The Saint (1962–1969)
Episode List
Season 5
6 Aug. 1967
The Queen's Ransom
The Saint moves into regal circles. He comes to the aid of Queen Adana, whose husband is the deposed ruler of a Middle Eastern country.
6 Jun. 1969
Interlude in Venice
In Venice, the Saint comes to the aid of Cathy Allardyce when she's found next to the dead body of Prince Ubaldo. He'd been secretly supported by 'Foots' Fortunati, a gangster who'd been using the Prince in several cons. Now Fortunati's out for revenge, because he holds Cathy's father, John, responsible for his brother's death. Templar sets out to save Cathy and her family, and stop Fortunati.
13 Aug. 1967
The Russian Prisoner
Whilst on holiday in Switzerland, the Saint's approached by a young woman, who says she'd been raised in Sweden by her mother, at the behest of her father, a Russian professor. He's just arrived in Geneva, to attend a conference, and is anxious to defect. The professor's being held prisoner in a chateau by security, and Irma begs Simon to free him. A plot's hatched, but inevitably, not all is what it seems to be.
13 Jun. 1969
The Reluctant Revolution
The Saint's in San Pablo, where a young woman tries to shoot the principal advisor to the President. Templar whisks her away from the police, and she tells him that he's a fraud, using an assumed name. He stole money from her father's business, and her father was charged, and now is dying in prison. Templar goes to the president and confronts him with the man's real identity and the fact he's an opportunist with no political loyalties. But now, he not certain who's trekking the truth.
23 May 1969
The Helpful Pirate
On behalf of British Intelligence, the Saint journeys to Hamburg to find professor Roeding, a scientist who's at the forefront of laser technnology. After ringing his daughter, saying he was on the 'verge of making a fortune', the professor disappeared.
4 Nov. 1966
The Convenient Monster
A man and a dog are both killed by the shores of Loch Ness by what would appear to have been the monster.
28 May 1967
The Angel's Eye
Lord Cranmore's anxious to sell a family diamond, and Templar rides shotgun when Cranmore's employee and his daughter go to Amsterdam to have the diamond cut. But once there, the diamond's stolen whilst the cutter himself denies ever seeing it.
2 Jul. 1967
The Man Who Liked Lions
In Rome, the Saint's due to meet a journalist friend anxious to tell him about a man who'liked lions' but is found dead. Templar learns about Tony's diary, which contain a clue as to the reason for his murder, but other addressees in the diary are also dying off.
6 Apr. 1968
The Better Mousetrap
In the South of France, the Saint's become chief suspect following a spate of jewel robberies from the rooms of hotel guests. The actual thieves hope to incriminate Templar by planting some of the loot in his room, but one of them dies. Natalie, whose employer was one of the robbery victims, teams up with Simon to discover the mastermind of the thefts.
18 Jun. 1967
Little Girl Lost
In Ireland, the Saint rescues a girl called Mildred from thugs. She tells him that she's Hitler's daughter and is being used in a plot to revive the fourth Reich. Sceptical of this yarn, Templar discovers she's the daughter of the wealthy Eugene Drew, and is running away to elope with a young man of whom her father disapproves. The 2 thugs are, in fact, private detectives employed by Drew, but when they take Mildred hostage and demand a ransom from him. Simon's uncertain as to who's telling the truth.
30 May 1969
Paper Chase
Simon goes to East Germany to bring back a defector who's planning to trade a list of secret agents in return for the life of his father.
16 Jul. 1967
Locate and Destroy
Simon Templar decides to aid Israeli operatives in the capture of an escaped Nazi war criminal.
25 Jun. 1967
Flight Plan
The Osprey is a new experimental plane and was being test-flown by Flight Lieutenant Mike Gregory until his recent court-martial. Now Middle Eastern agents are using Mike to steal the plane, kidnapping his sister Diane. Having rescued Diane, the Saint goes after Mike, getting himself parachuted into unknown territory to fly the Osprey home.
9 Jul. 1967
Escape Route
Simon's caught burgling a house by Teal and sentenced to 10 years in Princetown Prison.
27 Apr. 1968
The Persistent Patriots
Templar is caught in blackmail, jealousy and murder after saving the life of a British colony's prime minister; guest Edward Woodward.
4 Jun. 1967
The Fast Women
At Brands Hatch motor racing circuit, the Saint meets Cynthia Quillen and Teresa Montesino, 2 racing drivers who are deadly rivals. Whilst Simon's testing Cynthia's car, he discovers it's been sabotaged. He also intercepts an assassin out to murder Cynthia with a high-powered rifle, but the killer's murdered before he can tell Templar who wants Cynthia dead.
21 May 1967
The Death Game
One night, the Saint gets himself involved with the 'death game'. It's a game which has sprung up amongst university students who compete against each other. After the tutor of some students tells Templar he thinks there's far more nefarious motive, he's killed.
30 Jul. 1967
The Art Collectors
In Paris, the Saint meets Natasha, who says she wishes to sell some priceless paintings. They contact an art dealer. but he's intercepted by phony policemen who tell Natasha Templar's killed the dealer and taken the paintings from her. Though Simon convinces Natasha of his innocence, he has to work hard to hold on to paintings and bring the real killers to justice.
11 Jun. 1967
To Kill a Saint
In Paris, somebody tricks shady nightclub owner, Paul Verrier into believing the Saint's trying to kill him. He hires people to kill Templar, first. A young woman tells Templar she wants to get close to Verrier as she believes he killed her father.
23 Jul. 1967
The Counterfeit Countess
The Saint goes to investigate a plane crash in an English field. The pilot's disappeared, leaving large amounts of forged bank notes. Templar tracks down the pilot's home, only to discover the man's been killed. Simon locates the dead man's fiancée in Paris. Clues lead Templar to the villa of a countess, who's not only a counterfeiter, but something of a counterfeit herself.
9 May 1969
Simon and Delilah
Temperamental Italian film star, Serena Harris's kidnapped from the set of a film she's starring in. Though the Saint manages to locate her, given her unpopularity, there's a large number of suspects to choose as the instigator of her abduction.
7 Apr. 1967
Island of Chance
Simon arrives in the Caribbean at the request of a friend who's killed before he can explain why he sent for him.
30 Mar. 1968
The Gadget Lovers
Simon's assigned to protect Russian colonel Smolenko following the deaths of several Soviet agents.
24 Feb. 1968
A Double in Diamonds
A highly valuable necklace is stolen from Lord Gillingham by his secretary Kate, who kills the jeweler in the process.
16 Mar. 1968
When Spring Is Sprung
The Saint's approached by British intelligence, when they learn the Russians are planning to free a Russian spy, when he appears at Her Majesty's court. Since he's agreed to be a double agent, Simon's asked to ensure he eludes the Russians. Templar's not convinced all parties are telling the truth and carries on with his own option.
28 Mar. 1968
The Gadic Collection
The Gadic collection is the priceless centrepiece of an art exhibition at the Museum in Turkey, and several groups of people want it. Most notably, the wealthy art collector, Turin, who's certain the Saint's taken the collection. In an effort to obtain it for himself and discover its whereabouts, he imprisons Templar.
