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"The Persuaders!" Overture (1971)



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7.4/10   48 votes
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Writer:
Brian Clemens (screenplay)
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Original Air Date:
17 September 1971 (Season 1, Episode 1)
Plot:
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Cast

  (Episode Complete credited cast)

Tony Curtis ... Danny Wilde

Roger Moore ... Lord Brett Sinclair
Laurence Naismith ... Judge Fulton
Imogen Hassall ... Maria Lorenzo
Alex Scott ... Coley
Michael Godfrey ... Robert Dupont
Bruno Barnabe ... Bruno, Maitre de
Neal Arden ... Inspector Flavel
John Acheson ... Triver
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Additional Details

Runtime:
52 min
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more

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Soundtrack:
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Great Early '70s Ensemble, 10 November 2008
8/10
Author: (andyetris@yahoo.com) from Philadelphia, PA

This one-season 70's series was a LOT of fun as it would almost have to be with both Moore, doing his typical suave Englishman routine, and Curtis almost reprising his SOME LIKE IT HOT hustler-with-a-heart-of-gold. Sometime DR WHO scriptwriter Terry Nation makes the most of the contrast, and throw in wacky '70s fashions plus enough dough to actually shoot scenes on location, and you've got something that should have run MUCH longer.

Two international playboys receive a summons to the Riviera, where they wind up under the thumb of a retired judge with a hunger for justice. Judge Fulton needs someone outside the law to pursue the mystery of a crime syndicate that is still operating after the apparent death of its boss. Fulton challenges Wilde and Sinclair to rise above their selfish lifestyles and, developing a taste for sparring with each other, the pair pursue a beautiful girl who unknowingly holds the key to locking up the bad guys.

This isn't my favorite episode of the series; it takes Moore and Curtis an episode or two more to really master their chemistry. If you're wading through the DVD set I'd recommend skipping ahead to POWERSWITCH.

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