I didn't realise there were only six episodes made, I assumed there would
have been twelve and six had been wiped or missing. It's a jolly shame
because with "Saturn's Rewards" the pace really picked up. The two
stars (Anton Rogers as the likeable but bumbling detective and Anouska
Hempel as the psychic) seemed so comfortable with each other and there
was a lot of light hearted banter. You could see it settling down into a
couple of seasons at least. "Saturn's Rewards" had to do with a politician
who sees a murder from his bedroom window - the only problem is the
woman with him is not his wife and the murderer is his future son-in-law!!
The show has a blend of old and up and coming (for 1974) stars - Dinah
Sheridan, Peter Vaughn, Ian Ogilvy, Joanna David and it is pretty action
packed with veteran Vaughn stealing every scene.
The few initial shows found it hard to establish rapport between the main characters. The first episode found only a couple of suspects so of course there was really no mystery and Hempel's character was just a tad annoying!! "Sting, Sting Scorpio" was another top one. An old psychic mentor of Esther's is murdered and she then takes over the fortune telling shop, hoping the killer will return. There is no doubt who the killer is - Robert Powell was in the middle of his "weird young man" phase and he plays it for all it's worth!!
Director Roger Marshall (who directed the gritty "Public Eye" and "The Sweeney") took this series up a very quirky and "not taking itself too seriously" approach and it's a pity more weren't made!!
The few initial shows found it hard to establish rapport between the main characters. The first episode found only a couple of suspects so of course there was really no mystery and Hempel's character was just a tad annoying!! "Sting, Sting Scorpio" was another top one. An old psychic mentor of Esther's is murdered and she then takes over the fortune telling shop, hoping the killer will return. There is no doubt who the killer is - Robert Powell was in the middle of his "weird young man" phase and he plays it for all it's worth!!
Director Roger Marshall (who directed the gritty "Public Eye" and "The Sweeney") took this series up a very quirky and "not taking itself too seriously" approach and it's a pity more weren't made!!