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Titlecard of the black and white episodesCreated byStarringTheme music composer(B/W)Edwin Astley and Leslie Charteris (colour)Composer(s)Edwin AstleyCountry of originUnited KingdomOriginal language(s)EnglishNo. Of series6No. Of episodes118 ProductionExecutive producer(s)(B/W)Producer(s)Running time49–51 minutesProduction company(s)New World (B/W)Bamore (colour)DistributorReleaseOriginal networkPicture format35 mm 4:3Black and white (first 71 episodes)Colour (last 47 episodes)Audio formatMonoOriginal release4 October 1962 –9 February 1969ChronologyFollowed byThe Saint is a British mystery spy thriller television series that aired in the United Kingdom on between 1962 and 1969. It was based on the literary character created by in the 1920s and featured in many novels over the years.
He was played. Templar helps those whom conventional agencies are powerless or unwilling to protect, often using methods that skirt the law. Chief Inspector is his nominal nemesis who considers Templar a common criminal, but often grudgingly tolerates his actions for the greater good.picked up the show as a summer replacement in its evening schedule in 1966 because of the strong performance in the United States of the first two series in first-run syndication.
The programme, therefore, ended its run with both trans-Atlantic primetime 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 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 before the advent of colour transmissions on ITV. Contents.Series overview Roger Moore had earlier tried to buy the production rights to the Saint books himself, and was delighted to be able to play the part. Moore eventually became co-owner of the show with when the show moved to colour and the production credit became Bamore Productions. Most of the wardrobe Moore wore in the series was his own.He was reportedly offered the role of at least twice during the run of the series, but he had to turn it down both times due to his television commitments.
In one early episode of the series (titled 'Luella'), another character actually mistakes Templar for Bond. Moore accepted the Bond role after The Saint ended its run.Moore had a few recurring co-stars, especially, who played Templar's nemesis,.
In three early episodes, Teal had been played by, Norman Pitt, and; Dean featured from the episode 'Iris' (7 November 1963) onward. Teal's relationship with Templar was broadly similar to that depicted in the novels, but in the series, he is often depicted as bungling, rather than merely Charteris's characterisation of him as an officious, unimaginative policeman. When in France, Templar had a similar relationship with Colonel Latignant. Latignant is depicted as being even less competent than Teal, and is even keener than Teal to find Templar guilty, though Templar repeatedly helps him solve the case. Unlike Teal, Latignant did not appear in Charteris's novels. In all, Inspector Teal featured in 26 episodes and Colonel Latignant in six.The Saint began as a straightforward mystery series, but over the years adopted more - and fantasy-style plots. It also made a well-publicised switch from to colour production midway through its run.
The early episodes are distinguished by Moore breaking the and speaking to the audience in character at the start of every episode. With the switch to colour, this was replaced by simple narration.
The pre-credit sequence usually ended with someone referring to (and/or addressing) the Saint by name – 'Simon Templar'; at this point, an animated halo appeared above Templar's head as the Saint looked at the camera (or directly at the halo). Some episodes, such as 'Iris', broke away from this formula and had Templar address the audience for the entire pre-credit sequence and referring to himself by name, setting up the story that followed.Many episodes were based upon Charteris's stories, although a higher percentage of original scripts were used as the series progressed ('Queen's Ransom' was both the first colour episode and the first episode not to be based on a Charteris work).
The novel, credited to Charteris but written by, was one of the last Saint stories to be adapted. Some of the later scripts were novelised and published as part of the ongoing series of The Saint novels, such as. The first of these books, which gave cover credit to Charteris, but were actually written by others, was, and the series of novelisations continued for several years after the television programme had ended. Moore and guest star in 'Interlude in Venice,' 1966Unlike its contemporary rival, The Avengers, The Saint was shot entirely on film from the beginning, whereas the first three series of the other series (broadcast between 1961 and 1964) were videotaped, with minimal location shooting. All episodes of The Saint were syndicated abroad.The black-and-white series were first syndicated in the US by NBC affiliate stations in 1967 and 1968, and 32 of the 47 colour episodes were broadcast by NBC from 1968 to 1969, and have since played in syndication in the US for many years after (the '70s sequel aired to high ratings on in 1979–80).
Most are available on in North America. Two two-part episodes from series 6, 'Vendetta for the Saint' and 'The Fiction Makers', were made into feature films and distributed to theatres in Europe, and often show up on late-night television in America. They are also available on DVD.In the UK, has broadcast colour episodes. In the US, and have aired both the black-and-white and colour episodes. Has also broadcast the series. In March 2015, the CBS-owned digital cable network aired a 'Series Binge' marathon of the show as part of 'Countdown to Decades', a soft-launch prelude to the network's official launch in May 2015. The marathon featured every episode of the series aired back to back.
The marathon began on 30 March at 5 pm Eastern Time and ended on 3 April at 11 pm. The broadcast network has been running three or four episodes in a block on Saturday evenings since April 2018, starting at either 11:00pm or midnight (depending on the running time of the movie scheduled to air ahead of it). In October 2018, This TV added a two-episode per weekday run at 7:00am, independently sequenced of the continued Saturday night airings. Neither includes the two-part episodes referenced in the previous paragraph. Filming locations In the TV series, the Saint lives in London, though the exact address is never revealed, (53 Grosvenor Mews is his stated address in series 2 episode 2) and he is seen travelling to locations across London, the UK, and around the world.
The whole series was shot at Associated British in, with very few scenes shot on location elsewhere. This was achieved by making extensive use of the sets at Elstree, early blue-screen technology to simulate different locations in the background, painted or projected backdrops, and revolving painted backdrops for moving scenes. A few exceptions exist, such as the extensive location shoot on the island of for 'Vendetta for the Saint'. Look-alikes were used for location shoots where the Saint is seen in the distance entering a well-known building or driving past the camera at speed. Where it was not possible to do it in the studios, some scenes were shot in North London, such as the block of flats Embassy Lodge in Regents Park Road NW3, which is shown in 5-15 The Persistent Patriots.Fan club The Saint and its books have a fan club created originally by Leslie Charteris for the fans of the series. The club falls under the control of the honorary chairmen, Sir Roger Moore and Ian Ogilvy.
The club marks events such as the publication of books or other information on the series.Episodes. Marnell, Blair (21 December 2012). ^.
18 April 1993. Chase, Chris (26 June 1981). 14 August 2007 at the.
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UK Colour Series DVD Release, disk 8, special feature documentary 'The Saint Steps In.To Colour', narrated by Roger Moore. 4 May 2015 at the. 16 July 2015 at the. 19 October 2015 at the.
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Retrieved 14 July 2017.Further reading. Barer, Paul. The Saint: A Complete History in Print, Radio, Film and Television of Leslie Charteris' Robin Hood of Modern Crime, Simon Templar, 1928–1992. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2003. Dickerson, Ian. The Saint on TV.
Andover, UK: Hirst Publishing, 2011.External links. on. at.
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