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The Saint (ITC)(1962-69) - The Persuaders! (ITC)(1971-72)
The Persuaders! (1971-72)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox
references:
TV Times / BFI/ Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
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THE PERSUADERS!
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A Television Reporters International Tribune Production
for ITC Word Wide Distribution (Lew Grade)
for
ABC [US] (Saturdays 10:00 PM ET)(18Sep71-14June72)
ITV [UK] (Fridays)(17Sep71-25Feb72) (days vary in some ITV regions)
Devised and Produced by Robert S. Baker
Filmed at Pinewood Studios, England and on Location in the South of France
US Crime Adventure Series 1971-72 24 episodes x 60 min Color
Starring: (equal billing)
Roger Moore as Lord Brett Sinclair
Tony Curtis as Danny Wilde
Featuring:
Laurence Naismith as Judge Fulton
Premise:
English Lord Brett Sinclair and American Danny Wilde are both wealthy playboys,
they are teamed together by Judge Fulton to investigate crimes which the police
can't solve. These two men are complete opposites, but become great friends through
their adventures and constantly risk their own lives for one another.
The opening credit sequence for "The Persuaders!" is even better than the
actual programme. To begin with, John Barry's theme music is still one of the best
ever written for a TV show - Then the montage, which begins by using images to tell
the respective stories of the two main characters - Lord Brett Sinclair with his
inherited wealth, his City career, his career as an English sporting gentleman,
including being a Formula One driver (a superb quick archive shot of racing cars
filmed in long zoom straight from the Golden Age of Grands Prix); Danny Wilde
starting in poverty on the Lower East side in New York, but soon becoming an oil
magnate (newspaper shot of a $9.6m dollar deal!). Then the next part of the
sequence shows the two of them having a great time in various exotic European locations
... champagne bubbles, jewellery put round exquisite necks, the cars they drive,
water-skiing, power boat racing, beautiful women in bikinis, and a shot of a
roulette wheel. Everything you need to know about the programme, including the
strong friendship between the leads, is to be found in this magnificent one-minute sequence.
Trivia: Sinclair's car is a 1969 Aston-Martin DBS. Wilde's car is a 1969 Ferrari 246 Dino.
"The Persuaders!" Theme Music Composed & Played by John Barry
*Note: The Persuaders the movie is in development with Ben Stiller as
Danny Wilde and Steve Coogan as Lord Brett Sinclair.
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ABC [US] Saturdays 10:00 PM ET (18Sep71-14June72)
ITV [UK] Fridays (17Sep71-25Feb72) (days vary in some ITV regions)
1.01 The Persuaders: OVERTURE (debut episode)
*Filmed in the South of France/ French Riviera
17Sep1971 ITV UK Fri
Written by Brian Clemens
Directed by Basil Dearden
Starring: Roger Moore (as Lord Brett Sinclair) & Tony Curtis (as Danny Wilde)
Guest cast:
Imogen Hassall ....... Maria Lorenzo
Nina Baden-Semper .... Air Hostess 1
Michael Godfrey ...... Robert Dupont
Alex Scott ........... Coley
Neal Arden ........... Inspector Flavel
John Acheson ......... Truyer
Bruno Barnabe ........ Maitre D'
Synopsis:
After arranging for Brett and Danny to meet and get arrested a retired judge
gives them the choice of helping him out or going to jail for a while.
1.02 The Persuaders: THE GOLD NAPOLEON
*Filmed in the South of France/ French Riviera
24Sep1971 ITV UK Fri
Written by Val Guest
Directed by Roy Ward Baker
Starring: Roger Moore (as Lord Brett Sinclair) & Tony Curtis (as Danny Wilde)
Guest cast:
Susan George ......... Michelle
Harold Goldblatt ..... Maurice Devigne
Michael McStay ....... Vernier
Charles Houston ...... Jacoby
Alfred Marks ......... Pullicino
Jean Driant .......... Douane
Hugh Manning ......... Chief of Police
Balbina .............. Sister
Hugo de Vernier ...... Hospital Porter
Jan-Michael Vincent .. Helicopter Pilot (?) uncredited (?)
Synopsis 1:
The chase is on for Danny and Brett as they seek the gold smugglers. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Danny & Brett must discover whether or not Gold Napoleon coins are the
originals or replicas as they are claimed to be.
1.03 The Persuaders: TAKE SEVEN
01Oct1971 ITV UK Fri
Written by Terry Nation
Directed by Sidney Hayers
Starring: Roger Moore (as Lord Brett Sinclair) & Tony Curtis (as Danny Wilde)
Guest cast:
Sinead Cusack ........ Jenny Lindley
Christian Roberts .... Mark Lindley
Garfield Morgan ..... Peter Hayward
Richard Hurndall ..... David Conron
Sue Lloyd ............ Maggie
Julie Crosthwaite .... Mandy
John Kelland ......... Harvester
Colin Vancao ......... The Major
Veronica Hurst ....... Secretary
Victor Platt ......... Farmer
Synopsis:
A girl is being cut off from her inheritance by a long lost brother.
1.04 The Persuaders: GREENSLEEVES
08Oct1971 ITV UK Fri
Written by Terence Feely
Directed by David Greene
Starring: Roger Moore (as Lord Brett Sinclair) & Tony Curtis (as Danny Wilde)
Guest cast:
Robert Crewdson ...... Leyland
Rosemary Nichols ..... Melanie Sadler
Cy Grant ............. Richard Congoto
Andrew Keir .......... Sir John Hassocks
Tom Adams ............ Piers Emerson
Carmen Munroe ........ Carmen Congoto
Clifton Jones ........ Dr. Kibu
George Woodbridge .... Gregory Ward
Alan Chuntz .......... Valet
Tommy Godfrey ........ Benny Ryan
Arthur Brough ........ Moorehead
Robert Cawdron ....... Leyland
Synopsis:
Brett's home seems to be taken over and to find out why he impersonates
himself, and ends up helping the Prime Minister.
1.05 The Persuaders: POWERSWITCH
15Oct1971 ITV UK Fri
Written by John Kruse
Directed by Basil Dearden
Starring: Roger Moore (as Lord Brett Sinclair) & Tony Curtis (as Danny Wilde)
Guest cast:
Annette Andre ........ Pekoo Rayne
Paul Whitsun-Jones ... Inspector Blanchard
Lionel Blair ......... Quinn Travis
Terence Alexander .... Crane
Melissa Stribling .... Lisa
John Phillips ........ Koestler
Les Crawford ......... Ravel
Vicki Woolf .......... Rent-a-Car Girl
Synopsis:
Brett and Danny investigate an international stock swindle.
1.06 The Persuaders: THE TIME AND THE PLACE
22Oct1971 ITV UK Fri
Written by Michael Pertwee
Directed by Roger Moore
Starring: Roger Moore (as Lord Brett Sinclair) & Tony Curtis (as Danny Wilde)
Guest cast:
Ian Hendry ........... Lord Croxley
Anna Palk ............ Marie
Patrick O'Connell .... Ryder
Robert Flemyng ....... Sir George
David Rees ........... TV Interviewer
Basil Dignam ......... Prime Minister
Duncan Lamont ........ Bexton
David Lodge ......... Thompson
Campbell Singer ...... Porter
Geoffrey Toone ....... The General
Terence Sewards ...... Marsden
Olga Lowe ............ traffic warden
Synopsis:
Danny discovers the body of a reporter then can't find it until it turns up
in a car crash hours later.
1.07 The Persuaders: SOMEONE LIKE ME
29Oct1971 ITV UK Fri
Written by Terry Nation
Directed by Roy Ward Baker
Starring: Roger Moore (as Lord Brett Sinclair) & Tony Curtis (as Danny Wilde)
Guest cast:
Reginald Marsh ....... Dr Fowler
Anne De Vigier ....... Nurse Crane
Bernard Lee .......... Sam Milford
Joanne Dainton ....... Miss Lindsay
Jeremy Burnham ....... Scott Maskell
Tony Wright .......... David Alton
Gerald Sim ........... Dr Gordon
Johnny Briggs ........ Charlie
Vivien Neves ......... Danny's Girl
Diana Terry .......... Brett's Girl
Synopsis:
Danny thinks Brett is acting strange, Brett thinks someone is impersonating
him. They both can't be right.
1.08 The Persuaders: ANYONE CAN PLAY
*Filmed at the seaside resort of Brighton, England.
05Nov1971 ITV UK Fri
Written by Tony Williamson
Directed by Leslie Norman
Starring: Roger Moore (as Lord Brett Sinclair) & Tony Curtis (as Danny Wilde)
Guest cast:
Dudley Foster ........ Heather
Cyd Hayman ........... Lyn
Richard Vernon ....... Sir Maxwell Dean
Ed Devereaux ......... Ryker
Ron Deally ........... Sampson
Wayne Astrall ........ Franklin
Tim Goodman .......... Webster
Patrick Jordan ....... Pelli
Patrick Connor ....... Train guard
Christopher Coll ..... London agent
Graham Weston ........ Northern agent
Peter Forbes-Robertson .... Inspector Langford
Kit Taylor ........... Croupier
Synopsis 1:
Danny's on the lam from enemy agents when he mistakenly wins the Other
Side's payroll at a rigged roulette table. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Danny is on the run from enemy agents after he accidentally uses the code
words to get paid off at a Brighton Casino.
1.09 The Persuaders: THE OLD, THE NEW, AND THE DEADLY
12Nov1971 ITV UK Fri
Written by Brian Clemens
Directed by Leslie Norman
Starring: Roger Moore (as Lord Brett Sinclair) & Tony Curtis (as Danny Wilde)
Guest cast:
Patrick Troughton .... Count Marceau
Anne Gael ............ Suzy
Frederick Jaeger ..... Luther
Derren Nesbitt ....... Groski
Jasmina Hilton ....... Serena
Gary Cockrell ........ Frank
Kenneth J Warren ..... Verner
Michael Segal ........ Denton
Michael Anthony ...... Hotel desk clerk
Synopsis:
It seems that everyone wants a German Eagle statuette and they also think
that Danny has it.
1.10 The Persuaders: ANGIE, ANGIE
*Filmed in the South of France/ French Riviera
19Nov1971 ITV UK Fri
Written by Milton S. Gelman
Directed by Val Guest
Starring: Roger Moore (as Lord Brett Sinclair) & Tony Curtis (as Danny Wilde)
Guest cast:
Larry Storch ......... Angie
John Alderson ........ Kyle Sandor
Kirsten Lindholm ..... Marissa Nave
Lionel Murton ........ Ben
Don Watson ........... Martin
Harold Ems ........... Fred
Maxine Casson ........ Starlet
Rosa Alba ............ Madama La Gata
Anna Brett ........... Bank Secretary
Alan Chuntz .......... Bodyguard
Synopsis 1:
A hit man hired to kill a double-crossing ex-union boss runs straight
into Danny's territory. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Danny's old friend turns out to be a hit man hired to kill an American union
boss on holiday in Europe.
1.11 The Persuaders: CHAIN OF EVENTS
26Nov1971 ITV UK Fri
Written by Terry Nation
Directed by Peter Hunt
Starring: Roger Moore (as Lord Brett Sinclair) & Tony Curtis (as Danny Wilde)
Guest cast:
Suzanna Leigh ........ Emily Major
Peter Vaughn ......... Franz Schubert
George Baker ......... Britten
John Glyn-Jones ...... Dr. Hubert Rogers
Morris Perry ......... Beecham-Bennett
Allan Rich ........... Previn
Jeremy Child ......... Carlton
James Bree ........... Bill Wilton
Leon Eagles .......... Prokofiev
Neil Wilson .......... Police Constable
Bob Simmons .......... Jeep Driver
James Beckett ........ Previn
Synopsis:
Danny gets chained to a brief case which he can't get off and contains a bomb.
1.12 The Persuaders: THAT'S ME OVER THERE
03Dec1971 ITV UK Fri
Written by Brian Clemens
Directed by Leslie Norman
Starring: Roger Moore (as Lord Brett Sinclair) & Tony Curtis (as Danny Wilde)
Guest cast:
Suzan Farmer ......... Ann Summers
Geoffrey Keen ........ Thaddeus Krane
Suzy Farmer .......... Ann Summers
Allan Cuthbertson .... Colonel Wright
Juliet Harmer ........ Prue
Terence Edmond ....... Cliff Turner
Neil Hallett ......... Prentice
Peter Gilmore ........ Mather
Derek Newark ......... Lloyd
John Stone ........... Auctioneer
Patrick Newell ....... Fat man
Synopsis:
Danny poses as an English Lord with a Brooklyn accent in order to rescue
Brett who has been kidnapped.
1.13 The Persuaders: THE LONG GOODBYE
*Filmed in Rome.
10Dec1971 ITV UK Fri
Written by Michael Pertwee
Directed by Roger Moore
Starring: Roger Moore (as Lord Brett Sinclair) & Tony Curtis (as Danny Wilde)
Guest cast:
Nicola Pagett ........ Carla Wilks
Madeline Smith ....... Carla
Leo Genn ............. Sir Hugo Chalmers
Noel Willman ......... Theopolis
Anouska Hempel ....... Carla 2
Geoffrey Cheshire .... Taxi driver
Brian Jackson ........ Jenson
Glynn Edwards ........ Boris
Peter Sallis ......... Piper
Valerie Leon ......... Space Queen
Deborah Moore ........ Little girl
Synopsis:
Several different parties offer Danny and Brett various inducements to part
with the formula they found on the body in a 10 year old plane crash.
1.14 The Persuaders: THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE
*Filmed in Rome.
17Dec1971 ITV UK Fri
Written by Donald James
Directed by Leslie Norman
Starring: Roger Moore (as Lord Brett Sinclair) & Tony Curtis (as Danny Wilde)
Guest cast:
Terry-Thomas ......... Archie Sinclair-Beauchamp
Suzy Kendall ......... Kay Hunter
Stephen Greif ........ Krilov
John Orchard ......... Gregor
Stanley Meadows ...... David Price
Geraldine Moffatt .... Senka
Frank Maher .......... Smith
Richard Burrell ...... Jones
Michael Balfour ...... Donkey-cart driver
Synopsis 1:
Cloak and dagger escapade involving beautiful model Kay Hunter and the
pompous Sir Archie as the go after a treasure in Rome. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
When Brett's plan to capture a traitor fails, Danny enlists the aid of one
of Brett's relatives to rescue Brett.
1.15 The Persuaders: ELEMENT OF RISK
24Dec1971 ITV UK Fri
Written by Tony Barwick
Directed by Gerald Mayer
Starring: Roger Moore (as Lord Brett Sinclair) & Tony Curtis (as Danny Wilde)
Guest cast:
William Marlowe ...... Carl
Peter Bowles ......... Mitchell
June Ritchie ......... Charlie
Shane Rimmer ......... Lomax
J.M. Bay ............. Anderson
Karen Kessey ......... Joan
Katherine Kessey ..... Jean
Victor Platt ......... Farmer
Bob Sherman .......... Lieutenant
David Healy .......... Colonel Adler
Anthony Doonan ....... Grant
James Cosmo .......... Inspector Williams
Margaret Nolan ....... Sophie
Carol Cleveland ...... Girl at Airport
Michael Sloan ........ Radio Operator
George Fisher ........ Kramer
Synopsis:
Danny is mistaken for a criminal genius by a gang of crooks who are planning
a bullion heist.
1.16 The Persuaders: A HOME OF ONE'S OWN
31Dec1971 ITV UK Fri
Written by Terry Nation
Directed by James Hill
Starring: Roger Moore (as Lord Brett Sinclair) & Tony Curtis (as Danny Wilde)
Guest cast:
Hannah Gordon ........ Lucy
John Ronane .......... Rupert Hathaway
Leon Greene .......... Abel Gaunt
Michael Sheard ....... Walden
Michael Wynne ........ Policeman
Talfryn Thomas ....... Poacher
Synopsis:
Danny buys a `handy man's special' cottage in England and discovers that his
neighbors are into the occult.
1.17 The Persuaders: FIVE MILES TO MIDNIGHT
07Jan1972
Written by Terry Nation
Directed by Val Guest
Starring: Roger Moore (as Lord Brett Sinclair) & Tony Curtis (as Danny Wilde)
Guest cast:
Joan Collins ......... Sidonie
Robert Hutton ........ Frank Rocco
Jean Marsh ........... Nicola
Ferdy Mayne .......... Count Sangalio
Robert Gallico ....... Manny Howard
Arnold Diamond ....... Brusati
Robert Rietty ........ Torino
Ian Thompson ......... Vasile
Synopsis:
Danny & Brett encounter a New York hoodlum who is on the run after he killed
an Italian gangster.
1.18 The Persuaders: NUISANCE VALUE
*Filmed in Spain
14Jan1972 ITV UK Fri
Written by David Wolfe, Tony Barwick
Directed by Leslie Norman
Starring: Roger Moore (as Lord Brett Sinclair) & Tony Curtis (as Danny Wilde)
Guest cast:
David Cargill ........ Patterson
Vivienne Ventura ..... Lisa
George Murcell ....... Zorakin
Ralph Bates .......... Michael
Michael Culver ....... Kurt
Sarah Lawson ......... Mary
Clive Cazes .......... Matra
Ricardo Montez ....... Inspector Santos
George Roderick ...... Bodega landlord
Synopsis:
Danny's out to rescue the kidnaped daughter of a ruthless millionaire
in an adventure filmed in Spain. One problem: the lady's in love with
her abductor. [RF]
1.19 The Persuaders: THE MORNING AFTER
21Jan1972 ITV UK Fri
Written by Walter Black
Directed by Leslie Norman
Starring: Roger Moore (as Lord Brett Sinclair) & Tony Curtis (as Danny Wilde)
Guest cast:
Laurence Naismith .... Judge Fulton
Catherine Schell ..... Kristin
Yutte Stensgaard ..... Bibi
Tony Bonner .......... Jon
Griffith Jones ....... Lars Seelman
Bernard Horsfall ..... Christianson
Frank Gatliff ........ Andersson
Penny Sugg ........... Liv
Walter Horsbrugh ..... The Butler
Marianne Stone ....... Chambermaid
Synopsis:
Brett wakes up one morning and discovers that he got married the night
before.
1.20 The Persuaders: READ AND DESTROY
28Jan1972 ITV UK Fri
Written by Peter Yeldham
Directed by Roy Ward Baker
Starring: Roger Moore (as Lord Brett Sinclair) & Tony Curtis (as Danny Wilde)
Guest cast:
Joss Ackland ......... Felix Meadowes
Nigel Green .......... John Cavendish
Kate O'Mara .......... Heidi
Magda Konopka ........ Ingrid
George Merritt ....... Chivers
Elliot Sullivan ...... Joe Pfeiffer
William Mervyn ....... Sir Charles Worthington
Harvey Hall .......... Ivan Alexis Ivanov
Carl Bohun ........... Dieter Schulz
Brian Hayes .......... Benson
Synopsis:
A spy plans to publish his memoirs which contain the name of every NATO,
SEATO, and ANZUS agent.
1.21 The Persuaders: A DEATH IN THE FAMILY
04Feb1972 ITV UK Fri
Written by Terry Nation
Directed by Sidney Hayers
Starring: Roger Moore (as Lord Brett Sinclair) & Tony Curtis (as Danny Wilde)
Guest cast:
Diane Cilento ........ Kate
Denholm Elliott ...... Roland
Roland Culver ........ Duke of Caith
William Rushton ...... Lance
Moultrie Kelsall ..... Sir Angus
Christopher Sandford . Onslow
Ivor Dean ............ Mr. Beebe
Roger Moore .......... The General/the admiral/Lady Agatha
Tony Curtis .......... Aunt Sophie
Synopsis:
Brett's relatives are being killed off so Brett and Danny decide to find the
killer before he gets Brett.
1.22 The Persuaders: THE OZEROV INHERITANCE
11Feb1972 ITV UK Fri
Written by Harry W. Junkin
Directed by Roy Ward Baker
Starring: Roger Moore (as Lord Brett Sinclair) & Tony Curtis (as Danny Wilde)
Guest cast:
Gladys Cooper ........ The Grand Duchess Ozerov
Prunella Ransome ..... Princess Alexandra Ozerov
Gary Raymond ......... Sergei Ozerov
Joseph Fürst ......... Yelker
Georgina Simpson ..... Magda
Timothy Parkes ....... Walter
Denys Peek ........... Dante
Raymond Young ........ Inspector Mansour
Cyril Shaps .......... Professor Ganguin
Anouska Hempel ....... Stewardess
Arnold Ridley ........ Uncle Rodney
Yuri Borienko ........ Nikolai
Synopsis:
Somehow the journal of one of Brett's uncles can prove an old lady married a
member of the Russian Royal family.
1.23 The Persuaders: TO THE DEATH, BABY
18Feb1972 ITV UK Fri
w: Donald James
d: Basil Dearden
Starring: Roger Moore (as Lord Brett Sinclair) & Tony Curtis (as Danny Wilde)
Guest cast:
Jennie Linden ........ Shelley Masterson
Terrence Morgan ...... Foster
Thorley Walters ...... Hatton
Harold Innocent ...... Coady
Robert Russell ....... Ramon
Roger Delgado ........ Eastoban
Juan Moreno .......... Waiter
Synopsis:
Brett & Danny are asked to break up a romance between a heiress and a gigolo
who is courting her.
1.24 The Persuaders: SOMEONE WAITING
25Feb1972 ITV UK Fri
Written by Terry Nation
Directed by Peter Medak
Starring: Roger Moore (as Lord Brett Sinclair) & Tony Curtis (as Danny Wilde)
Guest cast:
Penelope Horner ...... Carrie Bowman
John Cairney ......... Jenkins
Donald Pickering ..... Morely Lindon
Lois Maxwell ......... Louise Cornell
Maxwell Shaw ......... Vine
Tim Barrett .......... John Radcliffe
Sam Kydd ............. Dwyer
David Neal ........... Jerry Sandford
Jenny Hanley ......... Magda
Sean Lynch ........... Yates
Helena Ross .......... Joe
Russ Henderson ....... Sam
Synopsis:
Brett resumes race car driving only to have someone try to kill him who wants him to stop.
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