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The Saint

The Man Who Liked Lions

Season 5, Episode 8, Aired 11/18/66

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Simon uncovers a strange cult that worships ancient Rome. '

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Roger Moore

Simon Templar
Suzanne Lloyd

Claudia Molinelli
Michael Forrest

Vittoria Leale

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1960's Camp Classic

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By BikeDoc1, Jan 04, 2012 Report Abuse

This episode borrows a bit much from the spy genre - namely because the plot runs complex enough to be confusing at times; I assure you, it's not worth fretting over - but it yields a simply fantastic outing of The Saint; one of the few episodes with such entertainment value that it might have been stretched into a feature-length (and - I swear - it feels as if you're watching one of Roger Moore's humorous Bond outings, only - unlike the movies - this episode hasn't gone stale).

Indeed, the highlight of this episode (spoilers ahoy!) is the completely over-the-top Roman orgy and sword fight. It's ridiculously campy in the very best way possible - Roy Ward Baker's directing is genius for maximizing the best out of every single scene in the episode for maximum effect (whether humorous, diabolical, or suspense). I dare anyone to find anything equally amusing and entertaining from any other era - or from the entire Saint collection.moreless

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Laugh out loud funny. Peter Wyngarde (Jason King) and Roger Moore camping it up in turquoise and purple Roman mini togas at an orgy berating the effeminate state of the modern man! Not to be missed. Excellent scripting and dialogue. Priceless!moreless

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By Annia5892, Apr 08, 2006 Report Abuse

Thank you ITV4 for showing such a rich clutch of 1960s cult tv. So far this has to be the best 'The Saint' episode so far. Laugh out loud funny at the antics of Roger Moore as Simon Templar complete with mechanicaL eyebrow and the magnificent Peter Wyngarde more commonly recognized as Jason King.

(An astonishing fact is that he looks the same in both programs so I expect this is what he looked like at the time. I was convinced that hair was a wig and 'sun tan' out of a tin of mid-tan boot polish!)
In case you haven't guessed, the star of this show, isn't Roger Moore it's Peter Wyngarde.

Watching stylized Roman orgy scene at the end of the episode will result in you rolling about in a similar fashion in laughter, so I don't advise eating popcorn during this episode unless you intend to vacuum later the same day.

They don't write 'em like this any more, and mores' the pity.moreless

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