Originally a suspense anthology, the show eventually became focused solely on the adventures of a one-armed private detective based in London.
Show Details:
Start date: Oct 1954
End date: May 1960
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): ABC (US) / NBC (US)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 221 eps
Genre(s): Crime/Mystery, Drama
End date: May 1960
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): ABC (US) / NBC (US)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 221 eps
Genre(s): Crime/Mystery, Drama
Credits:
- Ron Randell, host [ 1-2 ]
- Donald Gray as Mark Saber [ 3-7 ]
- Colin Tapley as Inspector Parker [ 3-7 ]
- Teresa Thorne as Judy [ 3 ]
- Michael Balfour as Barney O'Keefe [ 3 ]
- Diana Decker as Stephanie/Stevie Ames [ 3-4 ]
- Neil McCallum as Pete Paulson [ 5 ]
- Gordon Tanner as Larry Nelson [ 5 ]
- Robert Arden as Bob Page [ 6 ]
- Garry Thorne as Eddie Wells [ 7 ]
Episode list & details from:
TVmaze
| Episode # | Original Air Date |
Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | |||
| 1. | 1-1 | 01 Oct 54 | One Just Man |
| 2. | 1-2 | 08 Oct 54 | Set A Murderer |
| 3. | 1-3 | 15 Oct 54 | Let Murder Be Done |
| 4. | 1-4 | 22 Oct 54 | Dr. Damon's Experiment |
| 5. | 1-5 | 29 Oct 54 | Death Pays No Dividends |
| 6. | 1-6 | 05 Nov 54 | Gabriel's Choice |
| 7. | 1-7 | 12 Nov 54 | The Diamond Expert |
| 8. | 1-8 | 19 Nov 54 | The Secret Place |
| 9. | 1-9 | 26 Nov 54 | The Fair and the Fallen |
| 10. | 1-10 | 03 Dec 54 | The Eavesdroppers |
| 11. | 1-11 | 10 Dec 54 | The Very Silent Traveler |
| 12. | 1-12 | 17 Dec 54 | The Yellow Robe |
| 13. | 1-13 | 24 Dec 54 | Lucky Man |
| 14. | 1-14 | 31 Dec 54 | The Gamblers |
| 15. | 1-15 | 07 Jan 55 | Count of 12 |
| 16. | 1-16 | 14 Jan 55 | The Final Column |
| 17. | 1-17 | 21 Jan 55 | The Benevolent Burglar |
| 18. | 1-18 | 28 Jan 55 | Blind Man's Bluff |
| 19. | 1-19 | 04 Feb 55 | The Eight Window |
| 20. | 1-20 | 11 Feb 55 | Broken Honeymoon |
| 21. | 1-21 | 18 Feb 55 | Death on the Boards |
| 22. | 1-22 | 25 Feb 55 | Behind The Mask |
| 23. | 1-23 | 04 Mar 55 | Dress Rehersal |
| 24. | 1-24 | 11 Mar 55 | The Cruel Test |
| 25. | 1-25 | 18 Mar 55 | The Deception |
| 26. | 1-26 | 25 Mar 55 | Week-End Guest |
| 27. | 1-27 | 01 Apr 55 | Fame and the Fury |
| 28. | 1-28 | 08 Apr 55 | Ring Of Greed |
| 29. | 1-29 | 15 Apr 55 | The Gentlemen |
| 30. | 1-30 | 22 Apr 55 | The Schemer |
| 31. | 1-31 | 29 Apr 55 | Double Pay-Off |
| 32. | 1-32 | 06 May 55 | Account Closed |
| 33. | 1-33 | 13 May 55 | Serpent Beneath |
| 34. | 1-34 | 20 May 55 | Price of Vanity |
| 35. | 1-35 | 27 May 55 | Man In Demand |
| 36. | 1-36 | 03 Jun 55 | The Homing Chinaman |
| 37. | 1-37 | 10 Jun 55 | The Rattan Trunk |
| 38. | 1-38 | 17 Jun 55 | Murder of a Ham |
| 39. | 1-39 | 24 Jun 55 | The Better Chance |
| Season 2 | |||
| 40. | 2-1 | 01 Jul 55 | Diplomatic Error |
| 41. | 2-2 | 08 Jul 55 | Strangle Hold |
| 42. | 2-3 | 15 Jul 55 | The Corpse In Room Thirteen |
| 43. | 2-4 | 22 Jul 55 | Death Walks By Night |
| 44. | 2-5 | 29 Jul 55 | The Verdict |
| 45. | 2-6 | 05 Aug 55 | The Bargain |
| 46. | 2-7 | 19 Aug 55 | Death In White |
| 47. | 2-8 | 26 Aug 55 | The Broken Link |
| 48. | 2-9 | 02 Sep 55 | Never Let Me Down |
| 49. | 2-10 | 09 Sep 55 | Bond Of Hate |
| 50. | 2-11 | 16 Sep 55 | Death Mask |
| 51. | 2-12 | 23 Sep 55 | Side Entrance |
| 52. | 2-13 | 30 Sep 55 | The Search For Martha Harris |
| 53. | 2-14 | 07 Oct 55 | Money To Burn |
| 54. | 2-15 | 14 Oct 55 | Two Of A Kind |
| 55. | 2-16 | 21 Oct 55 | Cross Channel |
| 56. | 2-17 | 28 Oct 55 | Death Takes No Holiday |
| 57. | 2-18 | 04 Nov 55 | Dead Man's Evidence |
| 58. | 2-19 | 11 Nov 55 | Stranger In Town |
| 59. | 2-20 | 18 Nov 55 | By Persons Unknown |
| 60. | 2-21 | 25 Nov 55 | Killer At Large |
| 61. | 2-22 | 02 Dec 55 | Wrong Time Murder |
| 62. | 2-23 | 09 Dec 55 | Gift From Heaven |
| 63. | 2-24 | 16 Dec 55 | Second Sight |
| 64. | 2-25 | 23 Dec 55 | Code Name: Murder |
| 65. | 2-26 | 30 Dec 55 | Snapshot |
| Season 3 The Vise: Mark Saber | |||
| 66. | 3-1 | 23 Dec 55 | A Lady Is Missing |
| 67. | 3-2 | 30 Dec 55 | Diamond Cut Diamond |
| 68. | 3-3 | 06 Jan 56 | The Night Has Secrets |
| 69. | 3-4 | 13 Jan 56 | The Captive Brain |
| 70. | 3-5 | 20 Jan 56 | The Girl from Rome |
| 71. | 3-6 | 27 Jan 56 | Manhunt |
| 72. | 3-7 | 03 Feb 56 | The Big Snatch |
| 73. | 3-8 | 10 Feb 56 | Walk Softly for Murder |
| 74. | 3-9 | 17 Feb 56 | Death Has Three Faces |
| 75. | 3-10 | 24 Feb 56 | The Sally Ankens Story |
| 76. | 3-11 | 02 Mar 56 | No Reply from Room 17 |
| 77. | 3-12 | 09 Mar 56 | Collector's Item |
| 78. | 3-13 | 16 Mar 56 | Hear No Evil |
| 79. | 3-14 | 23 Mar 56 | Killer on the Prowl |
| 80. | 3-15 | 30 Mar 56 | Shroud for a Lady |
| 81. | 3-16 | 06 Apr 56 | Murder by Design |
| 82. | 3-17 | 13 Apr 56 | Frame-up Without Gloves |
| 83. | 3-18 | 20 Apr 56 | The Tall Dark Man |
| 84. | 3-19 | 27 Apr 56 | The Long Wait |
| 85. | 3-20 | 04 May 56 | A Coffin for Johnny |
| 86. | 3-21 | 18 May 56 | Deadline for Murder |
| 87. | 3-22 | 25 May 56 | Find a Body |
| 88. | 3-23 | 01 Jun 56 | Murder for Gain |
| 89. | 3-24 | 08 Jun 56 | There's Danger in Beauty |
| 90. | 3-25 | 15 Jun 56 | Blood in the Sky |
| 91. | 3-26 | 22 Jun 56 | Death Needs No Cane |
| Season 4 The Vise: Mark Saber | |||
| 92. | 4-1 | 28 Sep 56 | File It Under Murder |
| 93. | 4-2 | 05 Oct 56 | If This Be Murder |
| 94. | 4-3 | 12 Oct 56 | Safe for Murder |
| 95. | 4-4 | 19 Oct 56 | Sing Softly, Sister |
| 96. | 4-5 | 26 Oct 56 | Holiday for Heatherton |
| 97. | 4-6 | 02 Nov 56 | Receipt for Murder |
| 98. | 4-7 | 09 Nov 56 | Kill Me, My Love |
| 99. | 4-8 | 16 Nov 56 | Cage of Fear |
| 100. | 4-9 | 23 Nov 56 | A Dram of Death |
| 101. | 4-10 | 30 Nov 56 | Cry Wolf |
| 102. | 4-11 | 07 Dec 56 | Return to Danger |
| 103. | 4-12 | 14 Dec 56 | The Very Last Witness |
| 104. | 4-13 | 21 Dec 56 | A Hatful of Trouble |
| 105. | 4-14 | 28 Dec 56 | Corpse in the Cellar |
| 106. | 4-15 | 04 Jan 57 | The Wrong Face |
| 107. | 4-16 | 11 Jan 57 | The Corpse with a Sword |
| 108. | 4-17 | 18 Jan 57 | Tough Part |
| 109. | 4-18 | 25 Jan 57 | Root of Evil |
| 110. | 4-19 | 01 Feb 57 | Short Cut to Murder |
| 111. | 4-20 | 08 Feb 57 | Find Harry Clay |
| 112. | 4-21 | 15 Feb 57 | Signature for Murder |
| 113. | 4-22 | 22 Feb 57 | Man on a Cliff |
| 114. | 4-23 | 01 Mar 57 | Murder by Error |
| 115. | 4-24 | 08 Mar 57 | Back Track to Murder |
| 116. | 4-25 | 15 Mar 57 | Death Wears a Coronet |
| 117. | 4-26 | 22 Mar 57 | The Sound of Death |
| 118. | 4-27 | 29 Mar 57 | Diamond Jubilee |
| 119. | 4-28 | 05 Apr 57 | A Coin's Worth of Murder |
| 120. | 4-29 | 12 Apr 57 | The Hostage |
| 121. | 4-30 | 19 Apr 57 | Farewell Mrs. Forrest |
| 122. | 4-31 | 26 Apr 57 | Bullets for Saber |
| 123. | 4-32 | 03 May 57 | Death in a Flask |
| 124. | 4-33 | 10 May 57 | Against the Ropes |
| 125. | 4-34 | 17 May 57 | Hi-Jacked |
| 126. | 4-35 | 24 May 57 | The Pink Scarf |
| 127. | 4-36 | 31 May 57 | Bishops Sometimes Bite |
| 128. | 4-37 | 07 Jun 57 | Short Dark and Handsome |
| 129. | 4-38 | 14 Jun 57 | The Sucker Game |
| 130. | 4-39 | 21 Jun 57 | You Only Live Twice |
| Season 5 Saber of London | |||
| 131. | 5-1 | 13 Sep 57 | The Captain and His Killers |
| 132. | 5-2 | 20 Sep 57 | Hands Across the Sea |
| 133. | 5-3 | 27 Sep 57 | Deep in the Heart of Chelsea |
| 134. | 5-4 | 04 Oct 57 | Death by Delayed Payment |
| 135. | 5-5 | 11 Oct 57 | The Missing Hours |
| 136. | 5-6 | 18 Oct 57 | The Penny Black |
| 137. | 5-7 | 25 Oct 57 | Girls and Diamonds |
| 138. | 5-8 | 01 Nov 57 | Murder Shall Speak |
| 139. | 5-9 | 08 Nov 57 | The Baby-Sitter |
| 140. | 5-10 | 15 Nov 57 | Hour of Decision |
| 141. | 5-11 | 22 Nov 57 | Luger for Chesser |
| 142. | 5-12 | 29 Nov 57 | The Law and the Lawless |
| Season 6 Saber of London | |||
| 143. | 6-1 | 12 Oct 58 | Curse of Death |
| 144. | 6-2 | 19 Oct 58 | The Killer and the Kid |
| 145. | 6-3 | 26 Oct 58 | Paid Off |
| 146. | 6-4 | 02 Nov 58 | Trap for Murder |
| 147. | 6-5 | 09 Nov 58 | Night on the Town |
| 148. | 6-6 | 16 Nov 58 | Background for Murder |
| 149. | 6-7 | 23 Nov 58 | Where There's a Will |
| 150. | 6-8 | 30 Nov 58 | A Toast to Death |
| 151. | 6-9 | 07 Dec 58 | It Walks at Night |
| 152. | 6-10 | 14 Dec 58 | The Lady Doesn't Scare |
| 153. | 6-11 | 28 Dec 58 | Uncle William |
| 154. | 6-14 | 05 Apr 59 | Double Take |
| 155. | 6-15 | 12 Apr 59 | Cooked-Up Murder |
| 156. | 6-16 | 19 Apr 59 | Dark Moments |
| 157. | 6-17 | 26 Apr 59 | Platinum Murder |
| 158. | 6-18 | 03 May 59 | Silent Accusation |
NOTES
Seasons 1-4 were on ABC as The Vise. Seasons 5-7 were on NBC as "Saber of London".
Seasons 1-4 were on ABC as The Vise. Seasons 5-7 were on NBC as "Saber of London".