The Saint (TV Series) The Charitable Countess (1962) User Reviews

Excellent serie's season finale

[theoldman-05943 · 8/10 · 14 June 2020]

Lots of nice touches in this first season finale. First it's nice to have a continuing character in the always dependable Warren Mitchell is Marco de/di Cesare. And Patricia Donahue makes a wonderful antagonist who interacts with Roger Moore so delightfully. The writing of their scenes is also first class.

I suppose the kids' story gets a little bogged down, except these children in those conditions existed then and they still exist now all over the world. It's interesting to see a socially-conscious episode on this issue in an early 60's English show.

I think I would give the entire season about a 73 point rating.

A bit of a bore

[Leofwine_draca · 5/10 · 25 February 2018]

THE CHARITABLE COUNTESS is a middling SAINT episode lacking the verve and humour of the best of this series. Simon Templar finds himself in Rome, juggling a situation between a gang of street kids and a supposed charity giving proceeds to the poor but in reality running a racket on the side. The presence of familiar actors like Nigel Davenport and Warren Mitchell make this an easy watch, but the humour is rather juvenile and the episode lacks the thriller elements needed to make it memorable; instead, it's just a bit of a bore.