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The Best Episodes of The Buccaneers Season 1

Every episode of The Buccaneers Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Buccaneers Season 1!

The Best Episodes of The Buccaneers Season 1

The adventures of privateer Captain Dan Tempest and his crew of former pirates as they make their way across the seven seas in The Sultana.

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  1. 7.2/10(18 votes)

    #1 - The Slave Ship

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    S1:E7

    Three slave's escape and free a slave ship.

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    Director:Terry Bishop
  2. 7.1/10(18 votes)

    #2 - Articles of War

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    S1:E13

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

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  3. 7.0/10(18 votes)

    #3 - The Decoy

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    S1:E36

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

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  4. 6.9/10(17 votes)

    #4 - Gunpowder Plot

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    S1:E8

    Captain Tempest is refused extra gunpowder by the Admiralty.

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  5. 6.9/10(18 votes)

    #5 - The Surgeon of Sangre Rojo

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    S1:E10

    A typhus outbreak hits New Providence.

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  6. 6.9/10(18 votes)

    #6 - The Hand of the Hawk

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    S1:E14

    Trying to improve trade a merchantmen has a crewman murdered.

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  8. 6.9/10(17 votes)

    #7 - Ghost Ship

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    S1:E22

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

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  9. 6.9/10(17 votes)

    #8 - Dan Tempest Holds an Auction

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    S1:E30

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  10. 6.8/10(19 votes)

    #9 - Captain Dan Tempest

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    S1:E3

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    Director:Ralph Smart
  11. 6.8/10(19 votes)

    #10 - The Wasp

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    S1:E5

    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.

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  12. 6.8/10(19 votes)

    #11 - Whale Gold

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    S1:E6

    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.

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  13. 6.8/10(18 votes)

    #12 - Before the Mast

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    S1:E11

    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.

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  14. 6.8/10(18 votes)

    #13 - Conquistador

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    S1:E23

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

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  15. 6.8/10(17 votes)

    #14 - Conquest of New Providence

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    S1:E25

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  16. 6.7/10(21 votes)

    #15 - The Ladies

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    S1:E9

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

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  17. 6.7/10(16 votes)

    #16 - Printer's Devil

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  18. 6.6/10(19 votes)

    #17 - The Raiders

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    Director:Ralph Smart
  19. 6.6/10(20 votes)

    #18 - Dan Tempest's War with Spain

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    S1:E4

    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.

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  20. 6.6/10(17 votes)

    #19 - Dan Tempest and the Amazons

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  21. 6.6/10(19 votes)

    #20 - Gentleman Jack and the Lady

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    S1:E16

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

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  22. 6.6/10(13 votes)

    #21 - Flip and Jenny

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  23. 6.5/10(17 votes)

    #22 - Dead Man's Rock

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    S1:E18

    A Spanish warship attacks the colony and takes Governor Beamish.

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  24. 6.5/10(16 votes)

    #23 - Blood Will Tell

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    S1:E19

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

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    Director:Robert Day
  25. 6.5/10(16 votes)

    #24 - Mother Doughty's Crew

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    S1:E24

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

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  26. 6.5/10(18 votes)

    #25 - Mistress Higgins' Treasure

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    S1:E34

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

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Slave Ship" is the best rated episode of "The Buccaneers" season 1. It scored 7.2/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by Terry Bishop and written by John Cousins, it aired on 10/31/1956. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Articles of War".