The Judas Game

Episode aired Sep 10, 1978
49m

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

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Judy Geeson and Ian Ogilvy in Return of the Saint (1978)

Adventure Crime

The Saint is sent to rescue Selma Morell, a British secret agent captured by the Albanian secret police and held in a prison in the mountains. With the help of a local agent he is able to br... Read allThe Saint is sent to rescue Selma Morell, a British secret agent captured by the Albanian secret police and held in a prison in the mountains. With the help of a local agent he is able to break into the prison and rescue Selma, but he must also identify the double agent who betra... Read allThe Saint is sent to rescue Selma Morell, a British secret agent captured by the Albanian secret police and held in a prison in the mountains. With the help of a local agent he is able to break into the prison and rescue Selma, but he must also identify the double agent who betrayed her.

Director
- Jeremy Summers
Writers
- Leslie Charteris
- Moris Farhi
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

YOUR RATING

Director
- Jeremy Summers
Writers
- Leslie Charteris
- Moris Farhi
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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7Prismark10

The Judas Game

The return of the Saint and a new face for Simon Templar.

With Roger Moore acquiring a licence to kill. Ian Ogilvy steps in his shoes with a shining halo.

The opening is a cliffhanger. There is no stock footage in this episode. Shot in Italy which also doubles for Albania.

This Templar is less of a white knight. He has been brought in by British security services to rescue Selma Morell (Judy Geeson.)

She is held captive by the Albanians and might also be a traitor. However there might just be another traitor about.

This is an action packed opener. Lord Lew Grade has spared no expense. There is an emphasis on espionage, the fight scenes needed to be better though.

8coltras35

A good start

A nice start to the series that had me hooked. A cool looking, refined hero with Jaguar XJS saving the downtrodden, fighting, and investigating his way through a 45 minute programme was a joy to my eyes as a kid - still is. And in this 1st episode, he's sent on a mission to rescue an imprisoned spy, who happens to be his ex-girlfriend- and she's not all that she seems.

A Cold War plot that moves briskly, a great opening mountaineering sequence, and twists are in store in this episode. And Ian Oglivy does well in taking up the halo as the inimitable Simon Templar.

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Trivia
French title: "Double jeu".

Quotes
[first lines]
Simon Templar: [narrating] There's nothing more gruelling, or testing than attacking a savage, unrelenting mountain. To make it to the op without losing your life. Teamwork and trusting your partner is the key. One false step, one foul-up, one betrayal and death waits, the mountain's servant. If there's one thing to be learned, it's choose your partner carefully.