#perhaps inevitably i found myself mildly disappointed in this episode. I'd hyped it up too much‚ having glanced at imdb and

[mariocki]

The Saint: The Persistent Patriots (5.15, ITC, 1967)

"You should watch it, Liskard. You're beginning to believe your own legend."

"And what is that supposed to mean?"

"The great leader! Surrounded by a crowd of second class brains."

#the saint #the persistent patriots #leslie charteris #1967 #itc #roy ward baker #michael pertwee #roger moore #edward woodward #judy parfitt #jan waters #richard leech #ivor dean #tenniel evans #mike pratt #patrick o'connell #nosher powell #michael graham #hugh morton #perhaps inevitably i found myself mildly disappointed in this episode. I'd hyped it up too much‚ having glanced at imdb and #seen the embarrassment of riches that is this cast list (Eddy! Pat! Mike! it's such a strong cast that an actor of Richard Leech's calibre #and he was a pretty well known actor in the 60s‚ barely registers). alas the plot itself is just too... well‚ iffy. for more on the #uneasy political issues this ep throws up see the tags of my Ed Woodward fave spotted post‚ but suffice to say an ep about an African state #struggling for independence which features precisely zero black characters is a fairly big red flag. Eddy does his best as always and he #and a few others appear to be delivering their lines in a fairly subtle twang that's not unlike a soft south african accent (perhaps most #noticeable in Tenniel Evan's performance; another old fave‚ he's badly under utilised here alas). Simon inexplicably finds himself at the #centre of a major international incident again but Teal is at least on hand to attempt to deflate his smugness at being so important #pat o'connell seems to be having the most fun as a hired villain with a sinister hand tattoo and a penchant for almost killing Simon