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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. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Buccaneers Season 1 Episode 28 - Aztec Treasure
    5.9/10(19 votes)

    #1 - Aztec Treasure

    S1:E28

    After a meeting in a bar Dan is asked to help a stranger named Martin on a treasure hunt.

    Director:C.M. Pennington-Richards
    Writer:Terence Moore

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  2. The Buccaneers Season 1 Episode 15 - Marooned
    6.0/10(21 votes)

    #2 - Marooned

    S1:E15

    While celebrating the kings birthday pirate Clip West raids and steals some of the islands supplies.

    Director:Leslie Arliss
    Writer:Peter C. Hodgking

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  3. The Buccaneers Season 1 Episode 1 - Blackbeard
    6.1/10(36 votes)

    #3 - Blackbeard

    S1:E1

    No description available

    Director:Ralph Smart
    Writer:Thomas A. Stockwell

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  4. The Buccaneers Season 1 Episode 29 - Prize of Andalusia
    6.1/10(20 votes)

    #4 - Prize of Andalusia

    S1:E29

    The crew pick up a stranded sailor who's cargo was taken by the Spanish.

    Director:Peter Maxwell
    Writers:Zachary Weiss, Basil Dawson

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  5. The Buccaneers Season 1 Episode 38 - Pirate's Honour
    6.1/10(21 votes)

    #5 - Pirate's Honour

    S1:E38

    No description available

    Director:Peter Maxwell
    Writer:Marion Myers

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  6. The Buccaneers Season 1 Episode 20 - Dangerous Cargo
    6.2/10(22 votes)

    #6 - Dangerous Cargo

    S1:E20

    Tempest is asked to give passage to the governor of Barbados wife.

    Director:Leslie Arliss
    Writer:Zachary Weiss

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  7. The Buccaneers Season 1 Episode 17 - Mr. Beamish and the Hangman's Noose
    6.3/10(22 votes)

    #7 - Mr. Beamish and the Hangman's Noose

    S1:E17

    Lt. Beamish is arrested by a new governor and Tempest tries to discover the motive behind it.

    Director:C.M. Pennington-Richards
    Writer:Terence Moore

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  8. The Buccaneers Season 1 Episode 21 - The Return of Calico Jack
    6.3/10(18 votes)

    #8 - The Return of Calico Jack

    S1:E21

    No description available

    Director:C.M. Pennington-Richards
    Writers:Zachary Weiss, Basil Dawson

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  9. The Buccaneers Season 1 Episode 27 - Cutlass Wedding
    6.3/10(19 votes)

    #9 - Cutlass Wedding

    S1:E27

    The women pf New Providence threaten to leave the colony in retaliation after Taffy backs out of his wedding to a colony girl.

    Director:Robert Day
    Writer:Thomas A. Stockwell

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  10. The Buccaneers Season 1 Episode 31 - Spy Aboard
    6.3/10(19 votes)

    #10 - Spy Aboard

    S1:E31

    Tempest believes there is a spy aboard after being robbed by notorious pirate Peg Leg.

    Director:Robert Day
    Writer:Neil R. Collins

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  11. The Buccaneers Season 1 Episode 19 - Blood Will Tell
    6.4/10(22 votes)

    #11 - Blood Will Tell

    S1:E19

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

    Director:Robert Day
    Writer:Zachary Weiss

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  12. The Buccaneers Season 1 Episode 2 - The Raiders
    6.5/10(24 votes)

    #12 - The Raiders

    S1:E2

    No description available

    Director:Ralph Smart
    Writer:Terence Moore

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  13. The Buccaneers Season 1 Episode 4 - Dan Tempest's War with Spain
    6.5/10(25 votes)

    #13 - Dan Tempest's War with Spain

    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.

    Director:Leslie Arliss
    Writer:Zachary Weiss

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  14. The Buccaneers Season 1 Episode 9 - The Ladies
    6.5/10(25 votes)

    #14 - The Ladies

    S1:E9

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

    Director:C.M. Pennington-Richards
    Writer:Roger MacDougall

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  15. The Buccaneers Season 1 Episode 12 - Dan Tempest and the Amazons
    6.5/10(21 votes)

    #15 - Dan Tempest and the Amazons

    S1:E12

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    Director:C.M. Pennington-Richards
    Writer:Zachary Weiss

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  16. The Buccaneers Season 1 Episode 18 - Dead Man's Rock
    6.5/10(22 votes)

    #16 - Dead Man's Rock

    S1:E18

    A Spanish warship attacks the colony and takes Governor Beamish.

    Director:Robert Day
    Writer:Peter C. Hodgking

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  17. The Buccaneers Season 1 Episode 32 - Flip and Jenny
    6.5/10(15 votes)

    #17 - Flip and Jenny

    S1:E32

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    Director:Peter Maxwell
    Writer:Neil R. Collins

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  18. The Buccaneers Season 1 Episode 33 - Indian Fighters
    6.5/10(18 votes)

    #18 - Indian Fighters

    S1:E33

    No description available

    Director:Peter Maxwell
    Writer:Neil R. Collins

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  19. The Buccaneers Season 1 Episode 35 - To the Rescue
    6.5/10(18 votes)

    #19 - To the Rescue

    S1:E35

    No description available

    Director:Peter Maxwell
    Writer:Phillis Miller

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  20. The Buccaneers Season 1 Episode 6 - Whale Gold
    6.6/10(23 votes)

    #20 - Whale Gold

    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.

    Director:Leslie Arliss
    Writer:Zachary Weiss

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  21. The Buccaneers Season 1 Episode 8 - Gunpowder Plot
    6.6/10(21 votes)

    #21 - Gunpowder Plot

    S1:E8

    Captain Tempest is refused extra gunpowder by the Admiralty.

    Director:Leslie Arliss
    Writer:Terence Moore

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  22. The Buccaneers Season 1 Episode 26 - Hurricane
    6.6/10(19 votes)

    #22 - Hurricane

    S1:E26

    In the aftermath of a hurricane rumours spread of a sunk Spanish treasure ship.

    Director:Leslie Arliss
    Writers:Terence Moore, Peggy Phillips

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  23. The Buccaneers Season 1 Episode 34 - Mistress Higgins' Treasure
    6.6/10(19 votes)

    #23 - Mistress Higgins' Treasure

    S1:E34

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

    Director:C.M. Pennington-Richards
    Writer:Thomas A. Stockwell

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  24. The Buccaneers Season 1 Episode 37 - Instruments of War
    6.6/10(19 votes)

    #24 - Instruments of War

    S1:E37

    No description available

    Director:Bernard Knowles
    Writer:Peter Rossano

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  25. The Buccaneers Season 1 Episode 16 - Gentleman Jack and the Lady
    6.7/10(25 votes)

    #25 - Gentleman Jack and the Lady

    S1:E16

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

    Director:Leslie Arliss
    Writer:Zachary Weiss

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Aztec Treasure" is the worst rated episode of "The Buccaneers". It scored 5.9/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by C.M. Pennington-Richards and written by Terence Moore, it aired on 3/27/1957. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Marooned".