of six discs each. These are in PAL format, but with no region code. The boxsets feature numerous extras including a series of audio commentaries recorded in 2004 with surviving members of the cast and crew, ranging from guest stars to Roger Moore. Revivals/remakes In 1978, the series was revived as Return of the Saint, starring Ian Ogilvy as Templar. Two further attempts were made to revive The Saint on television in 1980s. In 1987, a 46-minute U.S. TV pilot, "The Saint in Manhattan", was made starring Australian actor Andrew Clarke; and, in 1989, London Weekend Television in the UK made a series of six film-length episodes starring Simon Dutton. Roger Moore never played the role again after 1969, though he is heard speaking on a car radio during the 1997 film The Saint, starring Val Kilmer as Templar. The final film bore little resemblance to the books or TV series, and carried no credit for Leslie Charteris. The producers bought the rights to use the character's name from Robert S. Baker, who held the rights and had developed and produced both The Saint and Return of the Saint. In September 2009, a new adaptation for The Saint was to be remade for television by Vancouver-based studio Brightlight Pictures. Scottish actor Dougray Scott was lined up to play Simon Templar, but no series came about. James Purefoy was also considered to play The Saint in a remake, production of which was scheduled to begin in July 2011. This project also failed to materialise. Another attempt was announced in December 2012, when Roger Moore was to be producer for a new series and to have Adam Rayner star as Simon Templar and Eliza Dushku as his girlfriend Patricia Holm. In a promotion that was later released, it was also shown that Moore would star in the new series, as would his successor in Return of the Saint, Ian Ogilvy. Production of a pilot episode was completed by early 2013. As of summer 2014, it was awaiting a broadcast time in the U.S. However, the piece underwent reshoots for the ending and add an extra prologue in November 2015, and the pilot episode was retooled as a TV film, The Saint, getting an online release on 12 July 2017, two months after Moore's death. References Further reading Barer, Paul. The Saint: A Complete History in Print, Radio, Film and Television of Leslie