 July1965
| The Chequered Flag
| Eddie Byrne, Justine Lord, Edward de Souza
|
| 4-02
| 8 July1965
| The Abductors
| Annette Andre, Robert Urquhart, Dudley Foster, Nicholas Courtney
|
| 4-03
| 15 July1965
| The Crooked Ring
| Walter Brown
|
| 4-04
| 22 July1965
| The Smart Detective
| Brian Worth, Fabia Drake
|
| 4-05
| 29 July1965
| The Persistent Parasites
| Cec Linder, Jan Holden, Donald Hewlett, Annette Carell
|
| 4-06
| 5 August1965
| The Man Who Could Not Die
| Patrick Allen, Jennie Linden
|
| 4-07
| 12 August1965
| The Saint Bids Diamonds
| Eunice Gayson, George Murcell, Ed Bishop
|
| 4-08
| 19 August1965
| The Spanish Cow
| Viviane Ventura, Gary Raymond
|
| 4-09
| 26 August1965
| The Old Treasure Story
| Jack Hedley, Robert Hutton, Erica Rogers, Jill Curzon
|
[edit] Season 5 (1966-1967)
Beginning with this season, episodes were produced in color.
| Episode #
| Original Air Date (UK)
| Episode Title
| Guest cast
|
| 5-01
| 30 September1966
| The Queen's Ransom
| Dawn Addams, George Pastell, John Woodvine
|
| 5-02
| 7 October1966
| Interlude in Venice
| Lois Maxwell, William Sylvester, Patrick Troughton
|
| 5-03
| 14 October1966
| The Russian Prisoner
| Joseph Furst, Penelope Horner, Guy Deghy, Yootha Joyce, Godfrey Quigley
|
| 5-04
| 21 October1966
| The Reluctant Revolution
| Jennie Linden, Barry Morse, Martin Benson
|
| 5-05
| 28 October1966
| The Helpful Pirate
| Paul Maxwell, Vladek Sheybal, Anneke Wills
|
| 5-06
| 4 November1966
| The Convenient Monster
| Suzan Farmer, Laurence Payne, Fulton Mackay, Caroline Blakiston
|
| 5-07
| 11 November1966
| The Angel's Eye
| Jane Merrow, T.P. McKenna, Donald Pickering, Terence Rigby, Cyril Shaps
|
| 5-08
| 18 November1966
| The Man Who Liked Lions
| Peter Wyngarde, Suzanne Lloyd, Ed Bishop
|
| 5-09
| 25 November1966
| The Better Mouse Trap
| Alexandra Stewart, Ronnie Barker, Lisa Daniely, Pauline Collins
|
| 5-10
| 2 December1966
| Little Girl Lost
| June Ritchie, Noel Purcell
|
| 5-11
| 9 December1966
| Paper Chase
| Penelope Horner, Niall McGinnis, Jack Gwillim, Norma West, Carl Duering
|
| 5-12
| 16 December1966
| Locate and Destroy
| John Barrie, Francesca Annis, Victor Beaumont, Roger Delgado
|
| 5-13
| 23 December1966
| Flight Plan
| William Gaunt, Fiona Lewis, Imogen Hassall, Ferdy Mayne
|
| 5-14
| 30 December1966
| Escape Route
| John Gregson, Donald Sutherland, Wanda Ventham, Jean Marsh
|
| 5-15
| 6 January1967
| The Persistent Patriots
| Edward Woodward, Jan Waters, Judy Parfitt, Tenniel Evans
|
| 5-16
| 13 January1967
| The Fast Women
| Jan Holden, Kate O'Mara, John Carson
|
| 5-17
| 20 January1967
| The Death Game
| Angela Douglas, George Murcell, Bernard Horsfall
|
| 5-18
| 27 January1967
| The Art Collectors
| Ann Bell, Peter Bowles, Nadja Regin, Geoffrey Bayldon
|
| 5-19
| 24 February1967
| To Kill a Saint
| Peter Dyneley, Annette Andre, Francis Matthews, Robert Gillespie, Valerie Leon
|
| 5-20
| 3 March1967
| The Counterfeit Countess
| Kate O'Mara, Philip Madoc, Alexandra Bastedo
|
| 5-21
| 24 March1967
| Simon and Delilah
| Ronald Radd, Lois Maxwell, Suzanne Lloyd, Leon Greene
|
| 5-22
| 7 April1967
| Island of Chance
| Sue Lloyd, David Bauer, Alex Scott
|
| 5-23
| 21 April1967
| The Gadget Lovers
| Mary Peach, Glynn Edwards, Burt Kwouk, John Bennett, Vernon Dobtcheff
|
| 5-24
| 5 May1967
| A Double in Diamonds
| Cecil Parker, Anton Rodgers, Ferdy Mayne, Yolande Turner, Ilona Rodgers
|
| 5-25
| 19 May1967
| The Power Artists
| Pauline Munro, George Murcell
|
| 5-26
| 2 June1967
| When Spring is Sprung
| Toby Robins, Ann Lynn, Allan Cuthbertson, Gary Watson, Bryan Mosley, George Pastell
|
[edit] Season 6 (1968-1969)
| Episode #
| Original Air Date (UK)
| Episode Title
| Guest cast
|
| 6-01
| 22 September1968
| The Gadic Collection
| Georgia Brown, Peter Wyngarde, Michael Ripper, Paul Darrow, Martin Benson
|
| 6-02
| 29 September1968
| The Best Laid Schemes
| Sylvia Syms, Paul Daneman, Gabrielle Drake, Fulton Mackay, John Ringham
|
| 6-03
| 6 October1968
| Invitation to Danger
| Shirley Eaton, Robert Hutton, Julian Glover, Bryan Marshall
|
| 6-04
| 13 October1968
| Legacy for the Saint
| Reginald Marsh, Alan MacNaughton, Stephanie Beacham, T.P. McKenna, Bruce Boa, Edward Brayshaw, Sheila Keith
|
| 6-05
| 20 October1968
| The Desperate Diplomat
| Suzan Farmer, Robert Hardy
|
| 6-06
| 27 October1968
| The Organization Man
| Tony Britton, Caroline Mortimer, Tony Caunter, Simon Lack
|
| 6-07
| 3 November1968
| The Double Take
| Gregoire Aslan, Kate O'Mara, Denise Buckley, Michael Mellinger
|
| 6-08
| 10 November1968
| The Time to Die
| Suzanne Lloyd, Maurice Good, Terence Rigby, Linda Marlowe
|
| 6-09
| 17 November1968
| The Master Plan
| John Turner, Lyn Ashley, Burt Kwouk, Christopher Benjamin
|
| 6-10
| 24 November1968
| The House on Dragon's Rock
| Anthony Bate, Annette Andre, Mervyn Johns, Talfryn Thomas, Glyn Houston
|
| 6-11
| 1 December1968
| The Scales of Justice
| Andrew Keir, Jean Marsh, John Barron
|
| 6-12
| 8 December1968
| The Fiction Makers Part I
| Sylvia Syms, Kenneth J. Warren, Justine Lord, Philip Locke
|
| 6-13
| 15 December1968
| The Fiction Makers Part II
| Sylvia Syms, Kenneth J. Warren, Justine Lord, Philip Locke
|
| 6-14
| 22 December1968
| The People Importers
| Neil Hallett, Susan Travers, Imogen Hassall
|
| 6-15
| 29 December1968
| Where the Money Is
| Kenneth J. Warren, Sandor Eles, John Savident
|
| 6-16
| 5 January1969
| Vendetta for the Saint Part I
| Ian Hendry, Rosemary Dexter, Aimi Macdonald, Finlay Currie, Fulton Mackay, George Pastell
|
| 6-17
| 12 January1969
| Vendetta for the Saint Part II
| Ian Hendry, Rosemary Dexter, Aimi Macdonald,Finlay Currie, Fulton Mackay, George Pastell
|
| 6-18
| 19 January1969
| The Ex-King of Diamonds
| Ronald Radd, Isla Blair, Stuart Damon, Paul Stassino, Willoughby Goddard
|
| 6-19
| 26 January1969
| The Man who Gambled with Life
| Clifford Evans, Veronica Carlson, Jayne Sofiano, Steven Berkoff
|
| 6-20
| 2 February1969
| Portrait of Brenda
| Anna Carteret, Marne Maitland, David Prowse
|
| 6-21
| 9 February1969
| The World Beater
| Patricia Haines, John Ronane, George A. Cooper
|
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
fr:Le Saint (série télévisée)
it:Simon Templar (serie televisiva)
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no:Helgenen
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