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Seasons:
1 full episode list
Release Date:
21 December 1979 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Crime more
Plot:
Simon Templar is a modern day Robin Hood of sorts. He steals from rich criminals and keeps the loot... more
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User Comments:
Terrific followup to the original series more (8 total)

Cast

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Ian Ogilvy ... Simon Templar (24 episodes, 1978-1979)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Son of the Saint
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Runtime:
60 min (24 episodes)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Based on his performance in this series, Ian Ogilvy was at one point a leading contender to replace another former Saint, Roger Moore, as James Bond. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "I'm Alan Partridge: Never Say Alan Again (#2.4)" (2002) more

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8 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Terrific followup to the original series, 20 January 2004
Author: Albert Ohayon from Montreal, Quebec, Canada

I can't understand why this series is so hard to find(it does not appear to be available on video or DVD at this time). Ian Ogilvy is very good as the Saint. His 70s hairstyle is a bit dated(on viewing it today) but other than that he is suave and sophisticated.And who can forget his white Jaguar XJS!

I remember seeing this series when it was first broadcast on CBC(Canadian Broadcasting Corp.) in 1978-79 and enjoying it tremendously. One episode that comes to mind is The Armageddon Alternative which has a madman threatening to blow up London using a nuclear bomb! The story was tense and the manhunt very realistic. The great thing about this series is the fact that they shot it all over Europe. Several very good actors appeared in the series including Britt Eckland, Ian Hendry, Linda Thorson and Catherine Schell

Fans of the Saint should check it out if it ever comes back(Mystery network in Canada showed it last year but they seem to have stopped).

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