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Return of the Saint
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The Nightmare Man

  • Episode aired Sep 17, 1978
  • 49m
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Joss Ackland and Roy Evans in Return of the Saint (1978)
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In Paris the Saint meets a distraught woman who says that she has had a vivid dream in which her husband, the new Italian ambassador to Britain, is killed whilst travelling in an open coach ... Read allIn Paris the Saint meets a distraught woman who says that she has had a vivid dream in which her husband, the new Italian ambassador to Britain, is killed whilst travelling in an open coach in a London square. The Saint goes to London and meets the ambassador and his wife - thoug... Read allIn Paris the Saint meets a distraught woman who says that she has had a vivid dream in which her husband, the new Italian ambassador to Britain, is killed whilst travelling in an open coach in a London square. The Saint goes to London and meets the ambassador and his wife - though she is a different lady to the one he met in Paris. The Saint must solve the deception b... Read all

  • Director
    • Peter Sasdy
  • Writers
    • Leslie Charteris
    • John Kruse
  • Stars
    • Ian Ogilvy
    • Joss Ackland
    • Kathryn Leigh Scott
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    6.6/10
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    • Director
      • Peter Sasdy
    • Writers
      • Leslie Charteris
      • John Kruse
    • Stars
      • Ian Ogilvy
      • Joss Ackland
      • Kathryn Leigh Scott
    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Ian Ogilvy
    Ian Ogilvy
    • Simon Templar
    Joss Ackland
    Joss Ackland
    • Gunther
    Kathryn Leigh Scott
    Kathryn Leigh Scott
    • Gayle
    Moira Redmond
    Moira Redmond
    • Livia Moreno
    Norman Eshley
    Norman Eshley
    • Detective George Caufield
    Sharon Maughan
    Sharon Maughan
    • Carmela
    John Bennett
    John Bennett
    • Colonel Ramon Perrez
    John Bailey
    John Bailey
    • di Vallesi
    Stanley Lebor
    Stanley Lebor
    • Dalby
    Roy Evans
    Roy Evans
    • Dillon
    Olga Lowe
    • Concierge
    Juliette James
    • Margareta di Vallesi
    Zienia Merton
    Zienia Merton
    • Mila
    Jorge Bosso
    Jorge Bosso
    • Plump Policeman
    • (as Giorgio Bosso)
    Raul Newney
    • Young Policeman
    Ève Karpf
    • Desk Clerk
    • (as Eve Karpf)
    Trevord Ward
    • Victor
    • Director
      • Peter Sasdy
    • Writers
      • Leslie Charteris
      • John Kruse
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    • Trivia
      The climax takes place in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, popularly known as Big Ben. The major British adventure movie release of that same year of 1978, The Thirty Nine Steps (1978), also had its climactic set-piece in Big Ben's clock mechanism.
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      Sharon Maughan is referred to in the opening credits as Sharon Mughan. This was formerly thought to be a misspelling by the graphics department, but according to her Wikipedia page this was her birth name.
    • Quotes

      Simon Templar: [narrating] The champagne: chilled, the night: warm, the girl: beautiful. Paris at it's best. All in all, with a little luck and just a little cooperation, this could be a night to remember.

      [a woman starts to scream from another hotel room]

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    • Release date
      • September 17, 1978 (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Incorporated Television Company (ITC)
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    • Runtime
      • 49m
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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