The Buccaneers

E1 Episode 1: Blackbeard

• Now playing
• Sep 19, 1956

E2 Episode 2: The Raiders

• Sep 26, 1956

E3 Episode 3: Captain Dan Tempest

• Oct 3, 1956

E4 Episode 4: Dan Tempest's War with Spain

• Oct 10, 1956

Lt. Beamish, just named Governor of New Providence, prepares to welcome the commander of a Spanish galleon. His inexperience and trusting nature make him a good mark for the wily Spaniard, whose visit is not a friendly one.

E5 Episode 5: The Wasp

• Oct 17, 1956

A raiding party of pirates led by Blackbeard is looting the storehouse of New Providence. They leave behind one teenage lad to cover their retreat. Tempest is frustrated that raids like this can happen and wants Beamish to supply him with weapons to arm his sloop so he can go to sea and take the fight to them. Beamish sees to it and the captured boy is pressed into service as Tempest's cabin boy and they head out to sea to search for Blackbeard.

E6 Episode 6: Whale Gold

• Oct 24, 1956

A crew are at sea in search of Ambergris, better known as whale gold. A substance worth 5 times its weight in gold. When a number of the crew find a deposit on an island things get difficult when they try to hide their find from the rest of the crew.

E7 Episode 7: The Slave Ship

• Oct 31, 1956

Three slave's escape and free a slave ship.

E8 Episode 8: Gunpowder Plot

• Nov 7, 1956

Captain Tempest is refused extra gunpowder by the Admiralty.

E9 Episode 9: The Ladies

• Nov 14, 1956

There is concern that Blackbeard may attack a ship containing female passengers.

E10 Episode 10: The Surgeon of Sangre Rojo

• Nov 21, 1956

A typhus outbreak hits New Providence.

E11 Episode 11: Before the Mast

• Nov 28, 1956

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.

E12 Episode 12: Dan Tempest and the Amazons

• Dec 5, 1956

E13 Episode 13: Articles of War

• Dec 12, 1956

With dwindling supplies the Spanish threaten to sink a ship bearing food and medicines unless Spanish prisoners are released.

E14 Episode 14: The Hand of the Hawk

• Dec 19, 1956

Trying to improve trade a merchantmen has a crewman murdered.

E15 Episode 15: Marooned

• Dec 26, 1956

While celebrating the kings birthday pirate Clip West raids and steals some of the islands supplies.

E16 Episode 16: Gentleman Jack and the Lady

• Jan 2, 1957

Tempest take a prize from another privateer who vows revenge, but is Captain Gentleman Jack what he seems?

E17 Episode 17: Mr. Beamish and the Hangman's Noose

• Jan 9, 1957

Lt. Beamish is arrested by a new governor and Tempest tries to discover the motive behind it.

E18 Episode 18: Dead Man's Rock

• Jan 16, 1957

A Spanish warship attacks the colony and takes Governor Beamish.

E19 Episode 19: Blood Will Tell

• Jan 23, 1957

A lawyer arrives searching for an apparent heir to a fortune.

E20 Episode 20: Dangerous Cargo

• Jan 30, 1957

Tempest is asked to give passage to the governor of Barbados wife.

E21 Episode 21: The Return of Calico Jack

• Feb 6, 1957

E22 Episode 22: Ghost Ship

• Feb 13, 1957

The Sultana discovers an abandoned ship bringing superstitions to the crew.

E23 Episode 23: Conquistador

• Feb 20, 1957

The Sulltana is blamed for a number of attacks but Beamish Does not believe Captain Tempest could be responsible.

E24 Episode 24: Mother Doughty's Crew

• Feb 27, 1957

Tempest is put under pressure to capture a pirate responsible for a series of raids to stop rumours he is to blame.

E25 Episode 25: Conquest of New Providence

• Mar 6, 1957

E26 Episode 26: Hurricane

• Mar 13, 1957

In the aftermath of a hurricane rumours spread of a sunk Spanish treasure ship.

E27 Episode 27: Cutlass Wedding

• Mar 20, 1957

The women pf New Providence threaten to leave the colony in retaliation after Taffy backs out of his wedding to a colony girl.

E28 Episode 28: Aztec Treasure

• Mar 27, 1957

After a meeting in a bar Dan is asked to help a stranger named Martin on a treasure hunt.

E29 Episode 29: Prize of Andalusia

• Apr 3, 1957

The crew pick up a stranded sailor who's cargo was taken by the Spanish.

E30 Episode 30: Dan Tempest Holds an Auction

• Apr 10, 1957

E31 Episode 31: Spy Aboard

• Apr 17, 1957

Tempest believes there is a spy aboard after being robbed by notorious pirate Peg Leg.

E32 Episode 32: Flip and Jenny

• Apr 24, 1957

E33 Episode 33: Indian Fighters

• May 1, 1957

E34 Episode 34: Mistress Higgins' Treasure

• May 8, 1957

While delivering tools to a farming community a schoolmistress boards telling of hidden treasure.

E35 Episode 35: To the Rescue

• May 15, 1957

E36 Episode 36: The Decoy

• May 22, 1957

Attempting to avoid a pirate known as The Turk Tempest finds a dinghy adrift at sea.

E37 Episode 37: Instruments of War

• May 29, 1957

E38 Episode 38: Pirate's Honour

• Jun 5, 1957

E39 Episode 39: Printer's Devil

• Jun 12, 1957