RTBWTV Review show June 4th 2023 series 3 finales

We take a leisurely swim (rather than a deep dive) through the classic television that flickered across the black and white screens of the UK from the Suez crisis of 1956 until the three day week in 1974.

This time David and Guy round off series 3 of Roger Moore's black and white Saints with Crime of the Century and The Happy Suicide.

They find themselves wondering:

Why is it that whenever Simon Templar goes undercover, henchmen don't trust him?

Talking of which, what is the difference between a henchman and a goon?

Who first came up with the plot of robbing a financial fortress using nerve gas?

And does Simon only assume someone else's identity if their clothes fit him perfectly?

Guy gets hung up again on yet more plot implausibilities and David points out it's just a TV series.

Thanks to The Twilight Zone, we discover that actresses being blonde, 5 feet six and in their 20s might be an industry requirement -- even if they're puppets.

And finally, we salute Frank Thornton's range in the Four Just Men, decades before Captain Peacock and Last of The Summer Wine.

Copyright in all clips and music belong to the rights holders and they are used for educational purposes.

Barry Gray's music for Fireball XL5 can be picked up from all good online retailers. The series is currently playing on Talking Pictures TV on Saturdays.