The Buccaneers - Dan Tempest Holds An Auction

The Buccaneers was a 1956 Sapphire Films television drama series for ITC Entertainment, networked by CBS in the US and shown on ATV and selected ITV companies in the UK. The series ran for 39 half-hour monochrome episodes and was produced by Hannah Weinstein and Sidney Cole for Sapphire Films Limited. Director was Ralph Smart. They were made at Nettlefold Studios at Walton-on-Thames and made use of a model of the prow of a ship in a studio as well as some buildings and painted backgrounds, with some outdoor scenes added which could not be done in a studio (probably some from the nearby River Thames)

Robert Shaw, born, Robert Archibald Shaw, August 9, 1927, passed away, August 28, 1978 (age 51)


Tonight's Story "Dan Tempest Holds An Auction"

Cast
Robert Shaw ... Capt. Dan Tempest
Brian Rawlinson ... Gaff Guernsay
Robert Perceval ... Sir Charles Johnson
Ballard Berkeley ... Rafton
Jane Griffiths ... Paula Meadows
John Harvey ... Lawyer Fred Knox
Bernard Brown ... Chris Meadows
Paul Hansard ... Taffy
Edwin Richfield ... Crewman Armando
Roy Purcell ... Hicks
Peter Retey ... Auctioneer
Max Faulkner ... Guard
Willoughby Gray ... Pop (uncredited)




Directed By Peter Maxwell
Written By Alan Moreland
Produced By Sidney Cole
Executive Producer Hannah Weinstein
Cinematography By Jo Jago
Film Editing By David Hawkins
Production Design By Peter Proud
Production Manager Roy Parkinson
Sound By Dave Goghan


Original Air Date: April 10, 1957
Season 1, Episode 30
Production Co: Sapphire Films


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