Fights, Fast Cars, and Fashion: The Making of The Persuaders (Roger Moore & Tony Curtis Documentary)
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Go behind the scenes of a cult ITC action drama in 'The Morning After: Remembering The Persuaders!'. Created by Robert S. Baker and first broadcast on ITV in 1971, the series starred Tony Curtis and Roger Moore as Danny Wilde and Brett Sinclair, a mismatched team of crime fighters who took on cases that the police could not.
'The Persuaders!' was the one of the the last big-budget action adventure series from Lew Grade's ITC/ATV empire and was Roger Moore's final television project before being cast as 007 in the James Bond franchise.
In this documentary, exclusive interviews with the cast and crew reveal the genesis and tumultuous production of the short-lived but extremely popular series - including run ins with the law, conflicts between actors, the difficulty of finding success in America, and early plans for a second series that never came to pass.
An international hit, 'The Persuaders!' was known under many titles, including - 'De Speelvogels' (Belgium), 'Amicalement Vôtre' (France), 'Die Zwei' (Germany), 'De Versierders' (Netherlands), Snobbar som Jobbar (Sweden) and 'Attenti a Quei Due" (Italy).
Contributors: Roger Moore, Tony Curtis, Robert S. Baker, JOhnny Goodman, Roy Ward Baker, Tony Spratling, Malcolm Christopher, Ken Baker, Brian Clemens, Peter Price, and Stuart Damon.
Produced and Directed by: Stephen La Rivière and Thomas Cock
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Fantastic series! Sir Roger Moore and Tony Curtis had great chemistry!
A legend and a gentleman Sir Roger Moore the likes of him will never be seen again.
Let’s hope not, there used to be a lot of examples of their like around. Pretty pessimistic to believe that future generations can’t have that again.
The theme music is a work of genius.
Agreed. But of course we were spoilt back then, with so many great theme tunes from the 60's and 70's. Name one today?
Most beautiful music ever
John Barry the Master of the theme!
@@ROBERTANDERSON-f2f do you no if he did follow me with tobol and Mia farrow ,it was a film about the great site they went to in London but had a great tune
@@AngelApprentice I find it haunting
Another excellent theme composed by John Barry!
It's a pearler eh, I love it. Great series too!
His name was John Barry Pendegast.
I love John Barry’s music. The soundtrack from “The Lion in Winter” ❤
It's my ring tone.
Love love love The Persuaders - one of my favourite shows of all time!
Me n'all, especially the theme!👍
My absolutely best tv show, Roger Moore was so good, and the chemistry between him and Curtis was just super fun to watch. An epic show,
Persuaders,Protectors,Champions,Man in a Suitcase,Jason King or Department S,Randall and Hopkirk,Man from Uncle, Mission Impossible, Banana Splits ,Double Deckers ,Pink Panther,Clangers,Trumpton and Bagpuss i never missed any of them i was spoiled as a Kid for great tv.
Wow, only got 5 of them. Love The Sweeney, Ci5 and Rtn of the Saint too with Simon Ogilvy
I loved this show, there were so many brilliant shows around in that era.
Just the theme tune is amazing
His smile, his sense of humour, his looks and his reciprocal generous personality oh and he oozed charisma. RIP. Roger.
My wife met Sir Roger Moore at her company just a couple of years before he died.
She said he was one of the most charming and funny man she had ever met.
A true gentleman!
Tony Curtis’s leather jackets and driving gloves were a thing of beauty !
I can still remember the big build up to this series being shown on TV and getting myself ready for the first episode…. I have vivid memories of that episode and how much I enjoyed the real chemistry between Moore and Curtis and the great humour… still watching it today regularly… that and Dads Army I can watch over and over…. And do!!
i love the way tony thinks all the ideas were his.
I wonder what he thought when his career was pretty much in eclipse and Moore became Bond.
Yes , I was surprised by that too . No need for it .
He's an egotist, quite famous for it,not a very likable individual.
@@johnbarrert3732 he was quite charming and friendly when I met him in 1996 at the Baftas.
Lew Grade's ATV/ITC was the powerhouse of the 15 independent television companies of the time. The golden age of UK TV.
Agree!
Watching The Persuaders as a child of 8yrs, being allowed to watch it was fantastic. I purchased the dvd box set of all the episodes in the late 1990s was also exciting. I still have the box set of 11 dvds I think. I love the John Barry theme tune too.
I watched it at a very young age too and I loved it, still do.
Loved this show! Great opening theme, style, pre-Bond Moore and . . . Tony Curtis!
1971…19 years old. Friday finished work, home and got ready to go out. Watched The Persuaders then right after that it's disco time. In my 70’s now but remember those days clear as a bell. Bet there are quite a few ‘cool’ guys out there that remember those days! Mibbe not as much hair, might be a wee bit of a paunch, bet they read this with a smile! ✌🏻😉
Loved this growing up but had no idea Tony C was such a pain the …..😂😂😂
roger recalled they had some difficulty with tony curtis when discussing the show. tony was chairman of an anti smoking lobby in the usa. lew grade and myself were partial to a havana cigar.tony gave us very long very passionate speeches about our filthy habit.even when we sneaked out to have a quiet smoke in the grounds at elstree hed pursue us and give us a stern dressing down! its my lifes passion said tony i do not permit smoking anywhere near me! he went back to the states having signed for the show. his agent then told lew that the entire production would have to be non smoking or tony wouldnt participate.he called me and said i dont know how this will work. the unions will strike! in those days the tv unions held immense power and went on strike for the slightest thing! lew left the issue and hoped for the best.in the end it resolved itself .non smoker tony was caught at heathrow with a huge amount of marijauna .cigarette papers and a bong! we never heard a word from him about no smoking after that!
as a kid i loved the Persuaders fights, cars and always getting the job done .. as a kid i never understood why my old Mum would sit glued to the tv with me ...
One of my all-time favorite shows. Love it. Moore and Curtis were brilliant together! A fabulous John Barry theme song too!
Late Saturday afternoons around the telly watching The Persuaders. Great memories, and what a theme tune. Even as a 5 year old, I made note of John Barry's name.
Great to see the classic Roger Moore 007 here. Great personality he created for his roles.
This and Alias Smith And Jones were the first things I remember on tv, what a great theme tune, wonderful actresses and fashions.
Perfect
Alas, not Alias. 😉
Yeah I loved that programme too 🙂
@@Fastvoicesorry, it is alias not alas
@@HaakonOdinsson "Alias Smith and Jones" is a US western series from the early 1970s. I thought you meant "Alas Smith and Jones" which is a British comedy sketch television series starring comedy duo Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones and well-known here in Europe.
@@Fastvoice Love the way you try to turn it round David Brent like so it was not your error lol.Yes I know it was Alias Smith And Jones starring Ben Murphy and Pete Duel.Not the Alas comedy series.
Almost two decades between them so not sure why you would think I would link that with the early 1970s Persauders matey???.
Superb chemistry between the two leads and a fantastic theme tune. Probably the last big ITC series from the Mid60s to the early 70s..
Right up there alonside The Protectors - great characters, great locations, and certainly great cars!
We were lucky as teens to have those two shows. I learned to crack an egg with one hand from The Protectors opening. Still do it.
The best of series. Sinclair's historical joke that Danny always missed at the end. They could not picked up two different actors they had to be them!
Great series! Those clothes!! ... and that aston martin!!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
What about it? The little Ferrari that Curtis drove in the show these days goes in the millions.
@frankfarago2825 I like the aston....I love astons. Never thought much of Ferrari really, don't know why people makes such a big deal over them! and monetary value is of little importance to me. 🤷🏼
Yeah give me the Aston anyday, no a fan of Ferrari myself.
The German translated version called "Die Zwei" (The Two) was a runaway cult success due to some creative dubbing.
The banter between Moore & Curtis was straying far from the original version, embraced sillyness, constant wordplay and innuendos. The self-deprecating humour was cranked up so high, they even lampooned the TV station broadcasting the episodes.
A rare example where a dubbed version surpassed an already phantastic original series.
RIP Rainer Brandt. Brilliant scriptwriter with an excellent voice.
Curtis likes to make us think that he was in charge of everything
It seems, though, he sort of messed things up and obstructed much.
Thank you for the upload, because this show means a lot to me. Among other things, the series was a place for me to mentally retreat to while I was going through a bad time.
The chap playing the retired British judge, Mr. Lawrence Naismith had a major role in 1971's "Diamonds Are Forever" as well, playing James Bond's boss.
Lawrence Naismith was the Diamond company executive who was to help brief Bond
And he was in Jason and the Argonauts.
And similar role in Enter the Dragon.
I remember Laurence Naismith playing two different roles in two episodes of one of my favourite TV shows 'The Invaders', so he was acting in Hollywood at that time before appearing in The Persuaders. I also remember seeing him in various old films in black and white, a great and well experienced actor.
Oh to be 8 years old again in 1971! Great show!
Thanks for uploading this! It was on RUclips a few years ago and it cracked me up how much the production team slagged Tony Curtis off, whereas in his interview TC basically says he created the series😂
Thank you so much for this upload! A wonderfully candid collection of memories. And for all of Tony's faults and weaknesses at the time, at least his own interview here is hilarious!
Got to enjoy this show as a child in the Philippines. One of my favorites!
Awesome series. The way these two very different actors went about constructing their characters so mimics their actual characters!
A great pairing for a great series so it was.
Roger Moore, kind, un aggressive, handsome, gave back as much as he was given, a gentleman, the very best of British.
Loved the opening sequence contrasting their upbringing
I loved this series! Tony & Roger bounced off each other so well!
This series could be rerun today, it would be a memory of two great actors and a good time, a time of glamour!
Loved the series of the Persuaders , I had a good fortune to drive in the original gold Aston Martin from the series in the late 80’s / very early 90’s , a good friend of mine bought the car , Duncan Ellison classics in Snainton , North Yorkshire U.K. , I felt so privileged to have driven that car , thanks Duncan
Leaving aside the late great Gerry Anderson shows, as a 1960's kid now in my 60's, I think the best British filmed shows of that era were The Avengers, Gideon's Way, Randall & Hopkirk, The Prisoner and possibly mood music Man In A Suitcase. But like The Saint, The Baron, Department S & The Champions, The Persuaders also had it's great moments. I always remember being at my Granddad's house, being able to watch it in colour!
Yeah! Randall & Hopkirk, The Prisoner, The Champions, Department S, The Avengers….great shows and loved them as a kid 🙂💎
Wonderful memories. Very interesting documentary. Lots of info. Very stylish & classy show.
It was a superb show and it should have gone on longer. I absolutely loved it.
I loved “The Persuaders”. I can still remember when it premiered in 1971.
I remember having days of school in the 70s and watching this in Australia.
A classic TV show with two most Classic actors. Not to mention a great theme song.
The Spy Who Loved Me, is my favorite Bond film.
I didn't know I owed so much to Lew Grade and the other producers for putting up with Tony Curtis. The American contribution to this fun show. He was always a handful and has great stories. Not surprised.
We all watched this in our teens. Thanks for the upload and the memories.
Sir Roger Moore was amazing and impossible to replace.
I love anything with Sir Roger in it. 🇬🇧🇹🇷🇬🇧🇹🇷
Memories flooding back! One of the great series and great theme tune! Loved the series ( and still do )
roger moore & tony curtis great actors.
What a pity only 24 episodes were only made , I would of been great if they made another 24 episodes
I’m sort of glad really, it kept its quality with those 24 episodes….and bit like Fawlty Towers….going out on a high
It, the series, became too expensive for ABC, SC.
I loved this as a child and have only just realised it was an Anderson production! ❤
27:42 - Annette Andre, absolutely gorgeous and a lovely lady, got the chance to see her at an ITC event in Elstree back in 2018.
Hammer horror queen Yutte Steensgard (in judo uniform)
I loved watching The Persuaders when I was little, Saturday or Sunday afternoons if memory serves but it was the theme music that got me in! I recently happened upon a dvd with the first three episodes on it at an op-shop and bought it for one Aussie dollar and I might just bung it on again after this, ha!
Great docu! I'm a big fan of The Persuaders and really enjoyed this 🙂
That is some weave Tony 😮😂
Must have borrowed it from Burt Reynolds 😂.
@@johnchurch4705 🤣
Nice syrup 😂
Irragiungibile masterpiece ! Perfect in everything ! Actors, script, music, photographs, etc.
The best series of all time ! I hated them all when I interrupted the series !😢
Great documentary Busy yr 1971 good location work Moore and Peter Hunt directed episodes stylish cinematography informative content
Interesting fact: Roger Moores (Brett Sinclair) car number plate 'BS1' was actually borrowed from Billy Smart, the circus guy!
Stop your clowning around!
Ah The Persuaders,i think i was 11/12....Great show and i`m surprised to see it classed on many sites as an Action/Comedy.i loved it but it was a tad lite...John Barry gave me one of my all time fave tv show opening theme tunes...and it was a great idea to feature the childhood/adolescent real life photos of the two men-even if one of Roger Moore`s was doctored......In 1985 i was on holiday in Corfu and i told my companion that Roger Moore was in the room next to us,she asked how i knew,i said i could hear a woman in the throes of passion saying........"Roger.....More"
Loved this when i was a boy, Theme tune first class to
The country cottage episode is an absolute classic !!
Some of my earliest memories watching this. 😊
Watched it as a kid in Italy titled“Attenti a quei due”meaning Watch out for those two!!
Two great actors. Immortal and definitely unforgettable because they always give me immense joy in each episode that I have seen and re-watched countless times. Truly two immense actors always present like Stars shining eternally in our sky.
It was a big success in Germany as "Die Zwei", "The Two", but with a little help by the special Dubbing. The german (voice)actor Rainer Brandt, who sadly recently passed away, invented a funny over the top dialog method that made TV Series and Movies during the 70s more funny in the german dubbing compared to the Original. He claimed Tony Curtis watched a few of the german episodes and wanted him to write dialog for the second series in english, which never happend.
Die Deutsche Synchronisation ist legendär
Oh I'd love to see that!
I think, reflecting back that these 2 great actors had a big influence on us pre teenagers …..m.especially Roger Moore with his laid back elegance. Role models if you will.
There was never anything vulgar or unnecessarily violent .
Added to this the amazing music score ……it was a great time to watch tv
Always loved it. Got it on DVD. And now I am going to type something which will amaze / annoy a lot of British people: I actually like the resynchronized German version most! First of all because that’s how I got to know the series but secondly, and more importantly, because the dialogs in the German version are somehow even more hilarious. Probably because German can sound a bit extra pompous at times. “Ihre Durchlaut” etc.
Jawohl von Baron von Krautenstein!
Having started watching a lot of these older shows, it’s really interesting how big Texans ( and Southerners ) used to be when it came to representing the typical American. It was a fun archetype that I honestly miss. These were always fun likable characters.
Didn’t know about this show, but it stars two of my favorite actors, I’m definitely going to check it out.
I loved this show when I was a kid. ❤
Great series , from the wonderful theme tune , to the chemistry between Moore and Curtis , enjoyed tuning in back then .
Great...Love this series but never seen this documentary...The Persuaders was an excellent program...Lew Grade! I doubt if we will ever have a great TV mogul as Lew.....
Thanks ! My fav. childhood tv-series, still love it! Also, perfect timing when an airplane shows up in the intro 0:26 How cool is that ; )
Having been lucky enough to be born in the 60’s I was old enough to watch this series aired at the start of the 70’s
Having watched repeats many times since I did not realise it only ran on ITV for around 6 months
I loved it for many reasons, the glamour, the locations, the cars Roger and Tony
Also just for the decade of films, TV etc
For me growing up in the 70’s entertainment was great.
I suppose a lot of it would now be cancelled, called misogynistic, and sexist and ‘we cannot upset the snowflakes
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The best thing of this documentary is the beep sound to cover a word that Curtis was uttering. Perfect case of censorhip disguised as not appropriate word. The Big Brother is still alive and kicking in UK.
I was 13 when I saw this in the US on it's first run. It was my favorite show at the time and I own the series on DVD. I think this and The Avengers got me with it's tongue and cheek!
MA série culte : tout y est parfait! J'adore pour toujours Tony Curtis et Roger Moore. Un seul regret cependant : une seule et unique saison.
You can't replace Roger.
They tried it with Dalton, Brosnan, Craig and whoever's next hehe
This, to me, back in the day was the best TV series to watch. Loved every minute of it, never missed an episode.
Even back then, you could tell Roger & Tony had great chemistry on screen, and you just knew when they were off script and ad-libbing. It's just a great fun TV series, and fun to watch. Wish there had been more series to enjoy.
I have to be honest, I really preferred Roger in The Persuaders than him being James Bond. They really don't make great TV action series as good as The Persuaders was anymore, just utter woke crap, where all the boxes have to be ticked before any drama our series are made.
The persuaders was aired late evenings in Australia circa mid 70s. 9.30 pm if i remember correctly..was never allowed to stay up to watch.junior school days lol
70’s themes were the best, not many good opening themes these days.
The final great entry to the Lew Grade canon of action adventure shows.
Curtis was an absolute scoundrel!
When I saw this as a kid, I so wanted to grow up and be like them, the fast cars, the money, the girls, the glamour etc. Unfortunately it didn't quite work out that way for me but it was fun while the dream lasted 😀
The Persuaders is now acknowledged as basically the best bad TV show ever made. It was a ridiculous premise, but it was thoroughly enjoyable, entertaining, and fun. It also has the best TV show theme music of all.
I absolutely loved this as a kid.
even after all these years, Curtis comes across as a jerk, and basically all british crew members interviewed here agree on that too. It is well documented that Moore and Curtis couldn't stand each other. The reason behind the gloves (if the crew is to be believed on that) is that Curtis was smoking huge amounts of Dope in his dressing room so his hands would smell from that stuff and the leather gloves would cover the smell.
Really Marcus?
What a bunch of Crap!!!
@@anderslundblad4194 ruclips.net/user/shortsu6KiFRj2N-U if Moore says so...
@@anderslundblad4194 well, as i can't post youtube links, just look up the videos " Roger Moore reveals why Tony Curtis always wore gloves on The Persuaders" and " Why Roger Moore & Tony Curtis Didn’t Get On During the Persuaders "
@@anderslundblad4194 Marcus is correct. Curtis's bad behaviour and drug use are well documented. Robert S Baker said, "Tony could be prickly. He'd come in in the morning, black thunder, everyone kept clear of him. Then he'd come down from his dressing room half an hour later and kiss everybody after he'd smoked a couple of joints. As long as Tony was on the joints, he was pleasant. But when he wasn't, he could be very difficult. You always had to handle him with kid gloves."
For those times really a pleasant series. And Roger Moore was a real decent, lovely man.
I liked this as a kid
Nothing the Same anymore that was a hit I remember it I was 9-10 absolutely loved cars Ferrari, Dino, Etype series1, Astons, Lamborghini Muira, Austin Healey 3000, Lotus and Lotus Cortina , Porsche 911, you can go on and on I was way ahead of my time as a youngster about Cars and Boxing thanks to Dad RIP Fred thanks for showing me and taking me around with you as a young kid learning all this knowledge about these cars. Also BOXING events and you buying a selling houses back in a day has set me up. Love you Dad and Mum
One hell of a fabulous programme.
Great show ,
Best TV series ever!
my fav series of all time x