The Saint (TV Series) The Reluctant Revolution (1966) User Reviews

The Saint goes revolutionary

[coltras35 · 7/10 · 31 August 2021]

The Saint finds himself organising a revolution after stopping Jennie Linden's character from shooting an American right-hand man ( he had swindled Linden's father ) of a corrupt presidente in this lively adventure that has a plot that doesn't let up in twists and turn. It's politically-themed but never boring. It's a typically saintly adventure with Templar finding away to help the revolutionaries in securing a coup.

Pretty good

[Leofwine_draca · 6/10 · 25 June 2021]

A pretty good episode, politically themed. Lots of sun-drenched locales and a coup underway which sees Templar forced to take sides. Some dastardly actors in support including veteran Barry Morse.

Strangely neglected leading lady

[andrew-350-797610 · 5 May 2012]

The user's summary gives a good précis of this particular episode and my purpose in adding this review is to emphasise the well-constructed plot line in which the Saint and Diane are instrumental in enabling the revolutionaries to succeed in their objective of overthrowing a corrupt regime without recourse to further bloodshed. There are some strong characterisations on BOTH sides of the political fence in this episode. The main drawback of it (common to virtually ALL episodes of 'The Saint' set partly or entirely overseas) is that everyone, from the president of the country downwards, speaks perfect if accented English in what in this case one would imagine to be a Spanish-speaking country. I first watched this as a boy of eleven in the early summer of 1967 and was quite smitten by the delectable Jennie Linden as the Saint's leading lady. Nearly half a century later she looks as stunning as ever and I couldn't understand why she originally received not a SINGLE mention on the now-defunct IMDb message board which discussed the Saint's favourite leading ladies! My own 'top ten' (in no particular order and containing some names not mentioned by other users of the said message board) would be as follows: Eunice Gayson, Dawn Addams, Patricia Haines, Barbara Shelley, Suzanne Lloyd, Jacqueline Ellis, Wanda Ventham, Sue Lloyd, Jennie Linden and Jane Merrow.

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[andrew-350-797610 · 1 February 2019]

My review for this title submitted and accepted on 05/04/12 has disappeared AGAIN! Please replace it and delete this complaint which is NOT another review!