The Persuaders

The Persuaders is a British television series from the years 1971 and 1972. The series was featured on the British ITV and on ABC Network in the United States. In the series published Roger Moore as Lord Brett Sinclair and Tony Curtis as Danny Wilde, both as a rich playboy, but each with his own background: Sinclair as a British aristocrat and wanted as an American oil Tycoon.



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[hide] *1 Story  ==Story[ Edit] == Danny Wild comes from a New York slum, a street brat that can escape from its surroundings by taking service in the United States Navy. After serving, he is very rich in oil.Met Danny Lord Brett Sinclair on the Riviera after his boarding school time to Harrow has studied at Oxford. Sinclair is an aristocrat and like Danny a playboy. Both men are right all hate each other and get in a fight. In a savage fight destroy a hotel bar and be arrested. They are rescued by the retired judge Fulton. He let both men choose or ninety days in the cell or help him with a case where a person has been sentenced unlawfully. Not convinced that they are doing the right thing go wild and Sinclair agreement. After their first matter to court both men grow closer together and experience some more adventures. Sometimes they work, sometimes they fall for the right itself with their nose in the butter. ==Characters[ Edit] == A supporting role was played by Laurence Naismith, that judge Fulton played. The series is characterised also by the many celebrities who played a guest role, such as Joan Collins, Bernard Lee (M from the first 11 Bond films), Garfield Morgan and Lois Maxwell (Miss Moneypenny from the first 14 Bond films). The title music is by John Barry, also known by the James Bond movies. Stopping the series opened a door for Roger Moore: he could the role of James Bond in Live and Let Die adoption. ==Production[ Edit] == The series did it in America not as good as in Europe and was partly for that reason canceled. Also the production of the series become too expensive. The entire series was recorded from may 1970 through June 1971.Director Basil Dearden died on 23 March 1971 in a car accident. He only has three episodes directed: Overture, powerswitch and To the Death, Baby. The other directors were Val Guest, Leslie Norman, Roy Ward Baker, Sidney Hayers, Peter Hunt, David Greene, Gerald Mayer, Peter Medak, Roger Moore (he directed The Time and the Place and The Long Goodbye) and James Hill. Some critics call this series made one of the best series of all time. The entire series was released on dvd in Europe in 2001 and in North America in 2003. The series is also known as The Friendly Persuaders. ==Feature film[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">A feature film In 2011 expected with the same title. In the 1970s some episodes already stuck together and released as movies:
 * 2 Characters
 * 3 Production
 * 4 feature film
 * 5 Episodes

==Episodes<span class="mw-editsection" len="333" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == Read warning: text below contains details about the content and/or the end of the story.
 * Mission: Monte Carlo (1974)
 * Sporting Chance (1976)
 * London Conspiracy (1976)
 * 1) Overture (september 17, 1971)
 * 2) The Gold Napoleon (september 24, 1971)
 * 3) Take Seven (1 October 1971)
 * 4) Greensleeves (born October 8, 1971)
 * 5) Power switch (15 October 1971)
 * 6) The Time and the Place (22 October 1971)
 * 7) Someone Like Me (October 29, 1971)
 * 8) Anyone Can Play (5 november 1971)
 * 9) The Old, the New, and the Deadly (november 12, 1971)
 * 10) Angie... Angie (born november 19, 1971)
 * 11) Chain of Events (26 november 1971)
 * 12) That's Me Over There (3 december 1971)
 * 13) The Long Goodbye (10 december 1971)
 * 14) The Man in the Middle (december 17, 1971)
 * 15) Element of Risk (24 december 1971)
 * 16) A Home of one's Own (31 december 1971)
 * 17) Five Miles to Midnight (7 January 1972)
 * 18) Nuisance Value (14 January 1972)
 * 19) The Morning After (21 January 1972)
 * 20) Read and Destroy (28 January 1972)
 * 21) A Death in the Family (4 February 1972)
 * 22) The Ozerov Inheritance (11 February 1972)
 * 23) To the Death, Baby (18 February 1972)
 * 24) Someone Waiting (February 25, 1972)