The Saint — Season 5
When 'The Saint' plays with fire...other people get burned!
About this season
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.
Episodes (27)
1. The Queen's Ransom
Aired 30 September 1966 • 60 min
The Saint helps a disposed mid east ruler recover jewels needed to fund a counter coop.
2. Interlude in Venice
Aired 7 October 1966 • 60 min
The Saint gets involved in a gangsters revenge plot against a lawyer.
3. The Russian Prisoner
6.0Aired 14 October 1966 • 60 min
A Russian Physicist wants to defect to the United States.
4. The Reluctant Revolution
6.0Aired 21 October 1966 • 60 min
The Saint gets involved in a banana republic's revolution.
5. The Helpful Pirate
6.0Aired 28 October 1966 • 60 min
A South American Dictator falls under the influence of a corrupt British scientist.
6. The Convenient Monster
6.0Aired 4 November 1966 • 60 min
The Loch Ness Monster gets blamed for murders in Scotland.
7. The Angel's Eye
6.5Aired 11 November 1966 • 60 min
In Amsterdam a respectable gem cutter denies ever seeing a diamond that was sent to him.
8. The Man Who Liked Lions
4.0Aired 18 November 1966 • 60 min
Simon uncovers a strange cult that worships ancient Rome.
9. The Better Mousetrap
5.0Aired 25 November 1966 • 60 min
It appears that Simon is involved in a Riviera jewel robbery.
10. Little Girl Lost
7.3Aired 2 December 1966 • 60 min
Simon helps a girl who claims to be Hitler's daughter escape from Nazis.
11. Paper Chase
6.0Aired 9 December 1966 • 60 min
A civil servant has defected with top secret files.
12. Locate and Destroy
6.0Aired 16 December 1966 • 60 min
In South America, the Saint helps an Israeli agent capture a fugitive Nazi.
13. Flight Plan
6.0Aired 23 December 1966 • 60 min
A nun in high heels has Simon involved with a VTOL plane theft that Simon has to learn to fly very quickly.
14. Escape Route
6.0Aired 30 December 1966 • 60 min
Simon gets himself put in jail to infiltrate a gang specializing in jail breaks.
15. The Persistent Patriots
6.0Aired 6 January 1967 • 60 min
Simon investigates an assignation attempt against the prime minister of a British colony.
16. The Fast Women
6.0Aired 13 January 1967 • 60 min
Simon investigates murder attempt on female race car driver.
17. The Death Game
6.0Aired 20 January 1967 • 60 min
Simon tries to stop an alliance between a crime ring and psychology students who plan murders.
18. The Art Collectors
6.0Aired 27 January 1967 • 60 min
Simon meets several people who are after 3 lost Da Vinci's.
19. To Kill a Saint
7.0Aired 24 February 1967 • 60 min
After an attempted assassination Simon tries to find out who has a contract out on him.
20. The Counterfeit Countess
7.0Aired 3 March 1967 • 60 min
Simon is on the trail of counterfeit money.
21. Simon and Delilah
5.0Aired 24 March 1967 • 60 min
A hated movie queen and her co-star are kidnapped.
22. Island of Chance
5.0Aired 7 April 1967 • 60 min
Simon journeys to the West Indies to find the murderer of an old friend.
23. The Gadget Lovers
5.0Aired 21 April 1967 • 60 min
Simon joins up with Russian agent in finding agent killer.
24. A Double in Diamonds
6.0Aired 5 May 1967 • 60 min
Simon is led into a plot to steal a necklace while investigating the murder of a jeweler.
25. The Power Artists
Aired 19 May 1967 • 60 min
Simon gets framed for murder after a visit to an artist's studio.
26. When Spring Is Sprung
5.0Aired 2 June 1967 • 60 min
A pretty girl lures Simon into a plot to free a Soviet spy, who is waiting trail in London.
27. The Gadic Collection
Aired 22 June 1967 • 60 min
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.