The Persuaders!: The Complete Series – DVD – Terry-Thomas, Laurence Naismith

The entire cult 1970s action series. In ‘Overture’ playboy Lord Brett Sinclair (Roger Moore) and millionaire oil tycoon Danny Wilde (Tony Curtis) are brought together as a crime-fighting team by the crusading Judge Fulton. ‘Angie… Angie’ sees Danny attempting to break off the partnership when Fulton suspects one of his old friends of being a hitman. ‘Five Miles to Midnight’ has the playboy crime-fighters charged with getting an assassin-turned-informant out of Italy. ‘The Gold Napoleon’ finds the duo investigating a failed attempt on Danny’s life. ‘Take Seven’ has them become involved in an explosive situation after coming to the aid of an attractive heiress. In ‘Greensleeves’ Brett returns to the derelict Sinclair family home when he discovers that it has acquired a new and unwanted occupant. ‘Powerswitch’ has Danny and Brett investigate the murder of a beautiful girl whose body is found floating in the Cote d’Azure. ‘The Time and Place’ sees the duo’s attempts to help a pretty young woman backfire when she disappears and the body of a dead man turns up nearby. In ‘Someone Like Me’ Danny encounters someone who is masquerading as Brett. ‘Anyone Can Play’ sees Danny playing the roulette tables in Brighton as a result of being mistaken for a communist paymaster. ‘The Old, the New and the Deadly’ has Danny and Brett become involved with an embittered ex-Nazi. ‘Chain of Events’ sees Danny chained to an attache case containing a bomb when he and Brett go camping. In ‘That’s Me Over There’ Danny poses as Brett in order to expose a corrupt millionaire, but his ploy goes awry when the real Brett is kidnapped. ‘The Long Goodbye’ finds Danny and Brett investigating a case of murder after discovering a skeleton in a crashed plane. ‘The Man in the Middle’ has Brett go undercover at a dangerous secret rendezvous. ‘Element of Risk’ sees Danny pinned with some bullion robbery charges. ‘A Home of One’s Own’ has Danny stumble upon a nest of criminal activity when he buys a cottage in the country. ‘Nuisance Value’ finds Danny caught up in the aftermath of a fake kidnapping plot. In ‘The Morning After’ Brett wakes up to discover that he is a married man. ‘Read and Destroy’ sees Brett and Danny on the case of a spy who plans to publish his memoirs and thereby reveal all his contacts. ‘A Death in the Family’ finds the globe-trotting duo on the trail of a killer who has been bumping off Brett’s relatives. ‘The Ozerov Inheritance’ concerns a private journal and an old lady’s marriage to a member of the Russian Royal family. ‘To the Death, Baby’ has Brett and Danny try to place a spanner in the works when a gigolo begins courting an heiress. Finally, in ‘Someone Waiting’, Brett becomes the object of murderous attentions when he takes up racing driving again.

Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play.  “Nitro and gylcerine… and I light the fuse!” Two millionaire playboys – one a peer of the realm, born into money, and the other a self-made man who fought his way out of the New York slums – are conned by a retired judge into righting wrongs in a series that combines action, style, humour and panache in large quantities! Regarded by many as the finest of Lew Grade s ITC film series, The Persuaders! stars Roger Moore and Tony Curtis as the mismatched playboys with an eye for the ladies and a penchant for landing themselves in trouble. Alongside all 24 episodes are a wealth of special features, including: THE MORNING AFTER – REMEMBERING THE PERSUADERS! A feature-length documentary with contributions from Tony Curtis and Roger Moore, producer Robert S. Baker, production executive Johnny Goodman and others. COMMENTARIES Featuring Tony Curtis, Roger Moore, Robert S. Baker, Johnny Goodman, Alvin Rakoff and Malcolm Christopher. AVROSKOOP A rarely seen edition of the Dutch television magazine programme reporting from the Pinewood set of The Persuaders! episode The Man in the Middle. TOP OF THE POPS Promotional film for John Barry s single of The Persuaders! featuring Pan s People. EUROPEAN PROMOTIONAL SPOTS Featuring Tony Curtis and Roger Moore. THE SAINT: THE EX-KING OF DIAMONDS Regarded as the pilot for The Persuaders!, this episodes sees Simon Templar join forces with an antagonistic American on the Riviera. …and much more!

Nitro and gylcerine… and I light the fuse!Two millionaire playboys – one a peer of the realm, born into money, and the other a self-made man who fought his way out of the New York slums – are conned by a retired judge into righting wrongs in a series that combines action, style, humour and panache in large quantities!Regarded by many as the finest of Lew Grade’s ITC film series, The Persuaders! stars Roger Moore and Tony Curtis as the mismatched playboys with an eye for the ladies and a penchant for landing themselves in trouble.