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Chris Lunt to write new series of 1960's The Saint

Chris Lunt the writer and creator of television series Prey, revealed to Richard Bacon that he is writing a script for a new version of the 1960鈥檚 spy thriller The Saint, which starred Roger Moore:

"I'm doing a reboot of The Saint, just script commissions at the moment, there are not guaranteed at the moment, but yes that鈥檚 quite exciting.鈥

Mr Lunt said he is going to Hollywood with writer Ed Whitmore, who worked on Silent Witness, but it will 鈥渉ave a very British feel鈥 and will be 鈥渟hot half in the UK and Europe and half globally鈥.

Mr Lunt said the programme is being pitched to UK broadcasters in the next few weeks.

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