Editing Roger Moore (section)

===''The Saint'' (1962–1969)===
[[File:Roger Moore The Saint 1969.JPG|thumb|right|upright|Roger Moore (left) with Earl Green in ''The Saint.'']]
[[Lew Grade]] cast Moore as [[The Saint (Simon Templar)|Simon Templar]] in a new adaptation of ''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]'', based on the novels by [[Leslie Charteris]]. Moore said in an interview in 1963 that he wanted to buy the rights to Leslie Charteris's character and the trademarks. The television series was broadcast by [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] in the UK between 1962 and 1969, and its overseas success made Moore a household name. After the strong performance in the US of the first two series in first-run syndication, [[NBC]] picked up the show in 1966. By early 1967, Moore had achieved international stardom.<ref>{{cite news |title=From Playing James Bond to His Humanitarian Work: Roger Moore's Life in Pictures |url=https://people.com/movies/roger-moore-life-in-pictures/?slide=5760288#5760288 |access-date=5 October 2019 |work=People}}</ref> The series established his suave, quipping style which he carried forward to James Bond, and it also saw him exhibit his trademark raised eyebrow. Francis Blagburn in ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'' writes,

{{blockquote|The raised eyebrow is perhaps the hardest facial gesture to perfect in the gentleman's arsenal. Get it right and you give the impression of someone who is in total control; get it wrong and you look like, well, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson (and no one wants that). Sir Roger wrote the book in how to raise an eyebrow... as Simon Templar, he coolly infers [''sic''] that he knows, and he knows that you know that he knows.<ref name="Telegraph 2017"/>}}

''The Saint'' ran from 1962 for six seasons and 118 episodes.<ref name="BFIObit"/><ref name="ebert"/> Moore went on to direct nine episodes of the later series, which moved into colour in 1967.<ref>{{cite book |title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2017 |date=2018 |publisher=McFarland |page=284}}</ref> Several episodes were edited together to form two films, ''[[The Saint and the Fiction Makers]]'' (1968) and ''[[Vendetta for the Saint]]'' (1969).<ref>{{cite news |last= Gaughan |first= Gavin |title= Harry Harrison: Writer of sci-fi novels who created the popular anti-hero the Stainless Steel Rat |work= [[The Independent]] |date= 25 August 2012 |url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/harry-harrison-writer-of-scifi-novels-who-created-the-popular-antihero-the-stainless-steel-rat-8079415.html |quote= ...it was made as a two-part story in the ATV/ITC series starring Roger Moore (and, edited, released in cinemas outside Britain), but Harrison was not credited or remunerated for this; it had been "for a lump sum, no royalties".|access-date= 5 October 2012}}</ref>