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The Persuaders!

A pair of Playboys with nothing in common but trouble!

★7.7 1971 – 1972 1 Season Robert S. Baker TV-MA

An English aristocrat and an American millionaire come together to tackle crime.

Seasons & episodes

1 season · 24 episodes

Overture

Episode 01

Overture

Sep 17, 1971 · 49 min

A retired judge who regrets those criminals he had to let get away arranges for Brett and Danny to meet, and then gets them arrested so that they have the choice of either helping him out in his fight against crime or staying in jail. Their first assignment is to locate an heiress by her heart-shaped birthmark.

The Gold Napoleon

Episode 02

The Gold Napoleon

Sep 24, 1971 · 49 min

Danny and Brett must discover whether or not Gold Napoleon coins are the originals, or replicas as a coin dealer claims them to be.

Take Seven

Episode 03

Take Seven

Oct 1, 1971 · 49 min

Danny and Brett try to help a girl whose ""long lost brother"" has suddenly appeared, cutting her off from her inheritance.

Greensleeves

Episode 04

Greensleeves

Oct 8, 1971 · 49 min

Brett's family mansion seems to have been restored without his knowledge, and taken over by strangers. To find out why, he pretends to be the actor they have hired to impersonate him, and ends up helping the Prime Minister.

Powerswitch

Episode 05

Powerswitch

Oct 15, 1971 · 49 min

When the Judge tricks Brett and Danny into identifying a dead woman found floating in the waters of the French Riviera, they end up investigating an international stock swindle.

The Time and the Place

Episode 06

The Time and the Place

Oct 22, 1971 · 49 min

Danny runs into political intrigue when he discovers the dead body of a reporter, then can't find it until it turns up in a car crash hours later.

Someone Like Me

Episode 07

Someone Like Me

Oct 29, 1971 · 49 min

After Brett loses seven days, Danny thinks Brett is acting strange but Brett thinks someone is impersonating him. They both can't be right.

Anyone Can Play

Episode 08

Anyone Can Play

Nov 5, 1971 · 49 min

Danny has to go on the run from enemy agents after his gambling winnings at a Brighton casino turn out to be part of a communist plot to pay off spies when they use the right code words.

The Old, the New and the Deadly

Episode 09

The Old, the New and the Deadly

Nov 12, 1971 · 49 min

It seems that everyone including a former Nazi wants a German Eagle statuette, and they think that Danny is the one who has it.

Angie... Angie

Episode 10

Angie... Angie

Nov 19, 1971 · 49 min

An childhood friend of Danny's from the Bronx turns out to be a hit man hired to kill an American labor leader on holiday at the Cannes Film Festival.

Chain of Events

Episode 11

Chain of Events

Nov 26, 1971 · 49 min

While out camping at Brett's family estate, Danny gets chained to a brief case which he can't get off that contains a bomb.

That's Me Over There

Episode 12

That's Me Over There

Dec 3, 1971 · 49 min

In order to catch a war criminal, Danny must impersonate the kidnapped Brett, but how will he explain an English Lord with a Brooklyn accent?

The Long Goodbye

Episode 13

The Long Goodbye

Dec 10, 1971 · 49 min

When Danny and Brett find the decade-old dead body of a scientist in a crashed plane in the Scottish Highlands, several women claiming to be his daughter offer them various inducements to part with the formula they found.

The Man in the Middle

Episode 14

The Man in the Middle

Dec 17, 1971 · 49 min

When Brett's plan to capture a traitorous British spy by pretending to be him results in his own capture, Danny enlists the aid of one of Brett's relatives to rescue him.

Element of Risk

Episode 15

Element of Risk

Dec 24, 1971 · 49 min

At a London airport, a gang of crooks who are planning a bullion heist mistake Danny for a criminal mastermind when the man's suitcase accidentally ends up in Danny's luggage cart.

A Home of One's Own

Episode 16

A Home of One's Own

Dec 31, 1971 · 49 min

Danny buys a `handy man's special' cottage in England and discovers that his neighbors are into the occult.

Five Miles to Midnight

Episode 17

Five Miles to Midnight

Jan 7, 1972 · 49 min

Trying to open a travel business, Danny and Brett encounter a New York hoodlum who needs to be smuggled out of Italy after he killed an Italian gangster.

Nuisance Value

Episode 18

Nuisance Value

Jan 14, 1972 · 49 min

After Danny is accused of kidnapping his blind date, a rich man's spoiled daughter, Brett and Danny decide to help rescue her from the real kidnappers but have problems keeping her rescued.

The Morning After

Episode 19

The Morning After

Jan 21, 1972 · 49 min

Brett wakes up one morning and discovers that he got married the night before.

Read and Destroy

Episode 20

Read and Destroy

Jan 28, 1972 · 49 min

Seeking sanctuary with his old friend Brett is a spy who plans to publish his memoirs, which contain the name of every NATO, SEATO, and ANZUS agent.

A Death in the Family

Episode 21

A Death in the Family

Feb 4, 1972 · 49 min

Brett's relatives are being killed off one by one, so Brett and Danny decide to find the killer before he gets to Brett.

The Ozerov Inheritance

Episode 22

The Ozerov Inheritance

Feb 11, 1972 · 49 min

To retain the family jewels, an elderly Russian duchess must present proof of her marriage into the Russian Royal Family, which she says she can do with the help of a journal kept by one of Brett's uncles.

To the Death, Baby

Episode 23

To the Death, Baby

Feb 18, 1972 · 49 min

Brett and Danny both end up wooing an heiress after they are asked to break up a romance between a her and a gigolo who is courting her.

Someone Waiting

Episode 24

Someone Waiting

Feb 25, 1972 · 49 min

Brett resumes race car driving, only to become the target of someone who is willing to kill him in order to make him stop.

About the series

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Audience score
★ 7.7 /10

based on 136 votes

Synopsis

An English aristocrat and an American millionaire come together to tackle crime.

ComedyAction & AdventureCrime

Cast

2 principal cast

Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis

Danny Wilde

Roger Moore

Roger Moore

Lord Brett Sinclair

Where to watch The Persuaders!

The Persuaders! is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The comedy from Robert S. Baker has 1 season and 24 total episodes, rated 7.7/10 by 136 viewers.

Frequently asked

How many seasons does The Persuaders! have?

The Persuaders! has 1 season with 24 episodes in total.

Is The Persuaders! still on the air?

The Persuaders! has ended and is no longer in production.

What network airs The Persuaders!?

The Persuaders! airs on ITV1.

When did The Persuaders! first air?

The Persuaders! first aired on September 17, 1971.

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