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1. Saint Overboard

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The haloed adventurer goes to sea in search of deliberately sunk bullion ships. Stars Paul Rhys and Geoffrey Whitehead.

Lantern-jawed, haloed hero Simon Templar - otherwise known as The Saint - sets out to solve the disappearance of missing sunken bullion.

Starring Paul Rhys.

First published in 1936 - one of a long series of novels by Leslie Charteris about the escapades of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint".

First of three dramatisations by Neville Teller.

Simon Templar …. Paul Rhys
Loretta Page …. Patsy Kensit
Roger/Ivaloff …. Charles Simpson
Peter Quentin/Intruder …. Jonathan Keeble
Orace …. John Hollis
Vogel …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Murdoch …. John Guerrasio
Prof Yule …. David Timson
Arnheim/Helmsman …. Joshua Towb

Director: Matthew Walters

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1995.

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