Leslie Charteris
Director
Return of the Saint (1978)
Season 1
Follow the swashbuckling exploits of Simon Templar, a modern-day Robin Hood of sorts.
Released Sept. 10, 1978
Episode 49 min
None+
Genres: Action, Adventure, Crime
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Network: ITV1
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - The Judas Game
Simon decides to rescue a British agent, whom he was once romantically involved with, who has been kidnapped and is being held by terrorists in the Alps.
Sept. 10, 1978, midnight
S1E2 - The Nightmare Man
Simon aids an Italian woman who has had a vision of her husband's death.
Sept. 17, 1978, midnight
S1E3 - Duel in Venice
The daughter of one of Simon's friends is kidnapped in order to lure Simon into a trap.
Sept. 24, 1978, midnight
S1E4 - One Black September
Simon joins forces with an Israeli agent in order to track down and capture an Arab terrorist who is on the loose in London.
Oct. 1, 1978, midnight
S1E5 - The Village That Sold Its Soul
A murder investigation brings Simon to a remote Italian village, which is ruled by a psychotic aristocrat.
Oct. 8, 1978, midnight
S1E6 - Assault Force
After saving the life of a young girl, Simon finds himself pitted against the secret police of a Southeast Asian country.
Oct. 15, 1978, midnight
S1E7 - Yesterday's Hero
Simon accidentally becomes involved in a British intelligence operation, after he spots a man believed to be dead.
Oct. 22, 1978, midnight
S1E8 - The Poppy Chain
Simon infiltrates a drug ring that is being run by a mysterious man known only as `The Gent'.
Oct. 29, 1978, midnight
S1E9 - The Arrangement
Two women decide that the best way to end their marital problems is to have Simon kill their husbands.
Nov. 5, 1978, midnight
S1E10 - The Armageddon Alternative
A man seeking revenge threatens to blow up London unless a sculptress is publicly executed.
Nov. 12, 1978, midnight
S1E11 - The Imprudent Professor
Simon sets out to stop a scientist from selling out to a foreign power, after two young women ask for Simon's help in getting him to defect.
Nov. 19, 1978, midnight
S1E12 - Signal Stop
No one will believe a former mental patient who claims to have seen a murder through the window while a passenger on a train.
Nov. 26, 1978, midnight
S1E13 - The Roman Touch
Simon comes to the aid of a successful pop singer whose record producer is driving her too hard.
Dec. 3, 1978, midnight
S1E14 - Tower Bridge Is Falling Down
A woman asks Simon for help in proving that her father was murdered by his business partner when he found out the man was cheating him.
Dec. 10, 1978, midnight
S1E15 - The Debt Collectors
Simon comes to the aid of a woman trying to rescue her brother from drug smugglers.
Dec. 17, 1978, midnight
S1E16 - Collision Course: The Brave Goose (1)
Simon's investigation of a power boat accident which killed two wealthy men, leaving one's wife a penniless widow, leads him to the stash from an old gold robbery.
Jan. 7, 1979, midnight
S1E17 - Collision Course: The Sixth Man (2)
Simon's investigation of a power boat accident which killed two wealthy men, leaving one's wife a penniless widow, leads him to the stash from an old gold robbery.
Jan. 14, 1979, midnight
S1E18 - Hot Run
While on holiday in the Italian Alps, Simon's ski instructor asks Simon for help in finding her brother's murderer.
Jan. 21, 1979, midnight
S1E19 - Murder Cartel
Simon discovers that a company that commits assassinations for money is behind the attempt on a despised oil sheik's life.
Jan. 28, 1979, midnight
S1E20 - The Obono Affair
Simon is reluctant to help a tyrannical African president whose son has been kidnapped- while visiting in London.
Feb. 4, 1979, midnight
S1E21 - Vicious Circle
Simon suspects murder when a retired race car driver is killed in an auto accident.
Feb. 11, 1979, midnight
S1E22 - Dragonseed
Simon suspects that a helicopter accident which killed a millionaire's son was no accident and sets out to prove it.
Feb. 25, 1979, midnight
S1E23 - Appointment in Florence
Simon sets out to avenge the death of a friend who was killed by terrorists in Florence.
March 4, 1979, midnight
S1E24 - The Diplomat's Daughter
Simon helps a woman rescue her brother who is being held by drug smugglers.
March 11, 1979, midnight
Network: ITV1
Episode Runtime: 49 min.
Season Runtime: 49 min.
Released: Sept. 10, 1978
Last Air Date: March 11, 1979, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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