Return of the Saint (1978)

Name: Return of the Saint
Rating: 7.0

Rating: 7.0

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Synopsis

Follow the swashbuckling exploits of Simon Templar, a modern-day Robin Hood of sorts.

First Air Date: 1978-09-10

Last Air Date: 1979-03-11

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 24

Created By: Leslie Charteris

Networks: ITV1

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Top Cast

Ian Ogilvy as Simon Templar
Norman Eshley as Detective Caufield
Gayle Hunnicutt as Annabelle
Stratford Johns as George Duchamp
John Hallam as Bernadotti
Leon Lissek as Pancho
Edward Brayshaw as Oscar West
Derren Nesbitt as Inspector Lebec
Prentis Hancock as Vic
Wensley Pithey as Franklyn

Seasons

None (1978)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Judas Game (1978-09-10)

Simon decides to rescue a British agent, whom he was once romantically involved with, who has been kidnapped and is being held by terrorists in the Alps.
Ep. 2: The Nightmare Man (1978-09-17)

Simon aids an Italian woman who has had a vision of her husband's death.
Ep. 3: Duel in Venice (1978-09-24)

The daughter of one of Simon's friends is kidnapped in order to lure Simon into a trap.
Ep. 4: One Black September (1978-10-01)

Simon joins forces with an Israeli agent in order to track down and capture an Arab terrorist who is on the loose in London.
Ep. 5: The Village That Sold Its Soul (1978-10-08)

A murder investigation brings Simon to a remote Italian village, which is ruled by a psychotic aristocrat.
Ep. 6: Assault Force (1978-10-15)

After saving the life of a young girl, Simon finds himself pitted against the secret police of a Southeast Asian country.
Ep. 7: Yesterday's Hero (1978-10-22)

Simon accidentally becomes involved in a British intelligence operation, after he spots a man believed to be dead.
Ep. 8: The Poppy Chain (1978-10-29)

Simon infiltrates a drug ring that is being run by a mysterious man known only as `The Gent'.
Ep. 9: The Arrangement (1978-11-05)

Two women decide that the best way to end their marital problems is to have Simon kill their husbands.
Ep. 10: The Armageddon Alternative (1978-11-12)

A man seeking revenge threatens to blow up London unless a sculptress is publicly executed.
Ep. 11: The Imprudent Professor (1978-11-19)

Simon sets out to stop a scientist from selling out to a foreign power, after two young women ask for Simon's help in getting him to defect.
Ep. 12: Signal Stop (1978-11-26)

No one will believe a former mental patient who claims to have seen a murder through the window while a passenger on a train.
Ep. 13: The Roman Touch (1978-12-03)

Simon comes to the aid of a successful pop singer whose record producer is driving her too hard.
Ep. 14: Tower Bridge Is Falling Down (1978-12-10)

A woman asks Simon for help in proving that her father was murdered by his business partner when he found out the man was cheating him.
Ep. 15: The Debt Collectors (1978-12-17)

Simon comes to the aid of a woman trying to rescue her brother from drug smugglers.
Ep. 16: Collision Course: The Brave Goose (1) (1979-01-07)

Simon's investigation of a power boat accident which killed two wealthy men, leaving one's wife a penniless widow, leads him to the stash from an old gold robbery.
Ep. 17: Collision Course: The Sixth Man (2) (1979-01-14)

Simon's investigation of a power boat accident which killed two wealthy men, leaving one's wife a penniless widow, leads him to the stash from an old gold robbery.
Ep. 18: Hot Run (1979-01-21)

While on holiday in the Italian Alps, Simon's ski instructor asks Simon for help in finding her brother's murderer.
Ep. 19: Murder Cartel (1979-01-28)

Simon discovers that a company that commits assassinations for money is behind the attempt on a despised oil sheik's life.
Ep. 20: The Obono Affair (1979-02-04)

Simon is reluctant to help a tyrannical African president whose son has been kidnapped- while visiting in London.
Ep. 21: Vicious Circle (1979-02-11)

Simon suspects murder when a retired race car driver is killed in an auto accident.
Ep. 22: Dragonseed (1979-02-25)

Simon suspects that a helicopter accident which killed a millionaire's son was no accident and sets out to prove it.
Ep. 23: Appointment in Florence (1979-03-04)

Simon sets out to avenge the death of a friend who was killed by terrorists in Florence.
Ep. 24: The Diplomat's Daughter (1979-03-11)

Simon helps a woman rescue her brother who is being held by drug smugglers.