Captain Dan Tempest was an ex-pirate who received a pardon from the King and turned privateer after his stronghold of New Providence was taken over by Crown soldiers. Tempest and Lt. ...
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The island is running out of food. The situation becomes even more desperate when a Spanish naval ship arrives insisting that if Spanish prisoners are not released then an expected food ship will be ...
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Three slaves escape to sea and in turn discover and capture a slave ship themselves. They know the British will be coming after them and so begins a desperate bid for freedom.
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A pirate ship is seen in the waters around New Providence, with a Spanish blockade already in place, Tempest concocts an audacious plan to not only stop the pirate but destroy his ship.
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Title: The Buccaneers (1956–1957)
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| Robert Shaw | ... | Capt. Dan Tempest 37 episodes, 1956-1957 | |
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Paul Hansard | ... | Taffy / ... 35 episodes, 1956-1957 |
| Brian Rawlinson | ... | Gaff Guernsay / ... 34 episodes, 1956-1957 | |
| Edwin Richfield | ... | Crewman Armando 32 episodes, 1956-1957 | |
| Peter Hammond | ... | Lt. Edward Beamish 26 episodes, 1956-1957 | |
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Roy Purcell | ... | 1st Spanish Guard / ... 23 episodes, 1956-1957 |
| Neil Hallett | ... | Bosun Bassett / ... 20 episodes, 1956-1957 | |
| Wilfred Downing | ... | Crewman Dickon / ... 16 episodes, 1956-1957 | |
| Willoughby Gray | ... | Pop / ... 14 episodes, 1956-1957 | |
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Dennis Lacey | ... | 1st Spanish Sailor / ... 16 episodes, 1956-1957 |
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Captain Dan Tempest was an ex-pirate who received a pardon from the King and turned privateer after his stronghold of New Providence was taken over by Crown soldiers. Tempest and Lt. Beamish, the Crown-appointed deputy governor, were uneasy allies, fighting the Spanish privateers who were ravaging the Caribbean. Written by Marg Baskin <marg@asd.raytheon.ca>
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I remember watching this TV Show in the 1950's in Australia during the first decade of Television in the country. Robert Shaw was a great swashbuckler leading his motley pirate crew in a new adventure each week. It was very entertaining and the theme music I remember to this day.
When I saw the whole series was available in the USA on DVD I naturally bought it. Imagine my disappointment when I found the original theme and song 'Lets go a roving ..' had been completely discarded in the program in favour of one generic theme with lots of woodwinds and percussion. I wonder why the original music could not have been retained? Perhaps there had been a problem with the original print that was now remastered for DVD. Whatever the program definitely lost something in the translation. It is great to be able to watch the show again after many decades but my memory feels betrayed by the substitution of the program's theme music.