Saracen (TV series)

Saracen
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of episodes 13
Production
Running time 1 hour (including ads)
Production company(s) Central
Release
Original network ITV
Original release 2 September – 25 November 1989

Saracen is a 1989 British television drama series. Made for ITV by Central Television, it starred Christian Burgess and Patrick James Clarke in the title roles. 13 episodes were made which were shown throughout the autumn of 1989.

Series history

The series was created by Ted Childs and Chris Kelly. In the pilot episode, the action concentrated on SAS Major David Barber (played by Stephen Hattersley) who resigns his commission after being forced to undertake a badly-planned hostage rescue. He was Headhunted by private security company Saracen Systems and is partnered up with an Australian ex-Army sergeant Jack Carne (John Walton). From the regular series, the entire main cast had been replaced with one exception all the lead characters remained but now played by different actors: Michael Byrne as Ansell, John Bennett as Nugent and Ingrid Lacey was the female lead.

Drama series about Saracen Systems, London's elite private security company, which also operated abroad, usually Africa, but could only carry firearms when on foreign missions.

This was a glossy, expensive film production, perhaps intended to bring back the success of previous ITV action drama like The Professionals.

Reception

It was not a success

Releases

DVD release

Network DVD released the full 13-part series on DVD as a 4-disc set on 7 June 2010.<

References


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