The Saint (TV Series) The Time to Die (1968) User Reviews

Suspenseful episode

[coltras35 · 10/10 · 18 August 2021]

Whilst in the company of his journalist friend Mary Ellen, the Saint receives a number of death threats, most starkly a wreath which informs him that he will be killed in two days' time. As he has plenty of enemies - criminals he helped send to jail - the unravelling of the identity of the person who wants to kill Simon Templar proves difficult.

One of my favourite episodes of the colour series is quite a moody, suspenseful episode that is quite taut and is never boring. Paced very briskly, there is a sinister undercurrent to this tale and the finale ends with a tough fight. Roger Moore as Simon Templar is on top form.

Cat and mouse with Suzanne Lloyd

[tforbes-2 · 9/10 · 20 November 2016]

"The Time To Die" has Simon Templar playing a cat-and-mouse game against someone who wants him dead. The "Music Box Man" tries different ways to bump off The Saint, and manages to get a couple of people killed.

This episode seems a little moody, but it well worth the watch. It is pretty tense, and it holds your attention. Suzanne Lloyd makes her final appearance on the series as an American freelance journalist, and her performance remains a treat. It also marks her penultimate performance, since she would appear in a movie with Kirk Douglas six years later.

Oh, and the ending fight is a nasty one.

Overall, another fine entry in the series. By the way, the end theme in this season is my personal favorite!

Someone's trying to kill "The Saint." Again.

[aramis-112-804880 · 19 December 2023]

Who's trying to kill the Saint? Simon Templar would like to know.

Suzanne Lloyd returns for her last and best episode. She's beautiful but until this episode her acting left lots to be desired. She was kind of the female Keenu Reeves: she photographed well but I cringed when she opened her mouth. I won't say before this she couldn't act her way out of a paper bag but don't put her in one of those wax-paper ones they used to sell candy in. Still, she acquits herself well. Hooray.

The episode is flush with red herrings and one of my favorite actors, Freddie Jones, makes an appearance as a driver. We have lots of suspects but could Jones be driving Templar to his doom? I wouldn't want to see Templar's doom come by any other hand.

A solid episode that'll keep the viewer guessing right to the somewhat disappointing climax.