The Imprudent Professor 

Emma Bartlett asks the Saint to guard her father, a scientist who has recently invented a petrol substitute. She is concerned that he may be kidnapped or forced to defect because of his ... See full summary »

Director:

Kevin Connor

Writers:

Leslie Charteris (by), Terence Feely (screenplay)

Stars:

Ian Ogilvy, Catherine Schell, Anthony Steel

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Ian Ogilvy	...	Simon Templar
Catherine Schell	...	Samantha
Anthony Steel	...	Max Boothroyd
Susan Penhaligon	...	Emma Bartlett
Bill Simpson	...	Professor Edmund Bartlett
Peter Childs	...	Cartwright
John Moreno	...	Pierre
Richard LeParmentier	...	Demmell (as Richard Parmentier)
Godfrey James	...	Inspector Lebeau
Gérard Camp	...	1st Professor (as Gerard Camp)
John Kidd	...	2nd Professor

Storyline

Emma Bartlett asks the Saint to guard her father, a scientist who has recently invented a petrol substitute. She is concerned that he may be kidnapped or forced to defect because of his product. After a confrontation with a man who claims to be a secret service agent responsible for the professor's well-being, the Saint runs into the seductive Samantha, who works for the organization Genius Inc. which sells very clever people to the highest bidders. Meanwhile the professor disappears, lured by a fake telephone call to meet up with the Saint, who must rescue him before his kidnappers can take him out of the country.

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Genres:

Adventure | Crime

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Details

Language:

English French

Release Date:

19 November 1978 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Incorporated Television Company (ITC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

49 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

[first lines]
Simon Templar: [narrating] You'd have thought the reception was for the President of the United States, a movie star, or an astronaut on the eve of man's first attempt to reach Mars.
Simon Templar: [to cab driver] Wait for me.
Simon Templar: [narrating] Ordinarily, I'd have been surprised that a relatively obscure scientist, attending a relatively small conference in a relatively disinterested French resort, could create so much excitement. But this was no ordinary occasion and Professor Edmund Bartlett was no ordinary man.

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