The Persuaders // The Complete Collection

OK, it's a bit hammy with two rich playboys, the self-made American tough guy and the effete and wealthy British Lord no less. But give the show a chance because it's not as bad as it sounds. Tony Curtis and Roger Moore are two highly talented actors who take what could have been a boiler-plate premise and made it work through sheer ability on their part. There's also the natural chemistry between the two stars. I don't know how they got on in real life, but on the screen they really seem to be enjoying themselves. This is not a masterpiece of programming, but it's entertaining and well worth watching.

This was one of my favorite shows 45 years ago and I thoroughly enjoyed it on this DVD release. Tony Curtis and Roger more cast together was the perfect buddy team. Roger More excelled as representing established wealthy playboy type while Tony Curtis excelled in portraying urban New York working class image of self made rich man. Both had the same goals in life, party,have fun,meet women and create lots of problems in the pursuit of these ends. There's a good time to be had by all watching this series made during an era where everything wasn't portrayed so dark and somber as it is now.The DVD quality is quite good although I wouldn't go as far as to say it is as good as the early A&E release of this series.

This is a great classic TV show that I used to watch when I was a kid. It's great they released this show on DVD but I've got couple of complaints: 1- Picture quality is not that great. There are other TV shows from that era with much better picture quality (for instance Mission Impossible TV series picture quality is amazing and Roger Moore's earlier TV show The Saint Complete TV series also has better picture quality 2- No subtitles. There is also no closed captioning either (some DVD/Blu-ray players have the function to enable closed captioning). You can purchase a Blu-ray edition of this product from Amazon UK but you would need a region-free Blu-ray player to enjoy it.

"The Persuaders" (I don't get the title, it should be called The Persuaded but I'll get to that in a minute) is a series about two eccentric, globe-trotting, millionaire playboys who galivant around Europe and the U.K. saving the day. The two playboys, American bootstrapper Danny Wilde (Tony Curtis) and English lord Brett Sinclair (Roger Moore) are persuaded by retired Judge Fulton (Laurence Naismith) to assist him in a series of adventures.It is an action/adventure series mostly on the galant side with some seriousness and non-graphic violence. The humor is about 60-40 Curtis but Moore shows his comic chops here as in "The Saint."I enjoyed this series as much as I did "The Saint" (and so did much of Britain) but with ABC pitting it up against "Mission: Impossible" it made little impact in the U.S.

Tony Curtis and Roger Moore have wonderful chemistry in this terrifically amusing adventure series--and the wild late '60s/early '70s colours are lovely to behold; what a marvellous period for expressive furnishings and high-end clothes. You'll enjoy the exotic locations as yet unspoiled by hordes of moneyed tourists from some of the world's rudest "cultures". This set is an absolute bargain: buy it while you can!

I'm so sad that this didn't last more than 1 season. Me and my family enjoyed this so much and I would highly recommend this mystery series to anyone. Lots of fun, witty humor, camp, and just plan entertaining stuff in here. Love love love....

A friend told me about this series that I never saw when it was on TV decades ago. After watching only a few of the episodes from his DVD I knew that I wanted a copy of my own. I was very glad that Amazon had one for me to buy. Now I didn't have to find the time to binge watch before returning the DVD to my friend. I put on my own DVD whenever I want to escape and enjoy an episode. I'm rarely disappointed.

This delightful piece of ‘70’s British TV really entertains! Roger Moore from England and Tony Curtis from the USA inadvertently are paired to do the bidding of a retired magistrate and end up with lots of bachelor playboy benefits to boot! Sadly only one season was done because Mr. Moore was signed on to be the next James Bond after one year of production. Enjoy!!!

From the highly original opening theme to Roger Moore's personally selected wardrobe of safari suits and cravats this gloriously colourful show ran for just one series before Moore was whisked off to become James Bond. It tells the tale of the chalk and cheese playboy pairing of Lord Brett Sinclair and Danny Wilde, played by Moore and Tony Curtis, thrown together to right wrongs and solve cases the police can't after initially taking an instant dislike to one another. This was a major Lew Grade success, selling well throughout the world except bizarrely failing in the U.S despite the major draw of the American Curtis, drafted into the series especially to appeal to that market, with Grade cannily ensuring episodes were filmed in colour despite ITV in the U.K still transmitting much in black and white at the time of production.With glossy and glamorous European locations and a sense of high camp The Persuaders! is rightly fondly remembered as a natural successor to Moore's own 'The Saint'. Moore and Curtis spark well off one another with great on-screen chemistry, whilst there's plenty of witty and funny dialogue to enjoy along the way. Of course there's an almost obligatory punch-up at some stage every episode that recalls the best and funniest elements of the original 'Batman' TV Series. Witty dialogue is symptomatic of the whole, with well-written scripts and usually fine, tight story lines. If you've never seen this series or have fond memories of it this collection of all 24 episodes is well worth investigation. Sadly they don't make them like this anymore.

I have just read Roger Moores Autobiography. This inspired me to watch some of his old work. So I ordered the Persuaders, I watch it on a 4K TV (might be relevant) and the picture quality is amazing for an old TV series, of course its in 4:3 (square-ish) but it looks good for an old series.Roger looks so young and such a pretty boy! G*t!Anyway, I think you have to be fan of his to enjoy this fully, as compared to modern TV its pretty corny/Carry On ish. I think it was fashionable at the time. Theres some good humour in it but the quality although very high for the period does not compare to today and non fans would probably say its pretty rubbish! The acting, in particular Tony Curtis's can be a bit ropey, maybe its the production/editing at fault. If you have watched Dads Army you will have noticed the ropey acting soemtimes especially with Capt Mannering, its abit like that. Same era I guess and same production values.The stories are good and its great to see lots of famous actors and actresses in their prime all filmed around the South of France (and Pinewood).If you love Rog and you think he's the best Bond (I do - the tongue in cheek style) then you'll enjoy the Persuaders.

I saw this series with Tony Curtis and Roger Moore originally in 1971 and its now a firm classic. I recently had major open heart surgery @ Leeds General Infirmary in March 2018 and whilst under the morphine I had one of several real dreams. In one dream I met Jack who told me he had just acquired a contract with ITV for £320 Million with Andy Latif for 32 new Episodes. He asked if I would join him in writing it … I jumped at the chance. In reality it was all down to The Coma but I tried to write new Episodes and I have written 33 to date and 5 brand new created dramas with more to follow … all out of my Coma! Amazing but True! My Life will never be the same again ...

To be honest, you just can't beat 'The Persuaders!' The funny love, hate relationship between the contrasting characters of Danny Wilde and Lord Brett Sinclair, is a true inspiration. Roger Moore's delivery is absolutely sensational and its refreshing to see him directing a few episodes here and there. Each episode's plot is written with a good attention to detail. They are also very well scripted and with Tony's free-styling, it makes the series a whole lot more realistic. The actual picture and sound quality of the DVD is also something to be commended for, especially considering that 'The Persuaders' was done in 1971-1972. Its a real shame that there wasn't another series though! If not for the reception it received and the responsibilities Roger had in becoming the new JB, they probably would've gone on to do another. Also, the last episode ('Someone Waiting') I don't think quite finalized the end to the series enough. It could've had a more thought-provoking ending. But other than that, for one series, the characters of Danny and Brett had been explored enough to captivate audiences and leave them anticipating more.

This show is a sheer joy to watch day or night. But if you watch it at night or in the early morning hours. The atmosphere comes alive more in each episode. I mean you get locations such as countryside and suburbs bordering on countryside. Old houses. Abandoned buildings. A secret passage leading from the local pub to the manor house owned by Roger Moore's character. The music just adds to the magic on show. This is guaranteed to smash the lockdown blues in no time. I thought before I watched it that Tony Curtis would be the odd one out. Brash like some shows and movies like to paint Americans as. Nope. Tony's chemistry with Roger is evident in every scene they're in together. They're the perfect duo. They bounce one liner's back and fourth at each other when they get the chance. No depressing storylines here. Just good solid entertainment.