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The Saint

When 'The Saint' plays with fire...other people get burned!

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1962 – 19696 seasons · 118 episodes~60 min per episodeTV-PGEnded

Mystery Crime Action & Adventure Drama

Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Roger Moore

Roger Moore

Simon Templar

118 eps

Arnold Diamond

Arnold Diamond

Colonel Latignant

5 eps

Warren Mitchell

Warren Mitchell

Marco Di Cesari

3 eps

Kate O'Mara

Kate O'Mara

Annabel II

3 eps

Bryan Marshall

Bryan Marshall

Moreno

3 eps

Shirley Eaton

Shirley Eaton

Reb Denning

3 eps

Ed Bishop

Ed Bishop

George Felson

5 eps

Joseph Fürst

Joseph Fürst

Karel Jorovitch

3 eps

Imogen Hassall

Imogen Hassall

Malia

3 eps

Ronald Radd

Ronald Radd

Henri Flambeau

3 eps

Fulton Mackay

Fulton Mackay

John Everett

3 eps

Stanley Meadows

Stanley Meadows

Georges

3 eps

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Norman Florence

Clem Enright

3 eps

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John Forbes-Robertson

Sergeant Stevens

3 eps

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Tim Barrett

The Stewart

3 eps

Peter Madden

Peter Madden

Lo Zio

3 eps

Geoffrey Lumsden

Geoffrey Lumsden

Coroner

3 eps

Norman Bird

Norman Bird

Mr. Spode

4 eps

Penelope Horner

Penelope Horner

Oonagh O'Grady

3 eps

Jack Gwillim

Jack Gwillim

Major Carter

3 eps

Tony Wager

Tony Wager

Corrigan

3 eps

Burt Kwouk

Burt Kwouk

Mr. Ching

3 eps

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Jeremy Burnham

Harry

3 eps

Suzan Farmer

Suzan Farmer

Sara Douglas

4 eps

John Serret

John Serret

Bank Manager

4 eps

Sandor Elès

Sandor Elès

Jean Latour

4 eps

Suzanne Lloyd

Suzanne Lloyd

Serena

6 eps

George Pastell

George Pastell

Vulanin

5 eps

Godfrey Quigley

Godfrey Quigley

Ballard

4 eps

Paul Stassino

Paul Stassino

Col. Rakosi

5 eps

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Justine Lord

Galaxy Rose

7 eps

Eddie Byrne

Eddie Byrne

Mr. Hapgood (Snr.)

4 eps

Michael Robbins

Michael Robbins

Harry

3 eps

Ray Austin

Ray Austin

Arthur

4 eps

Charles Houston

Charles Houston

Eddy Toscelli

5 eps

Marne Maitland

Marne Maitland

The Guru

4 eps

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Leslie Crawford

Dunn

3 eps

Guy Deghy

Guy Deghy

Carl Eberhard

4 eps

Salmaan Peerzada

Salmaan Peerzada

Ahmed

3 eps

Peter Dyneley

Peter Dyneley

Nat Grendel

3 eps

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How The Saint actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

The Saint reads strongest on Tension, Character Depth and Bingeability.

TensionDefining9.0

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

Character DepthDefining8.9

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

BingeabilityVery strong8.4

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

Cliffhanger IntensityVery strong8.0

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

SerializedVery strong7.0

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

Emotional WeightStrong6.7

How much the series is designed to affect you.

SpectacleStrong6.5

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

World BuildingLight3.5

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

HumourLight2.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

The story

What it's about

Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.

The run

Seasons

6 seasons · 118 episodes.

Season 0 · Unannounced
Specials
2 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
196212 episodes
6.4IMDb
Best episode · S01E01 The Talented Husband
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
196327 episodes
6.6IMDb
Best episode · S02E16 The Wonderful War
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
196423 episodes
5.9IMDb
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
19659 episodes
5.4IMDb
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
196627 episodes
5.9IMDb
Best episode · S05E10 Little Girl Lost
Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
196820 episodes
8.0IMDb

Recently aired

Latest Episodes

Still from The World Beater

S06E20

The World Beater

9 Feb 196960 min

Directed by Leslie Norman
Written by Donald James

Still from Portrait of Brenda

S06E19

Portrait of Brenda

2 Feb 196960 min

Directed by John Gilling
Written by Harry W. Junkin

Still from The Man Who Gambled with Life

S06E18

The Man Who Gambled with Life

26 Jan 196960 min

Directed by Freddie Francis
Written by Harry W. Junkin

Still from The Ex-King of Diamonds

S06E17

The Ex-King of Diamonds

19 Jan 196960 min

Directed by Alvin Rakoff
Written by John Kruse

Still from Vendetta for the Saint (2)

S06E16

Vendetta for the Saint (2)

12 Jan 196960 min

Directed by Jim O'Connolly
Written by John Kruse, Harry W. Junkin

Still from Vendetta for the Saint (1)

S06E15

Vendetta for the Saint (1)

5 Jan 196960 min

Directed by Jim O'Connolly
Written by John Kruse, Harry W. Junkin

Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Executive production

Writing

Direction

Cinematography

Paul BeesonDirector of Photography
Lionel BanesDirector of Photography
Walter J. HarveyDirector of Photography

Where to watch

Streaming

Availability verified against regional listings.

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