The Saint: Fear in Fun Park

The Saint: Fear in Fun Park (also known as The Saint in Australia and Summertime in Sydney) is a 1989 TV film featuring Simon Dutton as Simon Templar, the crimefighter also known as The Saint.^[1]

The Saint: Fear in Fun Park
Based on	character created by Leslie Charteris
Written by	Patricia Johnson
Directed by	Donald Crombie
Starring	Simon Dutton Rebecca Gilling Ed Devereaux
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Sue Milliken John Hanrahan
Cinematography	Andrew Lesnie
Running time	100 minutes
Production company	Taffner Ramsay-Templar Productions
Original release
Network	Seven Network
Release	1989 (1989)

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.^[2][3]

Plot

The Saint arrives in Sydney to look for a friend's daughter who is caught up in the Asian slave trade.

Cast

• Simon Dutton as Simon Templar
• Rebecca Gilling as Aileen
• Ed Devereaux as Harry
• Nikki Coghill as Felicity
• Richard Roxburgh as Justin
• Moya O'Sullivan as Madge
• Slim de Grey as RSL Man
• Ernie Dingo as Tour Guide

Production

This movie was one of six 100-minute TV films, all starring Simon Dutton made for London Weekend Television (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

1. Vagg, Stephen (31 December 2019). "Top Ten Australian James Bond Homages". Filmink.
2. Fear in Fun Park at TCMDB
3. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p136

External links

• The Saint: Fear in Fun Park at IMDb