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The Saint Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
27 Episodes 1966 - 1967
Episode 1
The Queen's Ransom
Sun, Aug 6, 196750 mins
In Monte Carlo, the Saint saves the life of Fallouda, former king of Fedyra. Fallouda tells Templar of his plan to return to the throne, raising the money by selling his wife's jewelry. The king asks Simon to accompany her to Zurich to get the jewels. Soon after the pair set out on the journey, troubles begin.
Episode 2
Interlude in Venice
Fri, Jun 6, 196949 mins
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.
Episode 3
The Russian Prisoner
Sun, Aug 13, 196749 mins
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.
Episode 4
The Reluctant Revolution
Fri, Jun 13, 196960 mins
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.
Episode 5
The Helpful Pirate
Fri, May 23, 196949 mins
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.
Episode 6
The Convenient Monster
49 mins
A man and a dog are both killed by the shores of Loch Ness by what would appear to have been the Monster. Local author Noel Bastion and his wife Eleanor, a former big game hunter, agree to help Simon keep watch in case the Monster appears, but Templar comes upon a castle ruin with a cellar containing gas tanks and a huge club, then somebody tries to kill him. Has somebody purposely created a false monster? And if so, why?
Episode 7
The Angel's Eye
Sun, May 28, 196749 mins
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.
Episode 8
The Man Who Liked Lions
Sun, Jul 2, 196749 mins
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.
Episode 9
The Better Mousetrap
Sat, Apr 6, 196849 mins
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.
Episode 10
Little Girl Lost
Sun, Jun 18, 196760 mins
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.
Episode 11
Paper Chase
Fri, May 30, 196949 mins
The Saint goes to East Germany to bring back defector Eric Redman, who's planning to trade a list of agents in return for the life of his father. However, on arrival, Eric finds his father's already dead. Hanya, his father's assistant, Eric and Templar must now make it back to the West, destroy the list, whilst being pursued by the Stasi.
Episode 12
Locate and Destroy
Sun, Jul 16, 196749 mins
In South America, the Saint helps a man escape from men who are trying to kidnap him. In gratitude, the man brings Templar to his house. Templar is approached by one of the gunmen, telling him the man he helped is a Nazi war criminal, and that he is an Israeli agent sent to bring the man to justice.
Episode 13
Flight Plan
Sun, Jun 25, 196749 mins
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.
Episode 14
Escape Route
Sun, Jul 9, 196749 mins
The Saint's caught burgling a house and sentenced to 10 years in prison - where he's visited by Inspector Teal. The 2 are working together and the Simon's acting as an undercover agent to investigate a spate of recent escapes from the jail. He's approached by an inmate who claims that for £50,000 he can be sprung. Sure enough, a helicopter arrives to get him out. Now Templar must find out who's behind the escapes.
Episode 15
The Persistent Patriots
Sat, Apr 27, 196849 mins
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.
Episode 16
The Fast Women
Sun, Jun 4, 196760 mins
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.
Episode 17
The Death Game
Sun, May 21, 196760 mins
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.
Episode 18
The Art Collectors
Sun, Jul 30, 196749 mins
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.
Episode 19
To Kill a Saint
Sun, Jun 11, 196749 mins
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.
Episode 20
The Counterfeit Countess
Sun, Jul 23, 196760 mins
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.
Episode 21
Simon and Delilah
Fri, May 9, 196949 mins
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.
Episode 22
Island of Chance
49 mins
The Saint flies to the Caribbean at the behest of a friend who's killed before he can explain why he needed to see him. The man worked for Dr. Krayford, a renowned scientist looking for a revolutionary vaccine, who's been staying at the property of benefactor, the wealthy Arlene Brand, Templar and journalist, Marla, go to Ms Brand's, but instead of finding answers, more people are killed.
Episode 23
The Gadget Lovers
Sat, Mar 30, 196849 mins
Following the deaths of several Soviet agents, the Saint's assigned to protect Russian colonel Smolenko, who's traveling by train to Paris. After an attempt leads them to Switzerland, Templar and the colonel fly there to find out who - and why is behind the attempts at murder.
Episode 24
A Double in Diamonds
Sat, Feb 24, 196849 mins
A highly valuable necklace is stolen from Lord Gillingham - by his secretary, Kate, who kills the jeweller in the process. The necklace is discovered at a fashion parade... or is it? A double switch seems to be on the cards when his lordship gets a phone call saying he can have the necklace back; if he pays £10thousand. What would anybody do in such a predicament but ring the Saint?
Episode 25
The Power Artists
Sat, Mar 9, 196849 mins
After Simon Templar's framed for the murder of a young sculptor. He must figure out who's out to get him. With assistance from the deceased's girlfriend, a bunch of hippies and inadvertantly, CI Teal, Simon faces off against someone who shouldn't exist.
Episode 26
When Spring Is Sprung
Sat, Mar 16, 196849 mins
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.
Episode 27
The Gadic Collection
Thu, Mar 28, 196849 mins
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.