The Adventures of Long John Silver

Season

1956

7.1

Swashbuckling episodes staring Robert Newton as Long John Silver and Kit Taylor as Jim Hawkins as they face many new adventures.

Episode List

S1 • E1

The Necklace

When Long John is falsely accused of murder, Miss Purity volunteers to save him if he sets their wedding date.

S1 • E2

Pieces of Eight

Desperate to get the money to save his ship, Long John agrees to a plan another pirate recommends to steal Spanish gold. But the pirate turns out to be just as much of a liar as was the last time Long John met him.

S1 • E3

The Orphans' Christmas

It's Christmas time, but Jim Hawkins, an orphan himself, is too depressed to participate in the holiday festivities. He's just met the children living in Miss Willoughby's orphanage, where they not only don't celebrate Christmas, but aren't permitted to speak to other children. Long John Silver takes matters into his own hands, and arranges for his crew to spirit the children away to Polly Purity's Christmas party, while holding Miss Willoughby at gunpoint. Long John learns that Miss Willoughby had a very stern upbringing herself and convinces her that fun and games must be part of a child's upbringing. He convinces her to join the merrymakers.

S1 • E4

Execution Dock

Delirious with fever, Long John dreams he is sent to England to face trial for piracy.

S1 • E5

The Eviction

Arrogant Lord Ellington is put in his place by members of Long John's crew, and gets the Cask and Anchor shut down in retaliation. But Long John smells a rat, and sets out to bring down Ellington and reopen Miss Purity's Inn.

S1 • E6

The Pink Pearl

Richard Thorpe asks Long John to help search for his brother, last known to be on an island occupied by the Spanish. At the island they discover that the Spanish are forcing the natives to surrender the island's supply of pink pearls.

S1 • E7

The Tale of a Tooth

Long John has become surly with the crew because of a toothache. Yet he is terrified seeing the dentist, a Scotsman who is as stubborn as he is tight with a dollar.

S1 • E8

Ship o' the Dead

From his new sloop, Jim spies a ship, the Rachel, with dead men strewn over the deck, but when he reports it, none believe him, not even the Governor -- nor Long John.

S1 • E9

Sword of Vengeance

Silver and his crew attempt to plunder a Spanish ship, but theres no one aboard except dead prisoners.

S1 • E10

Turnabout

Sailing under the Union Jack, Long John's unwittingly surrenders his ship to the French, with whom England has declared war while he was at sea. But as cook Long John hatches a plan to get his ship back.

S1 • E11

Miss Purity's Birthday

Depressed that everyone except the reverend has forgotten her birthday, Miss Purity closes the inn so she can join the reverend doing his rounds. But she has no idea the reverend is in on one of Long John's ploys.

S1 • E12

Dead Reckoning

Miss Purity and Long John decide Jim should be sent to a private school after he causes trouble at a local birthday party. But things become worse then Jim's roommate is the same boy who actually caused the trouble at the party.

S1 • E13

Devil's Stew

After losing the Faithful gambling, a former pirate convinces Long John the real money is in honest trade, such as he conducts. But is this "former" pirate really reformed?

S1 • E14

Where Men Are Men

Purity helps her dressmaker win the heart of the woman he loves, by helping him prove he's a real man.

S1 • E15

The Master's Touch

S1 • E16

The Siege

Governor Strong goes on vacation and is replaced by a more corrupt governor.

S1 • E17

The Flag Flies Black

Battle with French and Spanish plus a mutiny occupies Long John.

S1 • E18

The Fishwife

The townsfolk help a local beggar woman, Mollie, pass herself off as a member of high society to her visiting niece.

S1 • E19

Dragon Slayer

Redbeard says he can bring Long John and Miss Purity back together by making Long John a "Dragon Slayer" like the knights of old. In truth, Redbeard is playing Long John against Miss Purity, and plans on being the winner himself.

S1 • E20

Temple of Evil

The pirates go to the island of Amoyan to bring a young navy officer to his girlfriend and to steal the local treasure.

S1 • E21

To Purity, a Daughter

Awaiting the arrival of her sister and niece Dimity, Miss Purity learns that their ship has been scuttled by Carolla, a female pirate. Purity mourns and Long John swears revenge, but then her niece appears at Porto Bello.