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The Adventures of William Tell Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

39 Episodes 1958 - 1959

Episode 1

The Emperor's Hat

Mon, Sep 15, 1958 30 mins

Austrian invaders of Switzerland demand homage, but William Tell (Conrad Phillips) refuses. Hedda: Jennifer Jayne. Walter: Richard Rogers. Gessler: Willoughby Goddard.

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Episode 2

The Hostages

Mon, Sep 22, 1958 30 mins

Tell (Conrad Phillips) and his men seize a shipment of Austrian arms---but they are betrayed to Gessler. Gessler: Willoughby Goddard. Hedda: Jennifer Jayne. Walter: Richard Rogers. Fritz: Roy Purcell.

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Episode 3

Secret Death

Mon, Sep 29, 1958 30 mins

Hedda can escape arrest with a potion that simulates death---but she must take the antidote in four hours. Hedda: Jennifer Jayne. Tell: Conrad Phillips. Gessler: Willoughby Goddard. Furst: Jack Lambert. Hofmanstahl: Peter Hammond.

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Episode 4

The Gauntlet of St. Gerhardt

Mon, Oct 6, 1958 30 mins

Gessler's quarry: a gauntlet known to inspire the Swiss in war. Abbot: Ian Wallace. Gessler: Willoughby Goddard.

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Episode 5

The Prisoner

Mon, Oct 13, 1958 30 mins

Tell discovers that Gessler is defying the Austrian emperor. Tell: Conrad Phillips. Hedda: Jennifer Jayne. Bullinger: Bruce Seton. Petitpierre: Jerry Verno.

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Episode 6

A Voice in the Night

Mon, Oct 20, 1958 30 mins

To insure an unjust verdict against a Swiss landowner, Gessler appoints a new judge. Tell: Conrad Phillips. Gessler: Willoughby Goddard. Hedda: Jennifer Jayne. Furst: Jack Lambert. Walter: Richard Rogers. Schwarz: Michael Ripper.

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Episode 7

The Assassin

Mon, Oct 27, 1958 30 mins

Gessler hires two men to pose as Swiss patriots---and to kill Tell. Gessler: Willoughby Goddard. Tell: Conrad Phillips. Hedda: Jennifer Jayne. Walter: Richard Rogers. Maddeaux: Edwin Richfield.

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Episode 8

The Baroness

Mon, Nov 3, 1958 30 mins

A baroness working with Gessler imprisons Tell (Conrad Phillips) in her castle. Baroness: Delphi Lawrence.

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Episode 9

The Elixir

Mon, Nov 10, 1958 30 mins

Gessler tries to force the abbot into revealing the formula for a famous elixir. Gessler: Willoughby Goddard. Tell: Conrad Phillips. Abbot: Ian Wallace.

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Episode 10

The Suspect

Mon, Nov 17, 1958 30 mins

A young girl accused of treason is given an important assignment by Tell. Cruner: Peter Bennett. Tell: Conrad Phillips. Waldmann: Thomas G. Duggan. Emil: Harold Scott.

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Episode 11

The Cuckoo

Mon, Nov 24, 1958 30 mins

Tell's men intercept a shipment of gold from the Austrian emperor. Tell: Conrad Phillips. Gessler: Willoughby Goddard.

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Episode 12

The Bear

Mon, Dec 1, 1958 30 mins

To save his son's life, a Swiss patriot must deliver Tell to the Austrians. Tell: Conrad Phillips. Gessler: Willoughby Goddard.

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Episode 13

The Magic Powder

Mon, Dec 8, 1958 30 mins

A peace-loving doctor must keep his new explosive a secret from Gessler. Kleine: Henry Oscar. Tell: Conrad Phillips. Hedda: Jennifer Jayne. Gessler: Willoughby Goddard. Hofmanstahl: Peter Hammond.

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Episode 14

The Golden Wheel

Mon, Dec 15, 1958 30 mins

A Swiss banker asks Tell's help in keeping a shipment of gold from Gessler. Tell: Conrad Phillips. Wolfgang: Derek Godfrey. Hanzler: Patrick Troughton.

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Episode 15

The Bride

Mon, Dec 22, 1958 30 mins

Tell (Conrad Phillips) tries to save a kidnapped countess from a forced marriage. Maddelena: Naja Regin. Anton: Glyn Owen. Gessler: Willoughby Goddard.

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Episode 16

The Boy Slaves

Mon, Dec 29, 1958 30 mins

A hundred children are held hostage until the lad who insulted Gessler surrenders. Tell: Conrad Phillips. Walter: Richard Rogers. Gessler: Willoughby Goddard.

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Episode 17

The Young Widow

Mon, Jan 5, 1959 30 mins

A countess in league with Tell is blackmailed by her servant. Paul: Charles Houston. Countess: Melissa Stribling. Tell: Conrad Phillips. Hedda: Jennifer Jayne.

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Episode 18

The Landslide

Mon, Jan 12, 1959 30 mins

Tell (Conrad Phillips) has a price on his head: a bandit who resembles him has been robbing the area. Hedda: Jennifer Jayne. Gessler: Willoughby Goddard.

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Episode 19

The Trap

Mon, Jan 19, 1959 30 mins

A new recruit is urging Tell to hijack a diamond Gessler is shipping to Austria. Tell: Conrad Phillips. Bear: Nigel Green. Max: Richard Burrell. Rudi: Peter Torquill.

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Episode 20

The Shrew

Mon, Jan 26, 1959 30 mins

Gessler pressures his men to capture Tell (Conrad Phillips). Hedda: Jennifer Jayne. Gretel: Johanna Dunham. Hans: Keith Pyott. Gessler: Willoughby Goddard.

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Episode 21

The Manhunt

Mon, Feb 2, 1959 30 mins

Prince Erich stages a hunt---using Tell and his friends as quarry. Tell: Conrad Phillips.

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Episode 22

The Killer

Mon, Feb 9, 1959 30 mins

Gessler's ally tries to frame Tell for theft and murder. Tell: Conrad Phillips. Burgomaster: Derek Godfrey. Gessler: Willoughby Goddard. Anna: Monica Grey.

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Episode 23

The Surgeon

Thu, Feb 19, 1959 30 mins

Swiss patriots invent rumors of a plague to protect a wounded Tell (Conrad Phillips). Hedda: Jennifer Jayne. Gessler: Willoughby Goddard. Bear: Nigel Green.

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Episode 24

The Ensign

Mon, Feb 23, 1959 30 mins

A young Austrian, horrified at Gessler's brutality, decides to defect. Fritz: John Carson. Hoffman: Edward Evans. Gessler: Willoughby Goddard. The Bear: Nigel Green.

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Episode 25

The Unwelcome Stranger

Mon, Mar 9, 1959 30 mins

Tell investigates a sudden halt in weapons shipments. Dina: Susan Travers. Karl: David De Keyser. Tell: Conrad Phillips. Hofer: Peter Swanwick. Martin: Derren Nesbitt.

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Episode 26

The Avenger

Mon, Mar 16, 1959 30 mins

Working undercover, Tell (Conrad Phillips) investigates the disappearance of two peace envoys. Gessler: Willoughby Goddard. Quirini: Ralph Michael. Louis: Derek Waring. Anna: Diana Lambert. Aldo: Raymond Young. Hilaire: Peter Reynolds. Duke: John LeMesurier.

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Episode 27

The Bandit

Mon, Mar 23, 1959 30 mins

When bandits steal jewels from Gessler, Tell tries to recover them for the Swiss. Tell: Conrad Phillips. Bolf: Alfred Burke.

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Episode 28

Gessler's Daughter

Mon, Mar 30, 1959 30 mins

Gessler's daughter is held prisoner even after her ransom money arrives. Anna: Perlita Neilson. Tell: Conrad Phillips. Gessler: Willoughby Goddard. Jakob: Michael Goden. Hedda: Jennifer Jayne.

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Episode 29

The General's Daughter

Mon, Apr 6, 1959 30 mins

Tell tries to rescue his friend, The Bear (Nigel Green). General: Bruce Seton. Tell: Conrad Phillips. Gessler: Willoughby Goddard. General: Bruce Seton. Maria: Ann Hughes.

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Episode 30

The Raid

Mon, Apr 13, 1959 30 mins

Tell and a new ally (Michael Brennan) decide to raid an Austrian armory. Tell: Conrad Phillips. Walter: Richard Rogers.

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Episode 31

Castle of Fear

Mon, Apr 20, 1959 30 mins

Tell trails a traitor ... to the home of a Swiss patriot. Tell: Conrad Phillips. Eric: Edwin Richfield. Gustaf: Ferdy Mayne. Anton: Alan Rowe. Hans: Keith Rawlings.

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Episode 32

The Black Brothers

Mon, Apr 27, 1959 30 mins

Tell goes to Italy to buy arms. Tell: Conrad Phillips. Hedda: Jennifer Jayne. Granny: Eileen Way. Luigi: Roger Delgado. Pietro: Paul Stassino. Giuseppe: Harry Lockhart.

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Episode 33

The Lost Letter

Mon, May 4, 1959 30 mins

A captured messenger must keep his communique safe from Gessler. Franz: Alex Scott. Tell: Conrad Phillips.

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Episode 34

Secret Weapon

Mon, May 11, 1959 30 mins

Tell and a friend infiltrate a slave-labor camp, hoping to free the inmates. Tell: Conrad Phillips. Gessler: Willoughby Goddard. The Bear: Nigel Green. Brun: Jack Horsley. Captain: Jack Watling.

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Episode 35

The Master Spy

Mon, May 18, 1959 30 mins

Tell and the patriots plot to steal gold intended for Gessler. Tell: Conrad Phillips. Gessler: Willoughby Goddard. The Bear: Nigel Green. Mara: Adrienne Corri. Anton: Glyn Owen. Ferdinand: Jack Watling.

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Episode 36

The Traitor

Mon, May 25, 1959 30 mins

Tell (Conrad Phillips) tries to unmask a traitor in the resistance. Hedda: Jennifer Jayne. Bullinger: Bruce Seton. Major: Charles Ross.

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Episode 37

The Spider

Mon, Jun 1, 1959 30 mins

Donald Pleasence stars as a brutal Austrian commander. Tell: Conrad Phillips. Captain: Robert Cawdron. Klaus: John Horsley.

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Episode 38

The Mountain People

Mon, Jun 8, 1959 30 mins

A young girl's boy friend suspects Tell of making a play for her. Eve: Maureen Davis. Tell: Conrad Phillips. Margit: Catharine Finn. Johann: Lee Montague. Josef: James Booth. Kraus: Terence Cooper.

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Episode 39

Undercover

Mon, Jun 15, 1959 30 mins

Tell has trouble contacting a spy in the emperor's retinue. Tell: Conrad Phillips.

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