7.5/10525 votes#1 - The Talented Husband
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/1962
Simon encounters a man whose first two wives died mysteriously.
Director: Michael Truman
Writer: Jack Sanders
7.1/10361 votes#2 - The Latin Touch
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/11/1962
Simon attempts to rescue a kidnapped girl.
Director: John Gilling
Writer: Gerald Kelsey
7.2/10290 votes#3 - The Careful Terrorist
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/1962
Simon is marked for death by a Union boss.
Director: John Ainsworth
Writer: Gerald Kelsey, Dick Sharples
7.5/10271 votes#4 - The Covetous Headsman
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/1962
A girl going to see her brother discovers him murdered.
Director: Michael Truman
Writer: Leslie Charteris
7.1/10263 votes#5 - The Loaded Tourist
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/1962
A tourist has a briefcase of something valuable.
Director: Jeremy Summers
Writer: Leslie Charteris, Richard Harris
7.3/10282 votes#6 - The Pearls of Peace
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/1962
Simon lends a friend $3000 to search for lost pearls.
Director: David Greene
Writer: Leslie Charteris, Richard Harris
7.4/10267 votes#7 - The Arrow of God
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/1962
A columnist is found dead at a party where everyone has a motive.
Director: John Paddy Carstairs
Writer: Leslie Charteris
7.1/10232 votes#8 - The Element of Doubt
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/22/1962
A criminal lawyer never seems to lose a case.
Director: John Ainsworth
Writer: Norman Borisoff
6.9/10256 votes#9 - The Effete Angler
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/29/1962
A fishing trip turns up an unexpected kind of fish.
Director: Anthony Bushell
Writer: Leslie Charteris
6.9/10271 votes#10 - The Golden Journey
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/6/1962
Simon takes a spoiled heiress on a 100 mile hike.
Director: Robert S. Baker
Writer: N/A
7.4/10228 votes#11 - The Man Who Was Lucky
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/13/1962
A friend of the Saint's is threatened by a protection racket.
Director: John Gilling
Writer: John Gilling
7.1/10233 votes#12 - The Charitable Countess
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/20/1962
A gang of Italian street urchins rob charity balls.
Director: Jeremy Summers
Writer: Gerald Kelsey, Leslie Charteris
The Best Episodes of The Saint Season 1
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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.
Genres:Action & AdventureCrimeDramaMystery
Network:ITV1
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Talented Husband" is the best rated episode of "The Saint" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 525 votes. Directed by Michael Truman and written by Jack Sanders, it aired on 10/4/1962. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Latin Touch".