I remember as a kid I used to run home every time I heard the theme of The Persuaders. Strangely, I do not recall much of the content. I guess not being that familiar with English at the time, or the plot devices, made me watch it only out of fascination of car chases and such.
Being an adult, and having improved my English, I can enjoy the sparkling dialogue which does add considerably to my appreciation of this TV show.
It's rather lightweight entertainment though, and the episodes are full of logic gaps and all kinds of flaws, sometimes to the point of getting ridiculous, but the chemistry between Curtis and Moore is what's it all about for me. I find it difficult to understand that the two of them didn't hit it off, if that's indeed true. Maybe it isn't.
Besides the nostalgia, the theme music, the dialogue and the timing of the protagonists, it's the suave outdoor settings, in particular those shot in France and Italy, that make this series unforgettable. I don't believe there ever was another show that could compete with The Persuaders with respect to this.
The often far-fetched plots, the overly cheesy pre-disco music and the abundance of rear projection all cause me to feel more or less indifferent about the episodes. Two things that really annoy me are the slightly claustrophobic indoor scenes (often recycling details and furnishing) i.e. studio shots, and some of the female actors, such as the Maria girl in the Overture Episode who was portrayed as some kind of bomb shell, but actually came along as a plain looking hag.
Being Swedish, I won't bother to comment on the inaccuracies of the episode allegedly partly filmed in Sweden...
Being an adult, and having improved my English, I can enjoy the sparkling dialogue which does add considerably to my appreciation of this TV show.
It's rather lightweight entertainment though, and the episodes are full of logic gaps and all kinds of flaws, sometimes to the point of getting ridiculous, but the chemistry between Curtis and Moore is what's it all about for me. I find it difficult to understand that the two of them didn't hit it off, if that's indeed true. Maybe it isn't.
Besides the nostalgia, the theme music, the dialogue and the timing of the protagonists, it's the suave outdoor settings, in particular those shot in France and Italy, that make this series unforgettable. I don't believe there ever was another show that could compete with The Persuaders with respect to this.
The often far-fetched plots, the overly cheesy pre-disco music and the abundance of rear projection all cause me to feel more or less indifferent about the episodes. Two things that really annoy me are the slightly claustrophobic indoor scenes (often recycling details and furnishing) i.e. studio shots, and some of the female actors, such as the Maria girl in the Overture Episode who was portrayed as some kind of bomb shell, but actually came along as a plain looking hag.
Being Swedish, I won't bother to comment on the inaccuracies of the episode allegedly partly filmed in Sweden...