The Saint on TV (Paperback)

The adventures of Simon Templar - The Saint - have thrilled TV audiences around the world for almost fifty years. With a new TV film in development the time has come to discover the real story of The Saint on TV. Ian Dickerson follows the Saint's TV adventures; from 1940s Hollywood through American TV's formative years in the 1950s, to the boom years of the ITC programme factory in the 1960s and the development and production of the 1970s series Return of the Saint, He takes an in-depth look at why the character faltered in the 1980s and goes on to document the various attempts made to revive the character on TV in subsequent decades. Featuring exclusive interviews with the cast and crew on all of the Saint's TV adventures, correspondence from the Saint's creator Leslie Charteris, and including two complete, previously unpublished scripts, this book is the definitive guide to The Saint on TV.