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15 May 2008
The Persuaders (1971 - 1972)
You must excuse him, his early life was heavily influenced by Rudolph Valentino.
The Persuaders was a British television series which first aired in 1971 and 1972 in Britain's ITV and on the ABC Network in the United States.
The series starred Tony Curtis, as Danny Wilde, and Roger Moore, as Lord Brett Sinclair, both millionaire international playboys, but from very different American and British backgrounds. The series was elevated far above its predecessors by dint of the major casting triumph of securing both Moore and Curtis. Taking the familiar international action/adventure format, the plot was that Sinclair, the silver spoon fed aristocrat, and Wilde, the self made millionaire, were brought together by retired Judge Fulton (Laurence Naismith), and blackmailed into becoming international sleuths. In the course of their adventures they bickered with each-other, chased girls, fought villains and chased some more girls, while establishing a sparkling rapport and with enjoyable subtlety, sending up their established screen personas in the process.
The show was a big fiasco in the States (they only showed 20 out of the 24 episodes) but it was a big success in many European countries. Moore had only signed up for one season so he could easily sneak off to doing Bond. And Curtis, well, honestly, his good days had already ended some time ago, hadn't they?
Maybe the fact that only one season was done, the show managed to keep a high standard and thus in time creating the cult status which it holds for many. But of course, there were the fast cars, the glamorous chicks, the flashy settings, the witty dialogue, and John Barry's outstanding theme music among many other things.
Below you will find the Main and End Titles by John Barry. Watch the end credits. You will see a credit for Lord Sinclair's clothes designed by Roger Moore. No wonder. Moore was always a stylish dresser.
The Persuaders TV info
The show was a big fiasco in the States (they only showed 20 out of the 24 episodes) but it was a big success in many European countries. Moore had only signed up for one season so he could easily sneak off to doing Bond. And Curtis, well, honestly, his good days had already ended some time ago, hadn't they?
Maybe the fact that only one season was done, the show managed to keep a high standard and thus in time creating the cult status which it holds for many. But of course, there were the fast cars, the glamorous chicks, the flashy settings, the witty dialogue, and John Barry's outstanding theme music among many other things.
Below you will find the Main and End Titles by John Barry. Watch the end credits. You will see a credit for Lord Sinclair's clothes designed by Roger Moore. No wonder. Moore was always a stylish dresser.
The Persuaders TV info
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