The Saint: The Romantic Matron (1963)
Season 2, Episode 18
3/10
The Romantic Matron
24 October 2022
Warning: Spoilers
The Saint is in Buenos Aires where a daring gold bullion robbery takes place.

Beryl Carrington (Ann Gillis) is a wealthy middle aged American who has arrived in her own car brought over from her homeland.

Ramon Venino (John Carson) is a charming local who has bumped into her car and insists on having it repair. Soon he also woos Beryl but there is a matter of a couple of heavies who follow him about.

Ramon claims to be a political dissident and gives Beryl a list to keep. Worried she goes to Simon Templar who has his suspicions about Ramon and also about Beryl's car in the garage. Just what is the deal there.

Maybe the car is needed to take the stolen gold out of the country.

This is a very strange and uneven story. An office building in Borehamwood being passed off as a bank and a fancy hotel in Buenos Aires.

The fact that Ramon just happens to conveniently find an American with her own imported car from the USA.

Beryl being so naive that she does not wonder about Ramon at all. When in trouble she just knows who Simon Templar is.

Even The Saint seems to act like a rookie in that garage scene getting easily overpowered.

It was good to see familiar faces like Victor Spinetti and Patrick Troughton.
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