The Persuaders - Complete Series (1971)
1971 · Television · 52 min
- Mystery
- Crime
- Action
Synopsis
The Persuaders! is a British action comedy television series starring Tony Curtis and Roger Moore, produced by ITC Entertainment, and initially broadcast on ITV and ABC in 1971. The show has been called 'the last major entry in the cycle of adventure series that began 11 years earlier with Danger Man in 1960', as well as 'the most ambitious and most expensive of Sir Lew Grade 's international action adventure series'. The Persuaders! was filmed in Britain, France, and Italy between May 1970 and June 1971. Despite its focus on the British and American markets, The Persuaders! became more successful elsewhere. It won its highest awards in Australia and Spain, and Roger Moore and Tony Curtis were honoured in Germany and France for their acting. The Persuaders! used many of the resources of Moore's previous show, The Saint. These included locations, and the idea of reusing many of the visible vehicles from episode to episode. The series' synth-laden theme music was composed by John Barry. The Persuaders are two equally-matched men from different backgrounds who reluctantly team together to solve cases that the police and the courts cannot. Danny Wilde, portrayed by Tony Curtis, is a rough diamond, educated and molded in the slums of New York City, who escaped by enlisting in the US Navy. He later became a millionaire in the oil business, subsequently making and then losing several fortunes as a Wall Street investor. Listless and without purpose, he jets around the world spending…
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Details
- Running time
- 52 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- 1970s Classic TV, Classic TV
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Adventure
- British TV
- UK TV
- 1970s TV
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · The Persuaders is British TV Gold! · Bela Cat Ghostly · 2026-04-14
How why this show didn't make it on US TV is absurd. It was big hit in UK but a 2nd season was not made. The first season is great from pilot episode to end. Not a bad show in all. It has Roger Moore and Tony Curtis who made a terrific team. There is action and drama and comedy. Both play their parts brilliantly! The writing directing was great too! I only saw a few episodes as a kid when it aired on ABC late night but it was cancelled in US. I remembered the pilot but not much else. I'm glad to see it on DVD now and here where others can see Moore and Curtis together again!