The Armageddon Alternative

Episode aired Nov 12, 1978
49m

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

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Anouska Hempel in Return of the Saint (1978)

Adventure Crime

A deranged scientist, rejected for a top government post, gets his revenge by setting off explosions all over London. He threatens the biggest explosion of all unless sculptress Lynn Jackson... Read allA deranged scientist, rejected for a top government post, gets his revenge by setting off explosions all over London. He threatens the biggest explosion of all unless sculptress Lynn Jackson is publicly executed. The Saint teams up with Commander Denning of Special Branch to stop... Read allA deranged scientist, rejected for a top government post, gets his revenge by setting off explosions all over London. He threatens the biggest explosion of all unless sculptress Lynn Jackson is publicly executed. The Saint teams up with Commander Denning of Special Branch to stop him.

Director
- Leslie Norman
Writers
- Leslie Charteris
- Terence Feely
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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

YOUR RATING

Director
- Leslie Norman
Writers
- Leslie Charteris
- Terence Feely
Stars

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An excellent episode

Thanks to Minder, George Cole has this chirpy, lovable image, but in this dark episode where a bomber is exacting his revenge by threatening to blow up London, he shakes that image off, and effectively plays a man teetering on the edge of insanity.

This is a tense episode without nary a chance for romance or the usual 'the Saint' light moments - its race against time plot is taut and relentless in pace. Ian Oglivy was excellent as Templar, who is no-nonsense, sharp but also sympathetic. A solid episode.

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Trivia
Simon Templar claims to have a degree in physics.

Goofs
The bomber is shown making a call to New Scotland Yard on a phone with the number 01-443-1212-216. It's picked up there by Commander Denning - whose phone is numbered 01-443-1212-213, suggesting they're only a couple of extensions away in the Met offices.

Quotes
[first lines]
Simon Templar: [narrating] It had been a memorable dinner. The lobster was subtle, the champagne chilled to perfection and the dessert, well that was straight aphrodisiac in whipped cream. It's too bad she was a model and had an early call. You can't, as Socrates said, win 'em all.