7.4 /10 1 Votes
6.8/10 TV No. of series 1 Final episode date 12 June 1957 Number of episodes 39 | 8/10 IMDb Original language(s) English First episode date 19 September 1956 Number of seasons 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Robert ShawPaul HansardBrian RawlinsonEdwin Richfield Composer(s) Edwin AstleyAlbert ElmsKen V. Jones Cast Similar The Adventures of Robin, The Adventures of Sir Lan, The Adventures of the Sca, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Invisible Man | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Buccaneers was a 1956 Sapphire Films television drama series for ITC Entertainment, networked by CBS in the US and shown on ATV and regional ITV companies as they came on air during the infancy of ITV in the UK.
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Starring Robert Shaw as Dan Tempest, the series, aimed at children, followed the adventures of Tempest and his crew of former pirates as they made their way across the seven seas in The Sultana.
This series was one of several swashbuckling adventure series produced during this period by or for Lew Grade's ITC.
Cast and characters
Various characters were often played by Tony Thawnton, Terence Cooper, Rupert Evans, Roy Purcell and Denis Lacey.
Historical characters
Episode list
Airdate is for ATV Midlands ITV regions varied date and order.
Music
The show's ending theme contained the chorus:
Let's go a-roving, a-roving across the ocean
Oh, let's go a-roving and join the buccaneers!
We'll find adventure, adventure across the ocean
Oh, we'll find adventure and join the buccaneers!
Sea shanties and traditional songs were incorporated into the show. Early episodes begin with sailors singing "Blow, Ye Winds, in the Morning," an anachronistic American whaling song. The second episode, "The Raiders," is the only episode to use "The Maid of Amsterdam" as its ending theme. Other songs performed in the show include:
DVD releases
Mill Creek Entertainment released the complete series in Region 1 on 15 August 2006. This release has been discontinued and is now out of print.
Network DVD released the complete series in region 2 on 1 June 2007
On 19 August 2008, Timeless Media Group released a 3-disc best-of set that features 30 episodes of the series.