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Go to of the Saint was the British action-adventure television series that aired for one year around 1978 and 1979 in Britain on ITV, and was too broadcast in CBS in the United States. It was by ITC Entertainment and ran for Twenty-four episodes.

A series starred Ian Ogilvy as Simon Templar, an independently wealthy, somewhat mysterious "do-gooder" called "The Saint" world health organization was created in the 1920s by Leslie Charteris & featured in an extended-going series of novels and novellas. A series itself occurs as revival of The Saint, a long-going 1960s series that starred Roger Moore as Templar. Early publicity for Go to suggested that it was originally to keep around been titled Boy of the Saint. Of these major difference between them series is that a original was mostly filmed inside British studios & locations, when several episodes of Go to were filmed in location throughout Europe.

Oglivy became super popular within Britain & Europe because of the series, & in the early 1980s wwhen considered a major rival for replacing Moore as James Bond. Oglivy never had the role, however did record a series of popular audio book adaptations of the Attach novels in the late 1970s & played the Bond-rather character for the Eighties TV commercial message.

Broadcasts of the series in CBS, which lasted into 1980, sparked a revival of interest around Moore's original series.

Episodes

|- ! Episode # ! Original Air Date (UK) ! Episode Title |- ! align="center" | One-01 | 10 September1978 | A Judas Game |- ! align="center" | One-02 | 17 September1978 | A Nightmare Man |- ! align="center" | One-03 | 24 September1978 | Duel within Venice |- ! align="center" | One-04 | 1 October1978 | A single Black September |- ! align="center" | One-05 | 8 October1978 | Village That Sold its Soul |- ! align="center" | One-06 | 15 October1978 | Assault Force |- ! align="center" | One-07 | 22 October1978 | ''Yesterday's Hero |- ! align="center" | One-08 | 29 October1978 | A Poppy Chain |- ! align="center" | One-09 | 5 November1978 | A Arrangement |- ! align="center" | One-10 | 12 November1978 | A Armageddon Alternative |- ! align="center" | One-11 | 19 November1978 | A Imprudent Professor |- ! align="center" | One-12 | 26 November1978 | Signal Stop |- ! align="center" | One-13 | 3 December1978 | A Roman Touch |- ! align="center" | One-14 | 10 December1978 | Tower Bridge is Falling Down |- ! align="center" | One-15 | 17 December1978 | A Debt Collectors |- ! align="center" | One-16 | 7 January1979 | Collision Course A portion We: A Brave out Goose |- ! align="center" | One-17 | 14 January1979 | Collision Course Section Two: A Sixth Man |- ! align="center" | One-18 | 21 January1979 | Hot Run |- ! align="center" | One-19 | 28 January1979 | Slaying Cartel |- ! align="center" | One-20 | 4 February1979 | A Obono Affair |- ! align="center" | One-21 | 11 February1979 | Vicious Circle |- ! align="center" | One-22 | 25 February1979 | Dragonseed |- ! align="center" | One-23 | 4 March1979 | Appointment around Florence |- ! align="center" | One-24 | 11 March1979 | A Diplomat's Daughter |}

Episodes One-16 & One-17 were likewise edited together to form a syndicated TV-movie a Saint & the Brave Goose''.

Jaguar XJS and Simon Templar Figure
Models of the Jaguar XJS and Simon Templar Figure from The Return of the Saint television series.

Return of the Saint
An online guide to the titles and air dates of the 1970's television series starring Ian Ogilvy.

Ian Ogilvy
Information about the actor, novelist, playwright, director and star of The Return of The Saint.

The Return Of The Saint - Pazsaz Entertainment Network
Listings, information, and episode guide of The Return Of The Saint television series.

Cult TV: The Return of the Saint Actors
Listing of actors and the episodes they appeared in.

ITC: Return of The Saint
Information about the series from ITC, the company which distributed the series.

Ogilvy Special
Images from the series starring Ian Ogilvy.

Garn's Guides: The Return of the Saint
The Return of the Saint episode guide.

IMDB: Return of the Saint (1978)
The Internet Movie Database includes plot summary, user comments, and cast overview.

IMDB: Saint and the Brave Goose, The (1979)
Includes plot summary, user comments, and cast overview.


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