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Season 1 – The Buccaneers

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The adventures of Capt. Dan Tempest and the crew of the Tempest.
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The Buccaneers — Season 1

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Robert Shaw

Dan Tempest

Paul Hansard

Taffy

Brian Rawlinson

Gaff Guernsey

Edwin Richfield

Armando

Peter Hammond

Edward Beamish

Terence Cooper

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 19, 1956 Blackbeard A new governor arrives in New Providence, offering pardons from the King, but Blackbeard and his crew fight. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 26, 1956 The Raiders Pirates are threatening the island of New Providence. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 3, 1956 Captain Dan Tempest Captain Dan Tempest returns to New Providence, where he is promptly arrested for piracy. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 10, 1956 Dan Tempest's War With Spain A seemingly friendly Spanish landing force takes over New Providence and claims Spain and Britain are at war. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 17, 1956 The Wasp A wild young boy is captured by the Tempest crew. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 24, 1956 Whale Gold Greed strikes when the men realize ambergris, used to make perfumes, is worth more than gold. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 31, 1956 The Slave Ship Three slaves escape to sea and in turn discover and capture a slave ship themselves; knowing the British will come after them, they begin a desperate bid for freedom. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 7, 1956 Gunpowder Plot Tempest must find a new gunpowder supplier when Blackbeard steals the garrison's stores. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 14, 1956 The Ladies Dan learns that Blackbeard plans to steal women from a ship. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 21, 1956 The Surgeon of Sangre Rojo An epidemic on New Providence leads to the kidnapping of a Spanish doctor. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 28, 1956 Before the Mast Some sailors on New Providence are press-ganged into the service of Spanish pirates. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 5, 1956 Dan Tempest and the Amazons A French pirate tries to sell seven women in New Providence. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 12, 1956 The Articles of War A Spanish naval vessel threatens to destroy a ship bringing food to the island. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 19, 1956 The Hand of the Hawk A mysterious clue is left behind when a sailor from another ship is murdered. Details Episode 15 Aired Dec 26, 1956 Marooned Tempest captures Captain Clip West, but West manages to escape and take over Tempest's ship. Details Episode 16 Aired Dec 29, 1956 Gentleman Jack and the Lady Dan Tempest meets French privateer who is actually a woman, and they scheme against each other to win a prize ship. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 9, 1957 Mr. Beamish and the Hangman's Noose Adm. Bingham must decide whether acting Gov. Beamish is guilty of running an island of pirates. Details Episode 18 Aired Jan 16, 1957 Dead Man's Rock Spaniards attack while the Sultana is beached for maintenance, and Beamish and Dickon are kidnapped by the evil Ridriquez. Details Episode 19 Aired Jan 23, 1957 Blood Will Tell A trader's estate is in jeopardy when the heir is missing. Details Episode 20 Aired Jan 30, 1957 Dangerous Cargo Tempest is tasked with transferring an important passenger from a passing British warship to Barbados under the watchful eye of the Spanish. Details Episode 21 Aired Feb 6, 1957 The Return of Calico Jack Calico Jack arrives on New Providence while Tempest is away. Details Episode 22 Aired Feb 13, 1957 Ghost Ship Bad luck abounds after Dickon kills an albatross and the crew finds a haunted ship. Details Episode 23 Aired Feb 20, 1957 Conquistador A ship known for attacking other ships threatens New Providence. Details Episode 24 Aired Feb 27, 1957 Mother Doughty's Crew Tempest hears rumors that his own crew is responsible for a series of pirate attacks. Details Episode 25 Aired Mar 6, 1957 Conquest of New Providence Don Estaban has taken over New Providence while Tempest and the crew have been away. Details Episode 26 Aired Mar 13, 1957 Hurricane A hurricane causes damage to New Providence and washes a Spanish treasure ship ashore. Details Episode 27 Aired Mar 20, 1957 Cutlass Wedding Women nearly sold into slavery decide they want husbands. Details Episode 28 Aired Mar 27, 1957 The Aztec Treasure A man asks for help in getting rid of some Aztec gold that the Spanish are also seeking. Details Episode 29 Aired Apr 3, 1957 Pride of Andalusia Tempest and his crew decide to retrieve gold that the greedy Spanish Marquesa stole from the king. Details Episode 30 Aired Apr 10, 1957 Dan Tempest Holds an Auction Tempest tries to sell cargo in Charleston. Details Episode 31 Aired Apr 17, 1957 The Spy Aboard Pegleg and his crew interrupt Dan while Dan is burying his treasure for safekeeping, leading Dan to believe there is a spy aboard the Sultana. Details Episode 32 Aired Apr 24, 1957 Flip and Jenny Two children stow away on the Sultana after their father, an indentured servant, is sent to jail. Details Episode 33 Aired May 1, 1957 Indian Fighters Tempest comes to the aid of an Indian fighter named Understandable Perkins. Details Episode 34 Aired May 8, 1957 Mistress Higgins' Treasure Crops mysteriously vanish. Details Episode 35 Aired May 15, 1957 To the Rescue Tobacco growers struggle with the low prices being offered by the Crown, and some are tempted to try to sell their crops elsewhere. Details Episode 36 Aired May 22, 1957 The Decoy When the Sultana happens upon a woman in a rowboat, Dan believes she is a decoy. Details Episode 37 Aired May 29, 1957 Instrument of War Dougal helps Tempest and his crew as they try to get David MacGregor off Prisoner's Island. Details Episode 38 Aired Jun 5, 1957 Pirate Honour Major Langley is after Captain Drewitt's treasure and has set the evil Black Bart on Tempest when he tries to help them. Details Episode 39 Aired Jun 12, 1957 Printer's Devil Tempest saves a printer from arrest and allows him to continue printing the truth aboard the Sultana. Details
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Season Info

Director
Robert Day, C.M. Pennington-Richards, Leslie Arliss, Peter Maxwell, Terry Bishop, Bernard Knowles
Screenwriter
Neil R. Collins, Zachary Weiss, Roger McDougall, Jack Cousins, Peter Rossano, Terence Moore, Basil Dawson
Network
CBS
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama, Action, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 19, 1956