The Helpful Pirate
CAST:
Erika Remberg - Eva
Paul Maxwell - Kolben
Vladek Sheybal - Nikita Roskin
Anneke Wills - Fran Roeding
Redmond Phillips - Professor Roeding
George Pravda - Uhrmeister
Jack Gwillim - Major Carter
Michael Wolf - Hotel Receptionist
Laurence Herder - Alexi
Ray Austin - Erich Brauer
(Gerard Heinz - uncredited)
Directed by Roy Baker; Screenplay by Roy Russell (pdf Screenplay on Umbrella DVD)
STORY:
Professor Roeding has disappeared
during an antiques shopping trip in Hamburg. The British secret service
seeks Simon's help. When Templar tries to reconstruct Roeding's path he
finds a plot to take in wealthy travellers with a story about pirate
Störtebeker. But why has nobody seen the professor again?
NOTES:
* Redmond Phillips also appears in
Episode #54 "The Set-Up"
* George Pravda also appears in Episode
#9 "The Effete Angler" and #55 "The Rhine Maiden". He also had a role in "Thunderball"
* Jack Gwillim also appears in Episode
#9 "The Effete Angler" and #82 "Paper
Chase" (same role as here)
* Laurence Herder also appears in
Episodes #69 "The Saint Bids Diamonds"
* Ray Austin also appears in Episode
#13 "The Fellow Traveller", #22 "The Rough Diamonds", #52 "The Damsel in Distress" and uncredited in #95 "A Double in Diamonds". He would later direct Episodes #102 "The Desperate Diplomat" and #111 "The People Importers"
* Michael Wolf also appears in
Episode #55 "The Rhine Maiden"
* Although not credited Gerard Heinz
who also appeared in Episode #25 "The Sporting Chance", #69 "The Saint Bids Diamonds"
and #75 "The Reluctant Revolution" has a short cameo
in this scene.
* This episode makes strong use of the backlot - each corner serves as a different spot in Hamburg.
* The name of the hotel is slightly misspelled -it should be "NEUE ZEITEN" instead of "NEUEZEITEN". (0:08)
* This is a slightly redesigned fake
corridor painting as seen in Episode #72 "The Queen's
Ransom" and #75 "The Reluctant Revolution" (0:08)
* The German translation is wrong
- neither "Kompliments" nor "Antiken" is correct. It should rather read
"Mit den besten Empfehlungen" and "Antiquitäten". (0:10)
* The black Mercedes was used twice during this episode on the backlot set - look for the number plate. (0:13 and 0:16)
* This view of Hamburg is just a painting - and it almost looks black & white.
(0:16)
* Since this is a painting, the window in Templar's room doesn't show a night scene. (0:23)
* Another appearance of the Mercedes.
(0:46)
AIRDATE:
UK: 28th October 1966
GERMAN TITLE:
Piratenstück in Hamburg
AVAILABLE ON:
* DVD (NTSC): AAE-70230 (2001)
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Last Updated: 05/19/2023