I see Forces TV, here in the U.K. has started showing the 1978 ITC series, Return Of The Saint, starring Ian Ogilvy as the 'infamous' Simon Templar.
Fans of The Saint , like me ( A few years back I used to be a member of The Saint fan club) can also catch the monochrome TV series starring Roger Moore, probably the best incarnation, on Talking Pictures TV, and the later Moore colour series on ITV 4.
Check out the two-parter R.O.T.S. story, 'Collision Course', which features a cameo appearance of Saint creator, Leslie Charteris.
Corgi released versions of The Saint's Jaguar XJS, a very stylish car at the time, but I think most people still identify The Saint with the Volvo P1800.
Something I had not noticed before: the original Corgi issue of the Saint's Jaguar XJS just has The Saint on the box, while the re-issue has The Return of the Saint. I only have the smaller, Juniors version of the XJS. This too just had The Saint on its card.
ReplyDeleteThe above comment on the show title on the boxes is mine, but the change in the way comments are posted does not publish my name as before, which caught me out.
ReplyDeletePaul Adams from New Zealand.
I've also got the larger 'sonic control '
ReplyDeleteXJS , which also has just 'The Saint's Jaguar XJS' on the box, Paul.
Lovely collection Scoop. They look great in the Spring weather. I know I had the white Volvo as a kid. A great die-cast. I used to pick up cheap Saint paperbacks and have them on my vintage toy stall. TV tie ins and original novels were always popular.
ReplyDeleteYep, I've got dozens of the Saint paperbacks, including a few ROTS ones. You're absolutely right about a certain interest in TV tie in paperbacks; the rarer copies of some cult series can command fairly high prices these days.
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