The Saint

The Saint is a 1960's half hour television show first broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom in 1962. Created by Leslie Charteris and based on the character from his novels, The Saint ran for six seasons comprising 118 episodes. In the show, Simon Templar (Roger Moore) is a thief and amateur detective who is known as The Saint because of his initials. Templar, despite his criminal career, is often perceived as a hero due to his boyish humor and similarities to Robin Hood. His victims are what the thief refers to as the "ungodly." They are characters who adhere to a lesser moral code than his own. Often, Templar would collect only a small fee from his exploits while donating the rest of his stolen goods to charity or disbursing them to his colleagues. Templar, however, is not as saintly as his nickname implies. He will go to great lengths to ruin the lives of his victims or kill them outright. Only one of The Saint's adversaries, Inspector Teal (Ivor Dean) manages to thwart his villainous efforts. MORE