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Overview
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Writers:
Leslie Charteris (novels)
Jack Sanders (screenplay)
TV Series:
Original Air Date:
4 October 1962 (Season 1, Episode 1)
Plot:
Madge, a friend of the Saint, has recently married John Clarron, an ex-actor and unsuccessful playwright... more | add synopsis
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Cast
(Episode Complete credited cast) | Roger Moore | ... | Simon Templar / The Saint |
 | Derek Farr | ... | John Clarron |
| Shirley Eaton | ... | Adrienne Halberd |
| Patricia Roc | ... | Madge Clarron |
| George Roderick | ... | Mario |
| Donald Churchill | ... | Dr. Sprague |
 | Norman Mitchell | ... | Mr. Smith |
| John Kelland | ... | Gilbert |
| Howard Douglas | ... | Ticket Collector |
| Clemence Bettany | ... | Chemist |
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This episode has two actors who would go on to have eternal associations with the James Bond series. As well as Roger Moore, there is also Shirley Eaton, who would play Jill Masterson in Goldfinger (1964), the Bond girl with the most famous death of all, covered head to toe in gold paint. Eton would make two further appearances in The Saint. more
Quotes:
Simon Templar aka The Saint:
Can you keep a secret?
Mario:
It's like telling a dead man!
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This first episode in this Roger Moore series is notable for being veteran actress Patricia Roc's last appearance in film or television. She is astonishingly good in the role of Madge Clarron, a rich woman married to a former actor and money losing producer; nicely played by Derek Farr. You rarely see their kind of nuanced acting in a 1960's television show.
Poor Madge is confined to her bed after a household accident (?) and her husband discourages all visitors. A suspicious Simon is assisted by a female insurance investigator-played by "Goldfinger''s" Shirley Eaton. The other notable thing being the tight pants Eaton wears in a sequence midway through the episode.
There are enough early clues to tip most viewers off to the mystery, but even in the absence of suspense it is very interesting to watch as the intricate murder plot unfolds.