The Saint: Fear in Fun Park

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=July 2015}} {{Infobox television | image = | caption = | director = [[Donald Crombie]] | producer = Sue Milliken<br>John Hanrahan | writer = Patricia Johnson | based_on = character created by [[Leslie Charteris]] | narrator = | starring = [[Simon Dutton]]<br>[[Rebecca Gilling]]<br>[[Ed Devereaux]] | music = | cinematography = [[Andrew Lesnie]] | editor = | company = Taffner Ramsay-Templar Productions | channel = [[Seven Network]] | released = {{Start date|1989}} | runtime = 100 minutes | country = Australia | language = English | budget = }} '''''The Saint: Fear in Fun Park''''' (also known as '''''The Saint in Australia''''' and '''''Summertime in Sydney''''') is a 1989 TV film featuring [[Simon Dutton]] as [[Simon Templar]], the crimefighter also known as The Saint.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Filmink|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/top-ten-australian-james-bond-homages/|title=Top Ten Australian James Bond Homages|date=December 31, 2019}}</ref>

It was one of a series of ''Saint'' films produced in Australia and broadcast as part of the syndicated series ''[[Mystery Wheel of Adventure]]''. It was set in Australia.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150202041029/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/460495/Fear-in-Fun-Park/ ''Fear in Fun Park''] at [[TCMDB]]</ref><ref name="scott">Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p136</ref>

==Plot== The Saint arrives in Sydney to look for a friend's daughter who is caught up in the Asian slave trade.

==Cast== * [[Simon Dutton]] as Simon Templar * [[Rebecca Gilling]] as Aileen * [[Ed Devereaux]] as Harry * [[Nikki Coghill]] as Felicity * [[Richard Roxburgh]] as Justin * [[Moya O'Sullivan]] as Madge * [[Anthony Brandon Wong]] as Randolph * [[Khym Lam]] as Raeleen * [[Slim de Grey]] as RSL Man * [[Ernie Dingo]] as Tour Guide

==Production== This movie was one of six 100-minute TV films, all starring [[Simon Dutton]] made for [[London Weekend Television]] (LWT) in the United Kingdom, it was postponed due to poor ratings, but went out as part of ''The Mystery Wheel of Adventure'' in the United States: ** ''[[The Saint: The Brazilian Connection]]'' (2 September 1989) ** ''[[The Saint: The Blue Dulac]]'' (9 September 1989) ** ''[[The Saint: Wrong Number]]'' (21 July 1990) ** ''[[The Saint: The Big Bang]]'' (28 July 1990) ** ''[[The Saint: The Software Murders]]'' (4 August 1990)

===Broadcast=== The film was postponed for broadcasting on 16 September 1989 and on 7 July 1990, and finally broadcast on 14 July 1990.

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==External links== *{{IMDb title|0130235}}

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