Return of the Saint (Season 1)

Follow the swashbuckling exploits of Simon Templar, a modern-day Robin Hood of sorts.

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    The Judas Game (Episode 1)

    Writer: Moris Farhi

    Air date: 1978-09-10

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: 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.

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    The Nightmare Man (Episode 2)

    Writer: John Kruse

    Air date: 1978-09-17

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Simon aids an Italian woman who has had a vision of her husband's death.

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    Duel in Venice (Episode 3)

    Writer: Terence Feely

    Air date: 1978-09-24

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: The daughter of one of Simon's friends is kidnapped in order to lure Simon into a trap.

  • Poster for One Black September

    One Black September (Episode 4)

    Writer: John Kruse

    Air date: 1978-10-01

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Simon joins forces with an Israeli agent in order to track down and capture an Arab terrorist who is on the loose in London.

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    The Village That Sold Its Soul (Episode 5)

    Writer: John Goldsmith

    Air date: 1978-10-08

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: A murder investigation brings Simon to a remote Italian village, which is ruled by a psychotic aristocrat.

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    Assault Force (Episode 6)

    Writer: Moris Farhi

    Air date: 1978-10-15

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: After saving the life of a young girl, Simon finds himself pitted against the secret police of a Southeast Asian country.

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    Yesterday's Hero (Episode 7)

    Air date: 1978-10-22

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Simon accidentally becomes involved in a British intelligence operation, after he spots a man believed to be dead.

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    The Poppy Chain (Episode 8)

    Writer: John Kruse

    Air date: 1978-10-29

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Simon infiltrates a drug ring that is being run by a mysterious man known only as `The Gent'.

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    The Arrangement (Episode 9)

    Writer: Anthony Terpiloff

    Air date: 1978-11-05

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Two women decide that the best way to end their marital problems is to have Simon kill their husbands.

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    The Armageddon Alternative (Episode 10)

    Writer: Terence Feely

    Air date: 1978-11-12

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: A man seeking revenge threatens to blow up London unless a sculptress is publicly executed.

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    The Imprudent Professor (Episode 11)

    Writer: Terence Feely

    Air date: 1978-11-19

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Signal Stop

    Signal Stop (Episode 12)

    Writer: John Kruse

    Air date: 1978-11-26

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: No one will believe a former mental patient who claims to have seen a murder through the window while a passenger on a train.

  • Poster for The Roman Touch

    The Roman Touch (Episode 13)

    Writer: John Goldsmith

    Air date: 1978-12-03

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Simon comes to the aid of a successful pop singer whose record producer is driving her too hard.

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    Tower Bridge Is Falling Down (Episode 14)

    Writer: Leon Griffiths

    Air date: 1978-12-10

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for The Debt Collectors

    The Debt Collectors (Episode 15)

    Writer: George Markstein

    Air date: 1978-12-17

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Simon comes to the aid of a woman trying to rescue her brother from drug smugglers.

  • Poster for Collision Course: The Brave Goose (1)

    Collision Course: The Brave Goose (1) (Episode 16)

    Writer: John Kruse

    Air date: 1979-01-07

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Collision Course: The Sixth Man (2)

    Collision Course: The Sixth Man (2) (Episode 17)

    Writer: John Kruse

    Air date: 1979-01-14

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Hot Run

    Hot Run (Episode 18)

    Writer: Tony Williamson

    Air date: 1979-01-21

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: While on holiday in the Italian Alps, Simon's ski instructor asks Simon for help in finding her brother's murderer.

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    Murder Cartel (Episode 19)

    Writer: John Goldsmith

    Air date: 1979-01-28

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Simon discovers that a company that commits assassinations for money is behind the attempt on a despised oil sheik's life.

  • Poster for The Obono Affair

    The Obono Affair (Episode 20)

    Writer: Michael Pertwee

    Air date: 1979-02-04

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Simon is reluctant to help a tyrannical African president whose son has been kidnapped- while visiting in London.

  • Poster for Vicious Circle

    Vicious Circle (Episode 21)

    Writer: John Goldsmith

    Air date: 1979-02-11

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Simon suspects murder when a retired race car driver is killed in an auto accident.

  • Poster for Dragonseed

    Dragonseed (Episode 22)

    Writer: John Kruse

    Air date: 1979-02-25

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Simon suspects that a helicopter accident which killed a millionaire's son was no accident and sets out to prove it.

  • Poster for Appointment in Florence

    Appointment in Florence (Episode 23)

    Writer: Philip Broadley

    Air date: 1979-03-04

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Simon sets out to avenge the death of a friend who was killed by terrorists in Florence.

  • Poster for The Diplomat's Daughter

    The Diplomat's Daughter (Episode 24)

    Writer: Michael Pertwee

    Air date: 1979-03-11

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Simon helps a woman rescue her brother who is being held by drug smugglers.

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