--- product_id: 48954329 title: "The Saint - The Complete Monochrome Series" price: "4987 som" currency: KGS in_stock: false reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.kg/products/48954329-the-saint-the-complete-monochrome-series store_origin: KG region: Kyrgyzstan --- # The Saint - The Complete Monochrome Series **Price:** 4987 som **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Saint - The Complete Monochrome Series - **How much does it cost?** 4987 som with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.kg](https://www.desertcart.kg/products/48954329-the-saint-the-complete-monochrome-series) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description All 71 of the black and white episodes of the classic television adventure drama, filmed before the series went into colour in 1966. Roger Moore stars as Simon Templar, aka 'The Saint'. A suave and sophisticated conman, Templar only steals from rich criminals and helps the forces of the law by making sure they're thrown behind bars. Episodes are: 'The Talented Husband', 'The Latin Touch', 'The Careful Terrorist', 'The Covetous Headsman', 'The Loaded Tourist', 'The Pearls of Peace', 'The Element of Doubt', 'The Arrow of God', 'The Effete Angler', 'The Golden Journey', 'The Man who was Lucky', 'The Charitable Countess', 'The Romantic Matron', 'The Invisible Millionaire', 'The Gentle Ladies', 'The Ever-loving Spouse', 'The Saint Sees It Through', 'The Fellow Traveller', 'Starring the Saint', 'Judith', 'Teresa', 'The Elusive Ellshaw', 'Marcia', 'The Work of Art', 'Iris', 'The King of the Beggars', 'The Rough Diamonds', 'The Saint Plays with Fire', 'The Benevolent Burglary', 'The Bunco Artists', 'The Well-Meaning Mayor', 'The Sporting Chance', 'The Wonderful War', 'The Noble Sportsman', 'Luella', 'The Lawless Lady', 'The Good Medicine', 'The High Fence', 'Sophia', 'The Miracle Tea Party', 'Lida', 'Jeannine', 'The Scorpion', 'The Revolution Racket', 'The Saint Steps In', 'The Loving Brothers', 'The Man Who Liked Toys', 'The Death Penalty', 'The Imprudent Politician', 'The Hijackers', 'The Unkind Philanthropist', 'The Damsel in Distress', 'The Contract', 'The Set-up', 'The Inescapable Word', 'The Rhine Maiden', 'The Golden Frog', 'The Sign of the Claw', 'The Frightened Innkeeper', 'Sibao', 'The Crime of the Century', 'The Happy Suicide', 'The Chequered Flag', 'The Crooked Ring', 'The Abductors', 'The Smart Detective', 'The Persistent Parasite', 'The Man Who Could Not Die', 'The Saint Bids Diamonds', 'The Spanish Cow' and 'The Old Treasure Story'. Review: The Saint in Black and White - This is a great release of the classic ITC series The Saint. This first DVD set contains all the black and white episodes. And although there is a further set in colour, this set is better. The Saint is a long running TV series starring Roger Moore as Simon Templar. The character, Simon Templar is a sort of Robin Hood like adventurer. He has wealth that enables him to travel the world helping people out of difficult situations. He is handsome and suave. His initials are ST, which is also an abbreviation for "Saint". Simon Templar often uses a disguise and sometimes used the name Sebastian Toombs. The series was based on the books by Leslie Charteris. This is particularly true of the first few episodes. The version of the story for this series was created by the series scriptwriters. The original books had been written in the 1920s and they had been adapted for film before. The stories in these black and white series are really good. There are some strong plot lines and the production style and acting is fabulous. There are many guest stars. Some were well established at the time and others became more famous after the time of The Saint. There are a few regular characters. Most notably Ivor Dean as Templar's nemesis/reluctant ally, Inspector Teal. Simon Templar usually works alone but occasionally joins forces with other characters. Later the series was made in colour and they changed a few things. But one thing that distinguishes these early episodes is that Simon Templar speaks to the audience at the start of every episode. (With the switch to colour this gimmick was replaced by simple narration) This gives a feeling of closeness to the character as he is talking to us. Then we are drawn into the background activity which will conclude in the pre credits when someone refers to the Saint as "the famous Simon Templar", at which point an animated halo appears above Templar's head as the actor usually looked at the camera or directly at the halo. Some episodes such as "Iris" broke away from this formula and had Templar address the audience for the entire pre-credits sequence, setting up the story that followed. The music soundtrack by composer Edwin Astley is fabulous. This is one of the best series from ITC and it is really entertaining. The series has style and originality and still gives pleasure despite being in black and white and nearly fifty years old. It is highly recommended. Review: Roger Moore was my childhood role model - So suave, tall and handsome he didn't have a boring proper job like all the other men I knew. He didn't seem to work at all, had plenty of money, lived in a swish mews apartment, drove a flash foreign sports car, invariably had a gorgeous girl on his arm, could fight like a Trojan and always did 'the right thing'. What more could a six-year-old boy aspire to? Roger Moore as Simon Templar was brilliant and these early black and white episodes are equally so, in every parameter: scripts, characters, acting and technical quality. They've done a fantastic job on the re-mastering. Honestly! But the bit I loved most was at the beginning of each episode when the camera zoomed in and 'Simon' addressed 'the viewer' - like he was taking him/her into his confidence. I felt he was talking only to me. Then one of the characters would say something like, 'But everybody knows the famous Simon Templar.' The little white halo would appear above his head, and Ted Astley's memorable theme music would start. Ivor Dean as inspector Claude Teale was also brilliant, as were the many other famous names that appeared throughout the series - great actors and actresses never to be forgotten. I really cannot recommend this set highly enough. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 594 Reviews | ## Images ![The Saint - The Complete Monochrome Series - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91+Gi+U71WL.jpg) ![The Saint - The Complete Monochrome Series - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81jX1fz0qnL.jpg) ![The Saint - The Complete Monochrome Series - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81dgydepyOL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Saint in Black and White *by M***A on 2 June 2011* This is a great release of the classic ITC series The Saint. This first DVD set contains all the black and white episodes. And although there is a further set in colour, this set is better. The Saint is a long running TV series starring Roger Moore as Simon Templar. The character, Simon Templar is a sort of Robin Hood like adventurer. He has wealth that enables him to travel the world helping people out of difficult situations. He is handsome and suave. His initials are ST, which is also an abbreviation for "Saint". Simon Templar often uses a disguise and sometimes used the name Sebastian Toombs. The series was based on the books by Leslie Charteris. This is particularly true of the first few episodes. The version of the story for this series was created by the series scriptwriters. The original books had been written in the 1920s and they had been adapted for film before. The stories in these black and white series are really good. There are some strong plot lines and the production style and acting is fabulous. There are many guest stars. Some were well established at the time and others became more famous after the time of The Saint. There are a few regular characters. Most notably Ivor Dean as Templar's nemesis/reluctant ally, Inspector Teal. Simon Templar usually works alone but occasionally joins forces with other characters. Later the series was made in colour and they changed a few things. But one thing that distinguishes these early episodes is that Simon Templar speaks to the audience at the start of every episode. (With the switch to colour this gimmick was replaced by simple narration) This gives a feeling of closeness to the character as he is talking to us. Then we are drawn into the background activity which will conclude in the pre credits when someone refers to the Saint as "the famous Simon Templar", at which point an animated halo appears above Templar's head as the actor usually looked at the camera or directly at the halo. Some episodes such as "Iris" broke away from this formula and had Templar address the audience for the entire pre-credits sequence, setting up the story that followed. The music soundtrack by composer Edwin Astley is fabulous. This is one of the best series from ITC and it is really entertaining. The series has style and originality and still gives pleasure despite being in black and white and nearly fifty years old. It is highly recommended. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Roger Moore was my childhood role model *by M***Y on 12 January 2010* So suave, tall and handsome he didn't have a boring proper job like all the other men I knew. He didn't seem to work at all, had plenty of money, lived in a swish mews apartment, drove a flash foreign sports car, invariably had a gorgeous girl on his arm, could fight like a Trojan and always did 'the right thing'. What more could a six-year-old boy aspire to? Roger Moore as Simon Templar was brilliant and these early black and white episodes are equally so, in every parameter: scripts, characters, acting and technical quality. They've done a fantastic job on the re-mastering. Honestly! But the bit I loved most was at the beginning of each episode when the camera zoomed in and 'Simon' addressed 'the viewer' - like he was taking him/her into his confidence. I felt he was talking only to me. Then one of the characters would say something like, 'But everybody knows the famous Simon Templar.' The little white halo would appear above his head, and Ted Astley's memorable theme music would start. Ivor Dean as inspector Claude Teale was also brilliant, as were the many other famous names that appeared throughout the series - great actors and actresses never to be forgotten. I really cannot recommend this set highly enough. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ You are the famous Simon Templar and I claim my ten shillings... *by E***N on 13 July 2010* The 71 episodes contained in the COMPLETE MONOCHROME SERIES take an awful lot of commitment of your time to get through (and if you want more there are a further 47 featured in the COMPLETE COLOUR SERIES box) and as to whether you can really be bothered to will rather depend on quite how much you love the series. THE SAINT is one of those rather frustrating series that can be both a little bit brilliant and a little bit awful at the same time but is always at the very least entertaining and when it's good, it's very good indeed. Personally I think that the Black and White episodes are generally stronger than the later colour ones, but that might just be because they seem more atmospheric and the shortcomings of things like back projection can be more easily ignored. The monochrome era also differs from the colour era by having Simon Templar address the audience directly at the start of the show which is an unusual technique but went a long way towards engaging the audience with the character. Of course, the series dates from simpler times, so the storytelling is usually pretty straightforward as it comes from the days before ongoing story arcs became so popular in television action dramas, so every story is pretty self-contained and can stand alone if you're just in the mood for (just under) an hour of thrills and adventure, but of course this means that every episode has to stand or fall on its individual merits and some are obviously better than others. The ITC stable gave us many fine action/adventure series of a type no longer really made for modern audiences, but THE SAINT was pretty much the pick of the bunch. Of course, certain aspects of the show have seriously dated. The roles of women and foreigners are fairly typical of that era and may grate to modern sensibilities, and the world of the rich and wealthy that Mr Templar breezes through is probably lost forever (if it ever really existed at all) and every businessman seems to keep a revolver in his desk drawer. There is the occasional tendency towards the smug or the glib, and the fact that Simon Templar is so "famous" does tend to be glossed over when the story requires him not to be recognised but overall there's a real sense of charm if you look for it. The production is all on film and despite a lot of it being studio based there's a fair amount of location work too, although the extensive use of stock footage to represent the foreign locations does have to be glossed over in order to enjoy the stories fully, but, if you approach these episodes with an open mind, you'll find a lot to enjoy here. Roger Moore can be a very underrated actor, but he was almost born to play Simon Templar, and, as the other actors who have tried to follow in his footsteps have shown, nailed it completely, and played it absolutely pitch perfect, despite being quite far removed from the character in the books. Anyone who might have an attempt at playing Templar nowadays should really just try and be Roger Moore because, like Patrick MacNee as John Steed, it's just perfect casting that really can't be bettered. There's a whole galaxy of guest stars forming pretty much a cross section of the cream of British acting talent from the early 1960s, including some of the most iconic actors and actresses there have ever been, sometimes in very early roles. Occasionally they turn up again playing different roles a mere handful of episodes apart. Anyone who was anyone back than, it seems, appeared in THE SAINT. Ivor Dean eventually becomes the default and definitive Inspector Claud Eustace Teal after a couple of tryouts with other actors and forms a very engaging rapport with the thorn in his side that Templar seems to be. There are also early outings for directors who went on to greater things, like Peter Yates who takes his cameras out onto the gritty mean streets of post-war London to trial some of the car chase techniques he would later use so effectively in BULLITT. Extras include some excellent booklets, a shortish documentary which continues across other SAINT releases, and commentaries on some key episodes as well as a collection of other bits and pieces in a rather exhaustive and well produced release. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.kg/products/48954329-the-saint-the-complete-monochrome-series](https://www.desertcart.kg/products/48954329-the-saint-the-complete-monochrome-series) --- *Product available on Desertcart Kyrgyzstan* *Store origin: KG* *Last updated: 2026-04-25*