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The Best Episodes of The Saint

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Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Saint Season 6 Episode 12 - The Fiction-Makers (2)
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - The Fiction-Makers (2)

    S6:E12

    Simon is mistaken for a mystery novelist, whom he is visiting, by a criminal gang who forces him to plot them a successful crime.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:John Kruse

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  2. The Saint Season 5 Episode 10 - Little Girl Lost
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #2 - Little Girl Lost

    S5:E10

    Simon helps a girl who claims to be Hitler's daughter escape from Nazis.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Leigh Vance

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  3. The Saint Season 1 Episode 5 - The Loaded Tourist
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #3 - The Loaded Tourist

    S1:E5

    A tourist has a briefcase of something valuable.

    Director:Jeremy Summers
    Writers:Leslie Charteris, Richard Harris

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  4. The Saint Season 1 Episode 6 - The Pearls of Peace
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - The Pearls of Peace

    S1:E6

    Simon lends a friend $3000 to search for lost pearls.

    Director:David Greene
    Writers:Leslie Charteris, Richard Harris

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  5. The Saint Season 1 Episode 7 - The Arrow of God
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #5 - The Arrow of God

    S1:E7

    A columnist is found dead at a party where everyone has a motive.

    Director:John Paddy Carstairs
    Writer:Leslie Charteris

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  6. The Saint Season 2 Episode 2 - Starring the Saint
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Starring the Saint

    S2:E2

    A film is being planned based on The Saint's life.

    Director:James Hill
    Writer:Leslie Charteris

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  7. The Saint Season 2 Episode 9 - The King of the Beggars
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #7 - The King of the Beggars

    S2:E9

    Simon poses as a beggar to investigate a protection racket.

    Director:John Gilling
    Writer:Leslie Charteris

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  8. The Saint Season 2 Episode 11 - The Saint Plays with Fire
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #8 - The Saint Plays with Fire

    S2:E11

    Simon becomes involved with Nazi's in England.

    Director:Robert S. Baker
    Writer:Leslie Charteris

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  9. The Saint Season 2 Episode 14 - The Bunco Artists
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #9 - The Bunco Artists

    S2:E14

    Simon poses as a Texan to out con some con men.

    Director:Peter Yates
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Saint Season 2 Episode 23 - The High Fence
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #10 - The High Fence

    S2:E23

    Simon must match wits with a top London criminal after a date with a beautiful actress.

    Director:James Hill
    Writer:Harry W. Junkin

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  11. The Saint Season 2 Episode 24 - Sophia
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #11 - Sophia

    S2:E24

    Simon deals with a bully who is threatening a small town.

    Director:Roger Moore
    Writer:Robert Banks Stewart

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  12. The Saint Season 2 Episode 25 - The Gentle Ladies
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #12 - The Gentle Ladies

    S2:E25

    Three women are being blackmailed by an old acquaintance.

    Director:Jeremy Summers
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Saint Season 3 Episode 6 - The Saint Steps In
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - The Saint Steps In

    S3:E6

    A revolutionary new textile formula gets stolen.

    Director:John Gilling
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Saint Season 3 Episode 20 - The Frightened Inn-Keeper
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - The Frightened Inn-Keeper

    S3:E20

    Simon finds he is unwelcome in Cornwall when he comes to the aid of a friend.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Norman Hudis

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  15. The Saint Season 4 Episode 1 - The Chequered Flag
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - The Chequered Flag

    S4:E1

    Simon encounters race car driver who has had lots of bad luck.

    Director:Leslie Norman
    Writer:Norman Hudis

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  16. The Saint Season 5 Episode 19 - To Kill a Saint
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - To Kill a Saint

    S5:E19

    After an attempted assassination Simon tries to find out who has a contract out on him.

    Director:Robert Asher
    Writer:Michael Winder

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  17. The Saint Season 5 Episode 20 - The Counterfeit Countess
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - The Counterfeit Countess

    S5:E20

    Simon is on the trail of counterfeit money.

    Director:Leslie Norman
    Writer:Philip Broadley

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  18. The Saint Season 1 Episode 2 - The Latin Touch
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #18 - The Latin Touch

    S1:E2

    Simon attempts to rescue a kidnapped girl.

    Director:John Gilling
    Writer:Gerald Kelsey

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  19. The Saint Season 1 Episode 3 - The Careful Terrorist
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #19 - The Careful Terrorist

    S1:E3

    Simon is marked for death by a Union boss.

    Director:John Ainsworth
    Writers:Gerald Kelsey, Dick Sharples

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  20. The Saint Season 1 Episode 4 - The Covetous Headsman
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #20 - The Covetous Headsman

    S1:E4

    A girl going to see her brother discovers him murdered.

    Director:Michael Truman
    Writer:Leslie Charteris

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  21. The Saint Season 1 Episode 8 - The Element of Doubt
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #21 - The Element of Doubt

    S1:E8

    A criminal lawyer never seems to lose a case.

    Director:John Ainsworth
    Writer:Norman Borisoff

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  22. The Saint Season 1 Episode 10 - The Golden Journey
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #22 - The Golden Journey

    S1:E10

    Simon takes a spoiled heiress on a 100 mile hike.

    Director:Robert S. Baker
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Saint Season 1 Episode 11 - The Man Who Was Lucky
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #23 - The Man Who Was Lucky

    S1:E11

    A friend of the Saint's is threatened by a protection racket.

    Director:John Gilling
    Writer:John Gilling

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  24. The Saint Season 1 Episode 12 - The Charitable Countess
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #24 - The Charitable Countess

    S1:E12

    A gang of Italian street urchins rob charity balls.

    Director:Jeremy Summers
    Writers:Gerald Kelsey, Leslie Charteris

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  25. The Saint Season 2 Episode 1 - The Fellow Traveller
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #25 - The Fellow Traveller

    S2:E1

    Simon investigates the death of an electronics engineer.

    Director:Peter Yates
    Writer:Leslie Charteris

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Fiction-Makers (2)" is the best rated episode of "The Saint". It scored 8/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Roy Ward Baker and written by John Kruse, it aired on 12/15/1968. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Little Girl Lost".