Film and Other Portrayals
The character of Patricia Holm was first portrayed on screen by Jean Gillie in a 1943 film adaptation of Meet - The Tiger! entitled The Saint Meets the Tiger, produced by RKO Radio Pictures. Subsequently, in all other film and TV adaptations of stories in which Holm originally appeared, the character name has been changed, until December 2012, when American actress Eliza Dushku stepped into the role for a backdoor pilot produced by Roger Moore and currently shooting under the direction of Simon West.
Kim Thomson played Holm in a series of adaptations broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the 1990s.
The character also appeared in the Saint comic strip of the 1940s, although according to Barer the comic strip version of the character barely resembled that of the books. (Barer points out that a comparison between the literary and comic strip versions of Holm can be found in the short story collection Saint Errant which featured "two Patricias" - one story featured a character consistent with her previous book and story appearances, while another story was adapted from the comic strip and shows the "other" version of Patricia.)
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