1962

S5.E1 ∙ The Queen's Ransom

Thu, Sep 29, 1966

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.

7.5 /10

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.

7 /10

S5.E3 ∙ The Russian Prisoner

Thu, Oct 13, 1966

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.

7.6 /10

S5.E4 ∙ The Reluctant Revolution

Thu, Oct 20, 1966

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.

7 /10

S5.E5 ∙ The Helpful Pirate

Thu, Oct 27, 1966

Few people are able to resist the attraction of money for nothing but when it is wrapped up in the guise of hidden treasure which is providing a profitable racket for confidence trikster Kolben, the Saint steps in to see fair play.

7.1 /10

S5.E6 ∙ The Convenient Monster

Thu, Nov 03, 1966

A man and a dog are both killed by the shores of Loch Ness by what would appear to have been the Monster.

7 /10

S5.E7 ∙ The Angel's Eye

Thu, Nov 10, 1966

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.

7.2 /10

S5.E8 ∙ The Man Who Liked Lions

Thu, Nov 17, 1966

When Simon's journalist friend is murdered while on the biggest story of his life, the Saint decides to put a stop to the antics of a modern day Caesar, a man who refuses to accept that the glory of Rome is over.

6.6 /10

S5.E9 ∙ The Better Mousetrap

Thu, Nov 24, 1966

Simon combines romance with acute observation when he decides to expose the woman behind a series of audacious jewel thefts in the South of France but by becoming involved, he finds himself arrested and charged as the thief.

7.3 /10

S5.E10 ∙ Little Girl Lost

Thu, Dec 01, 1966

When Simon visits Ireland and meets Mildred, a young girl who claims to be Hitler's daughter, he finds himself dancing a merry Irish jig to escape from the clutches of a ruthless gang of Irish patriots.

7.2 /10

S5.E11 ∙ Paper Chase

Thu, Dec 08, 1966

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.

7.4 /10

S5.E12 ∙ Locate and Destroy

Thu, Dec 15, 1966

Simon Templar decides to aid Israeli operatives in the capture of an escaped Nazi war criminal.

7.4 /10

S5.E13 ∙ Flight Plan

Thu, Dec 22, 1966

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.

7.1 /10

S5.E14 ∙ Escape Route

Thu, Dec 29, 1966

Simon's caught burgling a house by Teal and sentenced to 10 years in Princetown Prison.

7.6 /10

S5.E15 ∙ The Persistent Patriots

Thu, Jan 05, 1967

Having saved the life of the married prime minister of the newly independent former British colony, the Saint's called upon again to help Liskard, when he becomes the target of blackmail, over some letters he once wrote to a young woman named Mary.

7.3 /10

S5.E16 ∙ The Fast Women

Thu, Jan 12, 1967

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.

7.1 /10

S5.E17 ∙ The Death Game

Thu, Jan 19, 1967

A remarkable modern-day death cult has spread among students throughout the world.

7.2 /10

S5.E18 ∙ The Art Collectors

Thu, Jan 26, 1967

The Saint, in Paris, meets a girl who is selling her family's art treasures before someone tries to steal them. Simon doubts her fear and seeks the truth.

7.4 /10

S5.E19 ∙ To Kill a Saint

Thu, Feb 23, 1967

It's the most unusual assignment he's ever undertaken - Simon is hired to disguise himself as a gangster and kill... the Saint.

7.4 /10

S5.E20 ∙ The Counterfeit Countess

Thu, Mar 02, 1967

A plane crash sets the Saint on the trail of a counterfeiting gang, which takes him from London to Switzerland.

7.1 /10

S5.E21 ∙ Simon and Delilah

Thu, Mar 23, 1967

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.

6.7 /10

S5.E22 ∙ Island of Chance

Thu, Apr 06, 1967

Simon arrives in the Caribbean at the request of a friend who's killed before he can explain why he sent for him.

6.9 /10

S5.E23 ∙ The Gadget Lovers

Thu, Apr 20, 1967

Simon's assigned to protect Russian colonel Smolenko following the deaths of several Soviet agents.

7.5 /10

S5.E24 ∙ A Double in Diamonds

Thu, May 04, 1967

A highly valuable necklace is stolen from Lord Gillingham by his secretary Kate, who kills the jeweler in the process.

7.3 /10

S5.E25 ∙ The Power Artists

Thu, May 18, 1967

Simon is framed for the murder of a young sculptor named Loudon.

6.7 /10

S5.E26 ∙ When Spring Is Sprung

Thu, Jun 01, 1967

The combination of the French Riviera and an attractive girl lands the Saint in the unexpected position of being asked to rescue her father, a Russian spy who is being held against his will.

7.2 /10

S5.E27 ∙ The Gadic Collection

Wed, Jun 21, 1967

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.

6.8 /10