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All Episodes of Return of the Saint

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All Episodes of Return of the Saint

Follow the swashbuckling exploits of Simon Templar, a modern-day Robin Hood of sorts.
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Season 1

  • The Judas Game
    6.7/1062 votes

    The Judas Game

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/1978

    Simon decides to rescue a British agent, whom he was once romantically involved with, who has been kidnapped and is being held by terrorists in the Alps.

    Director: Jeremy Summers

    Writer: Moris Farhi

  • The Nightmare Man
    6.6/1050 votes

    The Nightmare Man

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/1978

    Simon aids an Italian woman who has had a vision of her husband's death.

    Director: Peter Sasdy

    Writer: John Kruse

  • Duel in Venice
    7.6/1067 votes

    Duel in Venice

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/24/1978

    The daughter of one of Simon's friends is kidnapped in order to lure Simon into a trap.

    Director: Jeremy Summers

    Writer: Terence Feely

  • One Black September
    6.5/1047 votes

    One Black September

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/1/1978

    Simon joins forces with an Israeli agent in order to track down and capture an Arab terrorist who is on the loose in London.

    Director: Leslie Norman

    Writer: John Kruse

  • The Village That Sold Its Soul
    7.0/1045 votes

    The Village That Sold Its Soul

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/8/1978

    A murder investigation brings Simon to a remote Italian village, which is ruled by a psychotic aristocrat.

    Director: Leslie Norman

    Writer: John Goldsmith

  • Assault Force
    6.4/1044 votes

    Assault Force

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/15/1978

    After saving the life of a young girl, Simon finds himself pitted against the secret police of a Southeast Asian country.

    Director: Peter Sasdy

    Writer: Moris Farhi

  • Yesterday's Hero
    6.8/1052 votes

    Yesterday's Hero

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/22/1978

    Simon accidentally becomes involved in a British intelligence operation, after he spots a man believed to be dead.

    Director: Roy Ward Baker

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Poppy Chain
    6.9/1045 votes

    The Poppy Chain

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/29/1978

    Simon infiltrates a drug ring that is being run by a mysterious man known only as `The Gent'.

    Director: Charles Crichton

    Writer: John Kruse

  • The Arrangement
    7.3/1059 votes

    The Arrangement

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/5/1978

    Two women decide that the best way to end their marital problems is to have Simon kill their husbands.

    Director: Peter Medak

    Writer: Anthony Terpiloff

  • The Armageddon Alternative
    7.3/1045 votes

    The Armageddon Alternative

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/12/1978

    A man seeking revenge threatens to blow up London unless a sculptress is publicly executed.

    Director: Leslie Norman

    Writer: Terence Feely

  • The Imprudent Professor
    6.6/1046 votes

    The Imprudent Professor

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/19/1978

    Simon sets out to stop a scientist from selling out to a foreign power, after two young women ask for Simon's help in getting him to defect.

    Director: Kevin Connor

    Writer: Terence Feely

  • Signal Stop
    7.2/1047 votes

    Signal Stop

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/26/1978

    No one will believe a former mental patient who claims to have seen a murder through the window while a passenger on a train.

    Director: Ray Austin

    Writer: John Kruse

  • The Roman Touch
    6.7/1047 votes

    The Roman Touch

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/3/1978

    Simon comes to the aid of a successful pop singer whose record producer is driving her too hard.

    Director: Jeremy Summers

    Writer: John Goldsmith

  • Tower Bridge Is Falling Down
    7.2/1047 votes

    Tower Bridge Is Falling Down

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/10/1978

    A woman asks Simon for help in proving that her father was murdered by his business partner when he found out the man was cheating him.

    Director: Roy Ward Baker

    Writer: Leon Griffiths

  • The Debt Collectors
    7.2/1044 votes

    The Debt Collectors

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 12/17/1978

    Simon comes to the aid of a woman trying to rescue her brother from drug smugglers.

    Director: Leslie Norman

    Writer: George Markstein

  • Collision Course: The Brave Goose (1)
    7.3/1055 votes

    Collision Course: The Brave Goose (1)

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/7/1979

    Simon's investigation of a power boat accident which killed two wealthy men, leaving one's wife a penniless widow, leads him to the stash from an old gold robbery.

    Director: Cyril Frankel

    Writer: John Kruse

  • Collision Course: The Sixth Man (2)
    7.1/1047 votes

    Collision Course: The Sixth Man (2)

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/14/1979

    Simon's investigation of a power boat accident which killed two wealthy men, leaving one's wife a penniless widow, leads him to the stash from an old gold robbery.

    Director: Cyril Frankel

    Writer: John Kruse

  • Hot Run
    6.4/1042 votes

    Hot Run

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/21/1979

    While on holiday in the Italian Alps, Simon's ski instructor asks Simon for help in finding her brother's murderer.

    Director: Peter Sasdy

    Writer: Tony Williamson

  • Murder Cartel
    7.1/1042 votes

    Murder Cartel

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 1/28/1979

    Simon discovers that a company that commits assassinations for money is behind the attempt on a despised oil sheik's life.

    Director: Tom Clegg

    Writer: John Goldsmith

  • The Obono Affair
    6.6/1039 votes

    The Obono Affair

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/4/1979

    Simon is reluctant to help a tyrannical African president whose son has been kidnapped- while visiting in London.

    Director: Peter Sasdy

    Writer: Michael Pertwee

  • Vicious Circle
    6.7/1042 votes

    Vicious Circle

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/11/1979

    Simon suspects murder when a retired race car driver is killed in an auto accident.

    Director: Sam Wanamaker

    Writer: John Goldsmith

  • Dragonseed
    6.6/1040 votes

    Dragonseed

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 2/25/1979

    Simon suspects that a helicopter accident which killed a millionaire's son was no accident and sets out to prove it.

    Director: Leslie Norman

    Writer: John Kruse

  • Appointment in Florence
    6.8/1034 votes

    Appointment in Florence

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/4/1979

    Simon sets out to avenge the death of a friend who was killed by terrorists in Florence.

    Director: Peter Sasdy

    Writer: Philip Broadley

  • The Diplomat's Daughter
    7.1/1037 votes

    The Diplomat's Daughter

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/11/1979

    Simon helps a woman rescue her brother who is being held by drug smugglers.

    Director: Charles Crichton

    Writer: Michael Pertwee