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The Adventures of Long John Silver

📅 1957 ⭐ 6.7 🕐 30m AU AU

The Adventures of Long John Silver is a family adventure series about the Long John Silver character from Treasure Island. Produced in 1954 in colour in Australia for the American and British markets before the development of Australian television. Long John Silver is the proud captain of his own ship and his own crew. He and his buccaneer cruise around the Caribbean and often stay on the side of the English and fight the French and Spanish. After long and dangerous adventures, he and his crew rest in the tavern of Miss Purity. The series first aired in the United States on syndicated basis in 1956, but irregularly as part of another show. Several episodes were edited together and shown theatrically under the titles: 'Under the Black Flag' and 'South Sea Pirates'. Afterwards, it was sold to the ITV in the UK, and aired in 1957. In 1958, the Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC) screened the series as part of Children's TV Club.

Seasons & Episodes
Season 1 26 episodes
E1
The Necklace 1957-04-09
E2
Pieces of Eight 1957-04-30
E3
The Orphans' Christmas 1957-05-21
E4
Execution Dock 1957-06-20
E5
The Eviction 1957-06-18
E6
The Pink Pearl 1957-03-05
E7
Tale of a Tooth 1957-08-20
E8
Ship o' the Dead 1957-08-27
E9
Sword of Vengeance 1957-07-09
E10
Turnabout 1957-06-04
E11
Miss Purity's Birthday 1957-06-11
E12
Dead Reckoning 1957-07-02
E13
Devil's Stew 1957-04-02
E14
Where Men Are Men 1957-02-26
E15
The Master's Touch 1957-03-13
E16
The Siege 1957-08-06
E17
The Flag Flies Black 1957-05-07
E18
The Fishwife 1957-04-16
E19
Dragon Slayer 1957-07-16
E20
Temple of Evil 1957-05-14
E21
To Purity, a Daughter 1957-05-28
E22
Ties of Blood 1957-08-13
E23
Voodoo 1957-07-23
E24
Strange Cargo 1957-07-30
E25
Infernal Triangle 1957-07-25
E26
The Crisis 1957-05-21
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