The series started in 1962. Its hero is charming, intelligent, British and ready to fight the bad guys - not to mention played by Roger Moore. We're talking, of course, about The Saint. Created by Leslie Charteris in a series of books Simon Templar, nicknamed The Saint, is a world-famous amateur detective who operates as a modern-day Robin Hood. After it finished in 1969, it was followed by the TV show The Return Of The Saint in 1978 starring Ian Ogilvy.
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| - The series started in 1962. Its hero is charming, intelligent, British and ready to fight the bad guys - not to mention played by Roger Moore. We're talking, of course, about The Saint. Created by Leslie Charteris in a series of books Simon Templar, nicknamed The Saint, is a world-famous amateur detective who operates as a modern-day Robin Hood. After it finished in 1969, it was followed by the TV show The Return Of The Saint in 1978 starring Ian Ogilvy.
- The Saint is a modern day Robin Hood of sorts. He steals from rich criminals (gangsters and the like) and keeps the loot for himself. And he usually manages to get the rich criminals put behind bars after he's stolen their goods. Of course, Chief Inspector Claude Eustace Teal regards him as a common thief, regardless of who he steals from, so the Saint must always stay one step ahead of the doggedly persistent Inspector Teal. Fortunately, his wit, charm, and savoir faire make this a fairly easy task, and the series chronicles his various exploits. Written by Afterburner
- The Saint was an ITC mystery spy thriller television series that aired in the UK on ITV between 1962 and 1969. It centred on the Leslie Charteris literary character Simon Templar, played by Roger Moore as a suave and sophisticated Robin Hood-like adventurer. The character may be nicknamed The Saint because the initial letters of his name (ST) are also an abbreviation for the word saint. When The Saint felt his real name would be recognized by his adversaries, he would often use the name Sebastian Tombs.
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| - The series started in 1962. Its hero is charming, intelligent, British and ready to fight the bad guys - not to mention played by Roger Moore. We're talking, of course, about The Saint. Created by Leslie Charteris in a series of books Simon Templar, nicknamed The Saint, is a world-famous amateur detective who operates as a modern-day Robin Hood. After it finished in 1969, it was followed by the TV show The Return Of The Saint in 1978 starring Ian Ogilvy.
- The Saint is a modern day Robin Hood of sorts. He steals from rich criminals (gangsters and the like) and keeps the loot for himself. And he usually manages to get the rich criminals put behind bars after he's stolen their goods. Of course, Chief Inspector Claude Eustace Teal regards him as a common thief, regardless of who he steals from, so the Saint must always stay one step ahead of the doggedly persistent Inspector Teal. Fortunately, his wit, charm, and savoir faire make this a fairly easy task, and the series chronicles his various exploits. Written by Afterburner
- The Saint was an ITC mystery spy thriller television series that aired in the UK on ITV between 1962 and 1969. It centred on the Leslie Charteris literary character Simon Templar, played by Roger Moore as a suave and sophisticated Robin Hood-like adventurer. The character may be nicknamed The Saint because the initial letters of his name (ST) are also an abbreviation for the word saint. When The Saint felt his real name would be recognized by his adversaries, he would often use the name Sebastian Tombs. As a result of the strong performance in the US of the first two black-and-white series in first-run syndication, NBC picked up the show as a summer replacement in its evening schedule in1966. 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 airing in over 60 countries, and made a profit in excess of £350m for ITC. With almost 120 episodes, the programme is exceeded only by The Avengers as the most productive show of its genre produced in the UK. As with The Avengers, the colour episodes were originally broadcast in the UK in black and white, predating the advent of colour transmissions on ITV.
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