Swashbuckling UK Export Of The Mid-50s – Robert Shaw stars in this well-made, rousing British adventure series of the mid-50s. Taking place in the early 18th century, in the British Caribbean colony of New Providence (The Bahamas), episodes revolved around ex-pirate raider Dan Tempest (Shaw), who has accepted a pardon from King George, and the job of defending the islands,
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01x39 Printer's Devil Aired: Jun. 12, 1957Uunder the guise of doing necessary work. Josiah Parkerhouse (Miles Malleson) has printed a news sheet telling the truth about Sir Joplin James … [continue reading]
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- 01x27 Cutlass Wed… (Mar. 20, 1957)
- 01x09 The Ladies (Nov. 14, 1956)
- 01x05 The Wasp (Oct. 17, 1956)
- 01x01 Blackbeard (Sep. 19, 1956)
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Directors
- C.M. Pennington-Richards (10 episodes)
- Leslie Arliss (9 episodes)
- Robert Day (8 episodes)
Writers
- Zachary Weiss (10 episodes)
- Terence Moore (10 episodes)
- Thomas A. Stockwell (5 episodes)
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- The ship used in the series was the same one used for Treasure Island and Moby Dick.
- Alec Clunes was originally cast as Dan Tempest, but prospective US buyers thought he was "too British" for American viewers. Clunes was recast as Governor Woodes Rogers.
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