The Buccaneers 1956-57 TV Show 3 DVD set w/Robert Shaw

In true swashbuckling tradition, Tempest and his former pirate crew of his swift corsair The Sultana, take on the Spanish privateers ravaging the Caribbean.  Receiving a pardon from the King in return for giving up a life of piracy, Tempest and his stalwarts confront the privateers on the high seas of Spanish Main.  Swordplay abounds, as the forces of the Crown struggle to rid the New World of pirates, the likes of Blackbeard, a constant irritant to Captain Tempest, and a recurring villain in the series.  Many of Britain's finest actors of the time took part in the series, including Paul Hansard, Edwin Richfield, Alec Clunes, Neil Hallett and Brian Rawlinson. The 30 episodes in this 3 DVD set are among the best of The Buccaneers, featuring the daring adventure and exciting exploits of Captain Tempest and his not-always-so-merry-crew!  2008.  Black & White.  Approx. 750 mins.

The Buccaneers 3 DVD set is brand new; it is unopened, unplayed and still in its original factory shrink wrap. Here are 30 tales of action on the high seas including...

1. Blackbeard Captain Woodes Rogers - Newly appointed Colonial Governor of The British Colony Of New Providence - Arrives with an official pardon, from King George, for all pirates. Most of the pirates accept the King’s offer, but Blackbeard and his gang resist, make a getaway, and scheme to have Rogers’ own ship attack the island. (9/22/56)
2. The Raider In return for a share of the plunder, a New Providence plantation owner by the name of Van Brugh arranges with pirate raider Charley Vane to launch a diversionary attack on Nassau, in order to lure Captain Rogers out to sea, leaving the town unprotected. But, Van Brugh’s Wife overhears a meeting between her husband, and Vane, and secretly warns Rogers, in time to foil the plan. (9/29/56)
3. Captain Dan Tempest Dan Tempest - Having ignored The King’s offer of a pardon - Returns to New Providence with a cargo of plunder, and is arrested, tried, convicted, and sentenced to hang. But Governor Rogers gives him a last-minute chance to go straight, which Tempest accepts, and he begins his new life as an ex-pirate, by taking a cargo of goods to Carolina, facing and defeating Blackbeard, on the way. (10/6/56)
4. Dan Tempest’s War With Spain 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. (10/13/56)
5. The Wasp A young scalawag from Blackbeard’s crew - Caught during a raid on Nassau - Is sentenced by Beamish to serve as Cabin Boy on Tempest’s ship. But the boy makes a run for it, returns to Blackbeard, and tries to talk him into applying for a job as a Privateer for The Crown. Tempest agrees to meet with Blackbeard, but Blackbeard doesn’t come alone, as agreed, and captures Tempest. But he soon escapes, with the help of the boy. (10/20/56)
6. Whale Gold Tempest and his Crew - With the help of a grizzled old sea dog named Pat - Search for a substance known as ambergris - A rare, and extremely valuable secretion of the sperm whale. When Pat tells of the riches that can be had with the substance - Commonly called ‘Whale Gold’ - Greed takes over, and two of the Crew try to keep for themselves a large quantity of ambergris that they find on a deserted island, with the help of old Pat. (10/27/56)
7. The Slave Ship Three of Van Brugh’s slaves escape, commandeer a ship loaded with slaves, bound for the Van Brugh plantation, and rob it’s Captain of 1000 pounds. When the ship’s Captain reports the incident, on New Providence, Tempest puts to sea immediately, finds the ship, boards it, takes it over, and confiscates the stolen money. He then sails back to New Providence, where he buys the slaves with the Captain’s own money, and sets them free. (11/3/56)
8. Gunpowder Plot New Providence is critically low on gunpowder, but The Admiralty won’t deliver ahead of schedule. The next delivery for New Providence is still months away, so Tempest devises a clever, complicated, and harmless scheme to procure the badly needed ordnance. (11/10/56)
9. The Ladies The men on New Providence are looking forward to the arrival of some new female settlers, due the following day, on a ship called The Caroline. But, after a disgruntled Sailor leaks the news to Blackbeard, Tempest and his Crew put to sea, to meet with the Caroline, and Tempest puts together an ingenious plan to foil Blackbeard, and see the women safely to their new home. (11/17/56)
10. The Surgeon Of Sangre Rojo An epidemic of typhus strikes New Providence, and Beamish imposes a quarantine, until a Surgeon can be brought in. Tempest and Armando sneak away, and row to the Spanish-held island of Sangre Rojo, where they pose as Indians, arrest a Spanish Surgeon, and take him back to New Providence. After the Surgeon discovers the cause of the disease, Tempest and his Crew trace it’s source to Van Brugh’s warehouse, where they quickly destroy it. (11/24/56)
11. Before The Mast Spanish pirate raider El Supremo hatches a plan to overtake the Felicity - An English ship due to arrive, soon, with badly needed supplies for New Providence. After the pirates disable the Sultana, Tempest poses as a pirate, joins El Supremo’s Crew, and, with the help of Dickon, sabotages the pirate ship, giving Beamish and the Crew time to repair the Sultana, and sail her to the rescue of the Felicity. (12/1/56)
12. Dan Tempest And The Amazons Seven English women revolt against their French captors, take over their ship, and hole up on a deserted island. Tempest and Crew sail to their rescue, but quickly find that the women are tougher than they appear. Rather than risk bloodshed on either side, they allow themselves to be taken prisoner, so that they can all return peacefully to Nassau, strictly under the women’s terms. (12/8/56)
13. Articles Of War A Spanish Captain offers to allow food deliveries to New Providence, in exchange for the release of a Spanish Count, imprisoned on the island. When Beamish refuses, Gaff and Taffy deliver Armando, posing as the Count. But, the Spaniard doesn’t fall for it, and holds Armando prisoner, forcing Beamish to turn over the real Count. However, Armando saves them the trouble, when he escapes, and single-handedly destroys the Spanish ship. (12/15/56)
14. The Hand Of The Hawk An old Sailor named Chantey Jack relates to Dickon, a story of how he and a Captain Flask had buried a stash of treasure, years before, and how Flask had double-crossed him, and left him for dead. When Flask arrives on New Providence, Jack panics, and trusts his treasure map to Dickon. After Flask murders Jack, Dickon stows away on Flask’s ship, bound for the treasure site. When Tempest realizes that Dickon is involved, he and Crew set sail for the island, where they hatch a plan to rescue Dickon, and recover Jack’s treasure. (12/22/56)
15. Indian Fighters Tempest and Crew work up a plan to help an Indian Fighter known as ‘Understandable’ Perkins, who – Despite his hard work in making The Carolinas a safer place to live – Is getting a raw deal from the crooked Governor of South Carolina. (5/4/57)
16. Gentleman Jack And The Lady Tempest butts heads with a shifty Frenchwoman in a dispute over a Spanish galleon captured off New Providence. The woman eventually charms both Tempest and Beamish, and winds up stealing the galleon, but the Crew of the Sultana see to it that they keep the valuable Spanish cargo, which is rightfully theirs. (1/5/57)
17. Mr. Beamish And The Hangman’s Noose After Beamish is imprisoned by the new Colonial Governor, under false charges, brought by Van Brugh, Dan allows himself to be arrested and jailed, as part of a plan to have Beamish released, and to nail the crooked Governor. (1/12/57)
18. Dead Man’s Rock To spare Nassau from destruction, Beamish secretly surrenders to a Spanish Captain, and, when Dickon tries to stop him, he is taken prisoner, as well. They are taken to a prison, in Cuba, where Beamish is pressed for information on a certain English convoy, due to sail soon. When Tempest finds out, he and Crew must ready the Sultana - Which has been laid up for repairs - And sail her to Cuba, with a plan to rescue Beamish and Dickon. (1/19/57)
19. Blood Will Tell Van Brugh produces a young man claiming to be Lord Percy Gresham - The true owner of Gresham island - A critical outpost for the defense of New Providence. But Tempest knows that the real Percy Gresham is dead, and he and Crew try to thwart Van Brugh’s plan, by producing an impostor of their own. (1/26/57)
20. The Return Of Calico Jack Calico Jack Rackam takes advantage of Tempest’s absence, and consorts with Van Brugh, in a plan to steal the Sultana’s cargo of valuable goods from the Merchants of New Providence. Beamish and acting-Skipper Gaff must then cooperate with one another, in order to thwart the plan. (2/9/57)
21. Ghost Ship Dan must convince his frightened crew that the would-be ghost ship is not piloted by the undead. Tempest and Crew encounter a seemingly deserted ship, which, unbeknownst to them, is a front for a gang of pirates, used to lure innocent Seamen away from their ships. After Dickon is taken prisoner on the ‘ghost ship’ the pirates slip away, but Dan devises a plan to lure them back, so that they can rescue Dickon, and arrest the pirates. (2/16/57)
22. Conquistador A Spaniard by the name of Don Estaban has overtaken the Sultana, and holds Tempest and Crew prisoner on their own ship. Estaban then executes a scheme to turn the people of New Providence against Tempest, while he consorts with Van Brugh in a plan to demand a ransom from Beamish. But Tempest manages to escape, releases his Crew, and re-takes his ship in time to foil Estaban’s plan, and clear his name. (2/23/57)
23. Mother Doughty’s Crew Gaff falls in love with the Daughter of the Matron of the turtle-fishing Doughty family, and decides to marry his beloved, and leave the Sultana. But, when he finds out that the Doughty turtle business is only a front for a piracy operation, he must wrestle with his conscience, and decide whether to return to his old way of life, or to see that justice is done. (3/2/57)
24. Conquest Of New Providence Tempest and Crew return from a long voyage, to find that New Providence has fallen to Don Estaban and his Conquistadors. Tempest makes his way ashore, and, with the help of Armando’s Wife, Maria, devises a plan to re-take the island, which is complicated by a traitor, in the British ranks. (3/9/57)
25. Hurricane After a hurricane devastates Nassau, funds are desperately needed to rebuild. Tempest learns of a Spanish Treasury ship that has run aground, in the storm, on a nearby island and he and Crew set sail to find it. While Gaff tries to divert the Spaniards’ attention, in the Sultana, Tempest and Armando try to recover the treasure, with the help of some native islanders. (3/16/57)
26. Cutlass Wedding Fed up with the lack, on New Providence, of men willing to marry, Miss Abigail, and some of the lady settlers buy a longboat, and row for Jamaica, in the hope of catching a ship back to England. Tempest and Crew give chase, and catch up with them on a small island, where they must rescue them from some French pirates, who are holding them prisoner, and intend to sell them as slaves. (3/23/57)
27. Aztec Treasure Tempest and Crew encounter a Sailor by the name of Martin, who claims to know the whereabouts of the Aztec treasure known as The Fiery Mirror - A huge, solid gold wheel, as thick as a man’s fist. Tempest agrees to go looking for it, and, when he and Martin find it, and try to take it, they are held prisoner, and put on trial, by Indians, for the attempted theft. (3/30/57)
28. Prize of Andalusia A British Treasury ship has been plundered and scuttled, and it’s cargo of 20,000 pounds gold is bound for the war coffers of Spain. Tempest and Crew trace the gold to the villa of a devious Spanish Noblewoman, who intends to keep it all for herself. But Dan and the Crew are determined to recover the gold for The Crown. (4/6/57)
29. Mistress Higgins’ Treasure While trying to sneak into a Virginia port to deliver some farm tools, without paying the unfair taxes on them, Dan and Crew - With the help of a local Schoolmarm - uncover a racket involving outrageously high export fees, and the looting of cargo ships. (5/11/57)
30. The Spy Abroad Dan and the Crew know there’s a traitor in their midst, when a pirate known as ‘Pegleg’ Finn knows just where they intend to bury their hard-earned gold. So Dan devises a plan to find out just who the spy is - Which involves placing a spy in Pegleg’s Crew. (4/20/57)

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