A reformed pirate helps the new English governor of a Caribbean island protect the people from other pirates.
Show Details:
Start date: Sep 1956
End date: Jun 1957
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): ITV (UK)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 39 eps
Genre(s): Drama, Historical
End date: Jun 1957
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): ITV (UK)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 39 eps
Genre(s): Drama, Historical
Credits:
- Robert Shaw as Capt. Dan Tempest
- Peter Hammond as Lt. Beamish
- Alec Clunes as Gov. Woodes Rogers
- Hugh David as Benjy
- Edwin Richfield as Armando
- Paul Hansard as Alfie
- Brian Rawlinson as Gaff
- Wilfred Downing as Dickon
- Alec Mango as Van Bruch
- Terence Cooper as Blackbeard
Episode list & details from:
TVmaze •
TV.com
| Episode # | Original Air Date |
Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | |||
| 1. | 1-1 | 19 Sep 56 | Blackbeard |
| 2. | 1-2 | 26 Sep 56 | The Raiders |
| 3. | 1-3 | 03 Oct 56 | Captain Dan Tempest |
| 4. | 1-4 | 10 Oct 56 | Dan Tempest's War with Spain |
| 5. | 1-5 | 17 Oct 56 | The Wasp |
| 6. | 1-6 | 24 Oct 56 | Whale Gold |
| 7. | 1-7 | 31 Oct 56 | The Slave Ship |
| 8. | 1-8 | 07 Nov 56 | Gunpowder Plot |
| 9. | 1-9 | 14 Nov 56 | The Ladies |
| 10. | 1-10 | 21 Nov 56 | The Surgeon of Sangre Rojo |
| 11. | 1-11 | 28 Nov 56 | Before the Mast |
| 12. | 1-12 | 05 Dec 56 | Dan Tempest and the Amazons |
| 13. | 1-13 | 12 Dec 56 | Articles of War |
| 14. | 1-14 | 19 Dec 56 | The Hand of the Hawk |
| 15. | 1-15 | 26 Dec 56 | Marooned |
| 16. | 1-16 | 02 Jan 57 | Gentleman Jack and the Lady |
| 17. | 1-17 | 09 Jan 57 | Mr. Beamish and the Hangman's Noose |
| 18. | 1-18 | 16 Jan 57 | Dead Man's Rock |
| 19. | 1-19 | 23 Jan 57 | Blood Will Tell |
| 20. | 1-20 | 30 Jan 57 | Dangerous Cargo |
| 21. | 1-21 | 06 Feb 57 | The Return of Calico Jack |
| 22. | 1-22 | 13 Feb 57 | Ghost Ship |
| 23. | 1-23 | 20 Feb 57 | Conquistador |
| 24. | 1-24 | 27 Feb 57 | Mother Doughty's Crew |
| 25. | 1-25 | 06 Mar 57 | Conquest of New Providence |
| 26. | 1-26 | 13 Mar 57 | Hurricane |
| 27. | 1-27 | 20 Mar 57 | Cutlass Wedding |
| 28. | 1-28 | 27 Mar 57 | Aztec Treasure |
| 29. | 1-29 | 03 Apr 57 | Prize of Andalusia |
| 30. | 1-30 | 10 Apr 57 | Dan Tempest Holds an Auction |
| 31. | 1-31 | 17 Apr 57 | Spy Aboard |
| 32. | 1-32 | 24 Apr 57 | Flip and Jenny |
| 33. | 1-33 | 01 May 57 | Indian Fighters |
| 34. | 1-34 | 08 May 57 | Mistress Higgins' Treasure |
| 35. | 1-35 | 15 May 57 | To the Rescue |
| 36. | 1-36 | 22 May 57 | The Decoy |
| 37. | 1-37 | 29 May 57 | Instruments of War |
| 38. | 1-38 | 05 Jun 57 | Pirate's Honour |
| 39. | 1-39 | 12 Jun 57 | Printer's Devil |
DVDs are available in both the US and the UK:
|
Complete Series (3 discs) US ![]() |
Complete Series (5 discs) UK ![]() |

