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Roger Moore

Simon Templar

Anthony Bate

Christopher Waites

Jennifer Wright

Janet Waites

Justine Lord

Denise Grant

Michael Gough

Colin Phillips

Maxwell Shaw

Spencer Vallance

Jeremy Burnham

Tim Burton

Mike Pratt

Alex Morgan

Jean Marsh

Helen Phillips

John Bryans

Mister Anthony

Moray Watson

Ken Shield

Jimmy Gardner

Marine Mechanic

Pauline Chamberlain

Visitor to Parliament
(uncredited)

Michael Dempsey

Member of Parliament
(uncredited)

Edward Dentith

Police Chief
(uncredited)

Peter Evans

Member of Parliament
(uncredited)

Rex Garner

Maitre D'
(uncredited)

Arthur Goodman

Member of Parliament
(uncredited)
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The Imprudent Politician is Christopher Waites (Anthony Bate) a minister for the treasury department.

He is facing demands for blackmail for the sum of £1 million. Not because he is a married man having an affair with a young woman. It is because he gave her a letter with market sensitive financial information. She made money on the stock exchange from it.

The blackmailers tell Waites that he will not need to pay the money over. They just want to catch sight of a letter he will receive in advance. That too contains market sensitive material. Enough for the blackmailers to make a killing in the markets.

The courier who brings the letter to Waites is killed while Waites held a party for some assorted guests. The Saint who was invited found the dead man.

Eventually Waites asks for the Saint's help.

A pretty muscular adventure. Simon Templar gets involved in several fights. There is also political intrigue and a mystery to solve.

Templar quickly figures out that Waites girlfriend was involved with the blackmailers. It was the reason why she never got rid off the letter. Templar is convinced that someone close to Waites is directing the blackmailers.

Prismark10
Apr 10, 2023
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Trivia
Two castmembers would later appear opposite Roger Moore in The Persuaders! (1971) - Jean Marsh in Five Miles to Midnight (1971) and Maxwell Shaw in Someone Waiting (1971).

Goofs
At around two minutes, the characters Morgan and Burton are in a familiar London Austin FX4 cab, which was in use from 1958. However, when Burton exits the cab and it drives away, the model is an earlier Austin FX3 from 1948.

Quotes
Simon Templar: The right honorable gentleman, not the one, being addressed, the one who's doing the talking now, is the right honorable Christopher Weights, MP Minister of International Trade. He's just one of many interesting sons of the Mother of Parliaments. There are two ways of getting into Parliament. You can either be voted in like him, or you can queue up the rest and get in the visitors gallery like me.