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The Best Episodes of The Saint Season 5

Every episode of The Saint Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Saint Season 5!

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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
    The Saint Season 5 Episode 1 - The Queen's Ransom
    7.5/10(255 votes)

    #1 - The Queen's Ransom

    S5:E1

    The Saint helps a disposed mid east ruler recover jewels needed to fund a counter coop.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Leigh Vance

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  2. The Saint Season 5 Episode 2 - Interlude in Venice
    7.0/10(211 votes)

    #2 - Interlude in Venice

    S5:E2

    The Saint gets involved in a gangsters revenge plot against a lawyer.

    Director:Leslie Norman
    Writer:Paddy Manning O'Brine

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  3. The Saint Season 5 Episode 3 - The Russian Prisoner
    7.6/10(211 votes)

    #3 - The Russian Prisoner

    S5:E3

    A Russian Physicist wants to defect to the United States.

    Director:John Llewellyn Moxey
    Writer:Harry W. Junkin

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  4. The Saint Season 5 Episode 4 - The Reluctant Revolution
    7.0/10(177 votes)

    #4 - The Reluctant Revolution

    S5:E4

    The Saint gets involved in a banana republic's revolution.

    Director:Leslie Norman
    Writer:John Stanton

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  5. The Saint Season 5 Episode 5 - The Helpful Pirate
    7.1/10(187 votes)

    #5 - The Helpful Pirate

    S5:E5

    A South American Dictator falls under the influence of a corrupt British scientist.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Roy Russell

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  6. The Saint Season 5 Episode 6 - The Convenient Monster
    7.0/10(205 votes)

    #6 - The Convenient Monster

    S5:E6

    The Loch Ness Monster gets blamed for murders in Scotland.

    Director:Leslie Norman
    Writer:Terence Feely

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  7. The Saint Season 5 Episode 7 - The Angel's Eye
    7.2/10(187 votes)

    #7 - The Angel's Eye

    S5:E7

    In Amsterdam a respectable gem cutter denies ever seeing a diamond that was sent to him.

    Director:Leslie Norman
    Writer:Harry W. Junkin

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  8. The Saint Season 5 Episode 8 - The Man Who Liked Lions
    6.5/10(181 votes)

    #8 - The Man Who Liked Lions

    S5:E8

    Simon uncovers a strange cult that worships ancient Rome.

    Director:Jeremy Summers
    Writer:Harry W. Junkin

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  9. The Saint Season 5 Episode 9 - The Better Mousetrap
    7.3/10(182 votes)

    #9 - The Better Mousetrap

    S5:E9

    It appears that Simon is involved in a Riviera jewel robbery.

    Director:Gordon Flemyng
    Writer:Leigh Vance

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  10. The Saint Season 5 Episode 10 - Little Girl Lost
    7.2/10(190 votes)

    #10 - 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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  11. The Saint Season 5 Episode 11 - Paper Chase
    7.4/10(167 votes)

    #11 - Paper Chase

    S5:E11

    A civil servant has defected with top secret files.

    Director:Leslie Norman
    Writer:Harry W. Junkin

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  12. The Saint Season 5 Episode 12 - Locate and Destroy
    7.4/10(187 votes)

    #12 - Locate and Destroy

    S5:E12

    In South America, the Saint helps an Israeli agent capture a fugitive Nazi.

    Director:Leslie Norman
    Writer:John Stanton

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  13. The Saint Season 5 Episode 13 - Flight Plan
    7.1/10(188 votes)

    #13 - Flight Plan

    S5:E13

    A nun in high heels has Simon involved with a VTOL plane theft that Simon has to learn to fly very quickly.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Alfred Shaughnessy

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  14. The Saint Season 5 Episode 14 - Escape Route
    7.6/10(209 votes)

    #14 - Escape Route

    S5:E14

    Simon gets himself put in jail to infiltrate a gang specializing in jail breaks.

    Director:Roger Moore
    Writer:Michael Winder

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  15. The Saint Season 5 Episode 15 - The Persistent Patriots
    7.3/10(179 votes)

    #15 - The Persistent Patriots

    S5:E15

    Simon investigates an assignation attempt against the prime minister of a British colony.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Michael Pertwee

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  16. The Saint Season 5 Episode 16 - The Fast Women
    7.1/10(178 votes)

    #16 - The Fast Women

    S5:E16

    Simon investigates murder attempt on female race car driver.

    Director:Leslie Norman
    Writer:Leigh Vance

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  17. The Saint Season 5 Episode 17 - The Death Game
    7.2/10(172 votes)

    #17 - The Death Game

    S5:E17

    Simon tries to stop an alliance between a crime ring and psychology students who plan murders.

    Director:Leslie Norman
    Writer:Harry W. Junkin

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  18. The Saint Season 5 Episode 18 - The Art Collectors
    7.4/10(172 votes)

    #18 - The Art Collectors

    S5:E18

    Simon meets several people who are after 3 lost Da Vinci's.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Michael Pertwee

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  19. The Saint Season 5 Episode 19 - To Kill a Saint
    7.4/10(172 votes)

    #19 - 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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  20. The Saint Season 5 Episode 20 - The Counterfeit Countess
    7.1/10(162 votes)

    #20 - The Counterfeit Countess

    S5:E20

    Simon is on the trail of counterfeit money.

    Director:Leslie Norman
    Writer:Philip Broadley

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  21. The Saint Season 5 Episode 21 - Simon and Delilah
    6.7/10(185 votes)

    #21 - Simon and Delilah

    S5:E21

    A hated movie queen and her co-star are kidnapped.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Saint Season 5 Episode 22 - Island of Chance
    6.9/10(176 votes)

    #22 - Island of Chance

    S5:E22

    Simon journeys to the West Indies to find the murderer of an old friend.

    Director:Leslie Norman
    Writer:Leigh Vance

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  23. The Saint Season 5 Episode 23 - The Gadget Lovers
    7.6/10(182 votes)

    #23 - The Gadget Lovers

    S5:E23

    Simon joins up with Russian agent in finding agent killer.

    Director:Jim O'Connolly
    Writer:John Kruse

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  24. The Saint Season 5 Episode 24 - A Double in Diamonds
    7.3/10(173 votes)

    #24 - A Double in Diamonds

    S5:E24

    Simon is led into a plot to steal a necklace while investigating the murder of a jeweler.

    Director:John Gilling
    Writers:Harry W. Junkin, Derek Ford, Donald Ford

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  25. The Saint Season 5 Episode 25 - The Power Artists
    6.7/10(155 votes)

    #25 - The Power Artists

    S5:E25

    Simon gets framed for murder after a visit to an artist's studio.

    Director:Leslie Norman
    Writer:John Kruse

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"The Queen's Ransom" is the best rated episode of "The Saint" season 5. It scored 7.5/10 based on 255 votes. Directed by Roy Ward Baker and written by Leigh Vance, it aired on 9/30/1966. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Interlude in Venice".