The Persuaders!, Set 1 (1971)

Between heroic spells as the Saint and James Bond, Roger Moore was teamed with Tony Curtis in The Persuaders, a derivative but fun series about a couple of millionaire dilettante adventurers who swan around the world competing for the attention of beautiful women and getting involved in perplexing mysteries. Moore is Lord Brett Sinclair, an upper crust Brit of impeccable breeding, while Curtis is Danny Wilde, an up-from-the-streets self-made man whose trademark is a pair of brown gloves. The allegedly tasteful Brett and the crasser Danny both model a succession of garish early-'70s fashions while their pursuits of duplicitous women usually wind up with the women getting away and the heroes stuck with each other. Set 1 includes the first 13 episodes, running about 52 minutes each. --Kim Newman Amazon.com

Classic TV

Once more finding a great classic TV show has proven to ben fruitful. The Persuaders has held my attention once again. When it first came out I saw the show while stationed in Germany and found it to be a mix of laughter and thrilling. Yes it has some poor sections to it, like where you can tell that the fights are a staged and not really heavy hitting at that. Even with this in mind the cast of characters and the twists that were tossed in made for a show that should have run a bit longer than it did. Only two seasons that is known of. August 17, 2008

Would be great if the audio weren't completely out of sync!!!!!!!

Loved the series as a kid. Was very disappointed that all the audio is way out of sync on the DVDs. Don't A & E have any quality control? They must have slept through this one. very amatuerish. Boo! Rubish! You're all fired! To add insult, it's a box set that isn't even a whole series, for the money they charge for it.what a bunch of cheese bags. I'm going to complain to A & E. January 9, 2008

The Persuader box set 1

I loved this when I was a kid back in the UK, still love it now as an adult living in the USA. November 24, 2007

Two nice new Audio commentaries

There are actually TWO funny and interesting audio commentaries in this Set 1 with Roger Moore, Robert Baker and Johnny Goodman: Episodes OVERTURE and THE TIME AND THE PLACE. Photo Gallery (no behind the scenes) and some new pictures of Roger signing the restored Aston Martin DBS. Four seperate Amaray-style cases in box. Check out the french edition (AMICALEMENT VOTRE) for a lot more interesting extras. Sadly the English/American people will never know anything about the enormously popular German dub that added wit, double meanings and ironic fun. The two send up each other a lot more... In all, 24 episodes were filmed (not 26), 13 are in this set. Codefree Discs, not code 1. January 11, 2006

An Excellent 70's Series

I first saw this British series when it was broadcast on a local channel in the early to mid 1980's and I enjoyed it quite a bit then.

When I became aware of this DVD release, I was curious to see if it would hold up to my memories of it, and I'm very pleased to say that it did.

What I like about this series is the light, fun and witty chemistry between Roger Moore and Tony Curtis, the 70's fashions and ambiance, the outstanding theme song and music, and the refreshing international feel to the show. This show is reportedly the most expensive series ever produced by ITC Entertainment and with filming locations in Monaco, France, Italy, etc. it shows.

The series only ran for one season and I was ever so slightly irked that the one seasons has been split into two DVD sets, but that is a minor gripe. Yes, as other reviewers have noted, the voices are on some rare occasions ever so slightly out of sync with the mouth movements on screen, but that is very minor and isn't too distracting.

As far as bonus features are concerned, there are not just one, but two Roger Moore commentary tracks on two separate episodes which are both fun and insightful listening (only one is advertised on the packaging). There are also some more contemporary stills of Roger Moore with the very same Aston Martin he drove in the series, and if you're perceptive, you'll be able to find the hidden "Easter Egg" photo of Roger Moore recording his commentary track!

Overall, a very nice package and a truly great television relic from the 1970's. It may not have been groundbreaking, but it has a wonderful and unique feel to it which I enjoy revisiting. December 3, 2005

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