Roger Moore has often been accused of being an actor of limited range, although in all fairness, this may be down to typecasting. This cinematic curiosity from 1970 proves otherwise and is considered by some to be his best performance. Made immediately after The Saint TV series, it afforded its star an opportunity to tackle a character who is rather puritanical, potentially impotent and in every way the complete opposite of Simon Templar and James Bond.