The Adventures of William Tell

1958
The Adventures of William Tell

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EP1 The Emperor's Hat Sep 15, 1958

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EP2 The Hostages Sep 22, 1958

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EP3 The Secret Death Sep 29, 1958

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EP4 The Gauntlet of St. Gerhardt Oct 06, 1958

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EP5 The Prisoner Oct 13, 1958

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EP6 Voice in the Night Oct 20, 1958

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EP7 The Assassins Oct 27, 1958

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EP8 The Baroness Nov 03, 1958

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EP9 The Elixir Nov 10, 1958

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EP10 The Suspect Nov 17, 1958

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EP11 The Cuckoo Nov 24, 1958

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EP12 The Bear Dec 01, 1958

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EP13 The Magic Powder Dec 08, 1958

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EP14 The Golden Wheel Dec 15, 1958

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EP15 The Bride Dec 22, 1958

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EP16 The Boy Slaves Dec 29, 1958

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EP17 The Young Widow Jan 05, 1959

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EP18 Landslide Jan 12, 1959

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EP19 The Trap Jan 19, 1959

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EP20 The Shrew Jan 26, 1959

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EP21 The Manhunt Feb 02, 1959

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EP22 The Killer Feb 09, 1959

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EP23 The Surgeon Feb 16, 1959

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EP24 The Ensign Feb 23, 1959

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EP25 The Unwelcome Stranger Mar 09, 1959

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EP26 The Avenger Mar 16, 1959

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EP27 The Bandit Mar 23, 1959

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EP28 Gessler's Daughter Mar 30, 1959

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EP29 The General's Daughter Apr 06, 1959

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EP30 The Raid Apr 13, 1959

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EP31 Castle of Fear Apr 20, 1959

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EP32 The Black Brothers Apr 27, 1959

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EP33 The Lost Letter May 04, 1959

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EP34 Secret Weapon May 11, 1959

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EP35 The Master Spy May 18, 1959

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EP36 The Traitor May 25, 1959

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EP37 The Spider Jun 01, 1959

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EP38 The Mountain People Jun 08, 1959

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EP39 Undercover Jun 15, 1959

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Released: 15 September 1958 Ended
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Country: United Kingdom
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The Adventures of William Tell is a British swashbuckler adventure series, first broadcast on the ITV network in 1958, and produced by ITC Entertainment.

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bs3dc William Tell is well acted with a cast that includes many household names as regulars and guest stars such as Michael Caine, Christopher Lee, Sid James, James Booth and Nigel Green (both in Zulu). For many of the guest stars it was probably one of their first appearances on screen so the series is interesting for that alone. William Tell himself is confidently played (though a bit sternly in my opinion) by Conrad Phillips. His wife Hedda Tell (Jennifer Jayne) is also a strong character even if she does disappear for several episodes at a time, perhaps due to other commitments. The same can be said for Nigel Green who uses his large presence to great effect as the gigantic but rather gullible "Bear." Willoughby Goddard makes a great foil for Tell as the obese and extremely evil Gessler (prepared to behead even children over the slightest offence).William Tell makes for better family viewing than most such attempts now as these are often dumbed down, too politically correct, or use rubbish actors (the recent BBC Robin Hood series for example is guilty of all three). There is no sex, bad language or extreme violence though the story is more brutal than in Robin Hood with Richard Greene, perhaps because it is more about freedom fighters trying to save Switzerland from the Austrians than just trying to stop corruption. If you enjoyed this series I would heartily recommend Robin Hood and Buccaneers, both filmed around the same time in the 50's and very similar in the type of storyline.My favourite episode is probably Manhunt with the ever-villainous Christopher Lee as the Emperors brother who tries to hunt down William Tell and friends like animals. This is probably because it tries to be a bit different from the other episodes which frankly can become a bit repetitive. Having sad that it is no mean feat to write interesting stories that take place in just over 20 minutes and with such an obviously miniscule budget to work with. Overall, undemanding, action-packed adventure yarns that should be able to hold the attention of younger viewers due to the short running time.
The Bear Conrad Phillips stars in the 1950s action adventure series - William Tell. Set in the fourteenth century during the hostile Austrian occupation of Switzerland, William Tell is a reluctant freedom fighter, battling heroically against the tyranny and oppression of the invading forces. William tell is the Swiss version of Robin Hood. Conrad Phillips plays the protagonist fantastically. It is possible that Pascal Bugnion would have had greater success in the role, but he was unavailable at the time of filming. The classic action show is made up of series of 39. The episodes are in black and white, but this does not detract from the entertainment in any way.
David Anthony The Ralph Smart-produced episode of "William Tell", "The Gauntlet of St Gerhardt", tells the story of the Tell family stalking and tormenting a party of Austrian soldiers who have kidnapped a friar (a character not unlike Tuck from "The Adventures of Robin Hood"). This adventure was scripted, as several of them were, by Doreen Montgomery from Ralph Smart's original story. In several respects, it resembles Ralph's famous Australian film "Bush Christmas" (1947) where a group of children hunt down a band of horse thieves. Ralph obviously drew from scenes in his earlier film, particularly the scene where the Austrians wake up to find their boots have been stolen forcing them to wrap their feet in rags for protection in the bush. While "The Gauntlet of Sir Gerhard" alluded to the past film, the "William Tell" episode "The Prisoner", also directed by Viennese-born Australian Peter Maxwell, pointed to the future. In this episode, a youthful Michael Caine as the title character is referred to as Prisoner No. 6.Now I wonder if Patrick McGoohan, star of another Ralph Smart-produced series "Danger Man", had borrowed this title for his sublime follow-up to "Danger Man" also called "The Prisoner".I would like to think this is more than a coincidence because it adds a certain mystique to these wonderful series. But perhaps I am, like William Tell or Robin Hood, drawing a long bow.
malmail-safe Some of the series were filmed near where I lived in North Wales. The film company hired my pony for some of the scenes when he was rode by Hedda Tell (Jennifer Jane). I was fortunate enough to get a week off school to take my pony down to the 'set' each day and stay the day. It was quite an experience for a 10 year old! I still remember those days with fond memories especially when our local doctor was travelling past the set very early one morning. He did not know about the shoot and was very taken aback when he saw several men in medieval army dress appear from behind the rocks!There was also an interesting scene on the lake when one boat (containing soldiers) were firing arrows at another. I was fascinated to see that the actors in the boat being fired at stuck the arrows in the side of the boat themselves!!