''The Saint: Fear in Fun Park'' (also known as ''The Saint in Australia'' and ''Summertime in Sydney'') is a 1989 TV film featuring
as
Simon Templar
''The Saint'' is the nickname of the fictional character Simon Templar, featured in a series of novels and short stories by Leslie Charteris published between 1928 and 1963. After that date, other authors collaborated with Charteris on books un ...
, the crimefighter also known as The Saint.
It was one of a series of ''Saint'' films produced in Australia and broadcast as part of the syndicated series ''
Mystery Wheel of Adventure''. It was set in Australia.
''Fear in Fun Park''
at TCMDB
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[Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p136]
Plot
The Saint arrives in Sydney to look for a friend's daughter who is caught up in the Asian slave trade.
Cast
* as Simon Templar
* Rebecca Gilling
Rebecca Gilling (born 3 November 1953 in Castlecrag, Sydney, Australia) is an Australian former model and actress, now environmentalist.
Gilling is the daughter of World War II Navy personnel Douglas Gilling and prominent feminist campaigner ...
as Aileen
* Ed Devereaux
Edward Sidney Devereaux (27 August 192517 December 2003), better known professionally as Ed Devereaux, was an Australian actor, director, and scriptwriter who lived in the United Kingdom for many years. He was best known for playing the part of ...
as Harry
* Nikki Coghill
Nicola Vicars Coghill (born 4 January 1964) is an Australian actress. She is best known for playing the roles of Sister Jackie Crane in ''The Flying Doctors'', and Miranda Parker in ''Neighbours''.
Career
Coghill was born in Melbourne. She has ...
as Felicity
* Richard Roxburgh
Richard Roxburgh (born 23 January 1962) is an Australian actor, writer, producer, and director. He is the recipient of a number of accolades across film, television, and theatre, including three AACTA Awards (including AFI), three Logie Awards, ...
as Justin
* Moya O'Sullivan
Moya O'Sullivan Macarthur (8 June 1926 – 16 January 2018) was an Australian-born actress who worked both locally and briefly in the United Kingdom. She was best known for her long-running role as the popular character Marlene Kratz in the soap ...
as Madge
Production
This movie was one of six 100-minute TV films, all starring made for London Weekend Television
London Weekend Television (LWT) (now part of the non-franchised ITV London region) was the ITV network franchise holder for Greater London and the Home Counties at weekends, broadcasting from Fridays at 5.15 pm (7:00 pm from 1968 unt ...
(LWT) in the United Kingdom, it was postponed due to poor ratings, but went out as part of ''The Mystery Wheel of Adventure'' in the United States:
** '' The Saint: The Brazilian Connection'' (2 September 1989)
** '' The Saint: The Blue Dulac'' (9 September 1989)
** '' The Saint: Wrong Number'' (21 July 1990)
** '' The Saint: The Big Bang'' (28 July 1990)
** '' The Saint: The Software Murders'' (4 August 1990)
Broadcast
The film was postponed for broadcasting on 16 September 1989 and on 7 July 1990, and finally broadcast on 14 July 1990.
References
External links
*
1989 films
1989 television films
Australian drama television films
Films set in Australia
Films shot in Sydney
Australian action films
Australian crime drama films
Films directed by Donald Crombie
1980s English-language films
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