The Saint S01E03: The Careful Terrorist (1962) in Color — Starring Roger Moore & David Kossoff

The Saint S01E03: The Careful Terrorist (1962) — Buy This Classic in Color

First broadcast on 18 October 1962, this third episode of the first season of The Saint is a British crime adventure directed by John Ainsworth and starring Roger Moore as Simon Templar, alongside guest stars David Kossoff, Alan Gifford and Sally Bazely. The hook is simple and irresistible: a quiet, careful man with a dangerous secret draws Templar into a web of intrigue where nothing is quite what it appears. This is vintage early-sixties television — sharp dialogue, London locations and a mystery that keeps its cards close. Own this classic movie in color as a DRM-free MP4 digital download for just €15.00.

Plot Summary

The episode opens on Simon Templar, the debonair adventurer known to friend and foe alike as the Saint, moving through a London that is all quiet streets and watchful eyes. He is drawn into the affairs of a mild-mannered man whose caution seems almost pathological — a man who looks over his shoulder, keeps his business to himself and avoids attention at every turn. Templar’s curiosity is piqued, and in the world of The Saint, curiosity is rarely left unsatisfied.

What begins as an odd encounter soon reveals itself as something far more serious. The careful man is carrying a burden he never asked for, and around him circle figures with their own agendas. Templar finds himself weighing the quiet man’s safety against the interests of people who would rather the whole matter disappeared. The tension builds not through chases alone but through conversation — the careful weighing of words between people who each know more than they are willing to say.

As the episode unfolds, Templar’s investigations take him deeper into a conspiracy that touches on loyalty, fear and the price of staying silent. He must decide whom to trust, and the answer is never obvious. The guest cast — including David Kossoff, Alan Gifford and Sally Bazely — give the story its texture, each performance adding another layer to a puzzle that refuses to resolve itself neatly.

The middle of the episode tightens the screws. Templar’s charm and nerve are tested as he manoeuvres between people who want very different outcomes, and the careful man at the centre of it all becomes both the object of the mystery and its most sympathetic figure. The writing keeps the stakes personal rather than abstract, which is precisely what made The Saint such durable television.

By the closing act, the threads pull together and Templar must act decisively. The episode builds to a resolution that reframes everything the audience thought it understood about the careful man and the danger surrounding him. What the ending answers is the question the whole episode has been circling: who, exactly, was being careful — and what were they being careful about?

Cast & Crew

Director: John Ainsworth
Stars: Roger Moore, David Kossoff, Alan Gifford, Sally Bazely, Peter Dyneley

Why Buy This Classic in Color?

This professionally colourised restoration transforms a black-and-white television episode into something newly vivid. The early-sixties London settings gain depth: the muted greys of period tailoring, the warm tones of wood-panelled interiors, the cool daylight of street scenes — all of it now reads as the era actually looked. Costume detail that once blurred into monochrome now separates clearly, so the social distinctions between characters become visible at a glance. The restoration also reveals texture in faces and fabrics that the original broadcast could not convey, which serves the performances beautifully: Roger Moore’s easy charisma, David Kossoff’s nervous intensity and the guarded stillness of the episode’s central figure all land with greater force when the image carries real colour. For viewers who grew up with the series in black and white, this is a chance to see it afresh; for newcomers, it is the most inviting way in. Buy it now at €15.00 with instant DRM-free MP4 download.

Historical Significance

The Saint occupies a distinctive place in television history. Running from 1962 to 1969, the series adapted Leslie Charteris’s long-running stories about Simon Templar and turned Roger Moore into an international star — a role that directly shaped his later casting as James Bond. The show was a British production with global reach, sold to markets around the world and remembered as one of the defining adventure series of the 1960s. Its formula — a charming rogue, a new mystery each week, a rotating cast of guest stars — proved enormously influential.

This third episode of the first season, “The Careful Terrorist”, belongs to the programme’s earliest run, when the series was still establishing its tone and its star was still growing into the part. Directed by John Ainsworth, it features a guest cast that includes David Kossoff, Alan Gifford and Sally Bazely — performers with substantial credits across British film and television of the period. Episodes from this first season are prized by collectors precisely because they capture the series at its inception, before the format had hardened into routine.

For audiences today, the episode remains a compact, well-constructed piece of early-sixties television drama, and it still matters as a document of how adventure series were made in that era. Colorization brings it to new audiences, allowing viewers who might otherwise pass over black-and-white archive television to discover the craft, the performances and the period atmosphere afresh.

Technical Details

• Format: MP4 / MKV digital download
• Resolution: Standard Definition
• Colorized: Professionally colorized from original black and white
• Audio: English original mono
• Runtime: 49 minutes
• DRM-free: Yes — watch on any device
• Instant download: Available immediately after purchase
• Price: €15.00 (token, rendered by the site)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Movie-Specific Questions

Q: Who plays Simon Templar in this episode of The Saint?
A: Roger Moore stars as Simon Templar, the role that made him a household name and helped pave the way to his later casting as James Bond. This is the third episode of the first season, so it captures Moore early in his seven-year run with the series.

Q: Was The Saint S01E03 originally broadcast in colour?
A: No. “The Careful Terrorist” was broadcast in black and white when it first aired on 18 October 1962. This page offers a later professional colorized restoration, not a studio colour release.

Q: Who are the guest stars in “The Careful Terrorist”?
A: The episode features David Kossoff, Alan Gifford and Sally Bazely among its guest cast, alongside series regular Roger Moore. The episode was directed by John Ainsworth.

Digital Download Questions

Q: What format is the download?
A: The film is delivered as MP4 and MKV files that play on virtually any device.
Q: Is there DRM on the file?
A: No. The download is completely DRM-free so you can watch it on any device without restrictions.
Q: How quickly can I watch after purchase?
A: Your download link is available instantly after payment, so you can start watching within minutes.

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