The Saint is a long-running ITC mystery spy thriller, that aired in the UK on ITV between 1962 and 1969. It centred on the Leslie Charteris literary character, Simon Templar, a Robin Hood-like adventurer with a penchant for disguise.
Due to the strong performance in America of the first two black-and-white series in first-run syndication, NBC picked up the show as a summer replacement on its evening schedule in 1966. The programme therefore ended...
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The Saint is a long-running ITC mystery spy thriller, that aired in the UK on ITV between 1962 and 1969. It centred on the Leslie Charteris literary character, Simon Templar, a Robin Hood-like adventurer with a penchant for disguise.
Due to the strong performance in America of the first two black-and-white series in first-run syndication, NBC picked up the show as a summer replacement on its evening schedule in 1966. The programme therefore ended its run with both trans-Atlantic prime time scheduling and colour episodes. It also proved popular beyond the UK and US, eventually showing in over 60 countries. With almost 120 episodes, the programme is exceeded only by The Avengers as the most productive show of its genre produced in the UK.
The Saint stars Roger Moore as Simon Templar. The fictional detective was created by Leslie Charteris in the 1920s and featured in many novels and novellas over the years. Moore drove a white Volvo P1800 on the show. Moore's portrayal of Templar was...
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