Series · 1960
Four Feather Falls
The series
Four Feather Falls was the third puppet TV show produced by Gerry Anderson for Granada Television. It was based on an idea by Barry Gray, who also wrote the show's music. The series was the first to use an early version of Anderson's Supermarionation puppetry. Thirty-nine 13-minute episodes were produced, broadcast by Granada from February until November 1960. The setting is the late 19th-century fictional Kansas town of Four Feather Falls, where the hero of the series, Tex Tucker, is sheriff. The four feathers of the title refers to four magical feathers given to Tex by the Indian chief Kalamakooya as a reward for saving his grandson: two allowed Tex's guns to swivel and fire without being touched whenever he was in danger, and two conferred the power of speech on Tex's horse and dog. Tex's speaking voice was provided by Nicholas Parsons, and his singing voice by Michael Holliday. The series has never been repeated on British television, but it was released on DVD in 2005.
Episodes
Season 1 · 39 episodes · 1960
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Episode 125 Feb 1960
How It Began
Sheriff Tex Tucker arrives in Four Feather Falls.
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Episode 23 Mar 1960
Kidnapped
Sheriff Tucker must solve a kidnapping.
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Episode 310 Mar 1960
Pedro Has A Plan
Pedro has a great idea, but will it all go wrong?
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Episode 417 Mar 1960
Pedro's Pardon
Pedro is pardoned by Tex.
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Episode 524 Mar 1960
A Close Shave
Tex Tucker has a close call.
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Episode 631 Mar 1960
Indian Attack
Four Feather Falls is attacked by a group of Indians.
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Episode 77 Apr 1960
Sheriff For A Day
Tex takes a day off, but who will be the sheriff?
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Episode 814 Apr 1960
Dusty Becomes Deputy
Tex promotes Dusty to the position of deputy sheriff.
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Episode 921 Apr 1960
Gun Runners
Tex encounters a group of gunrunners and it's his job to bring them in.
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Episode 1028 Apr 1960
Trouble At Yellow Gulch
Tex experiences a spot of bother at Yellow Gulch.
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Episode 115 May 1960
Frame Up
Can Tex discover who really committed the crime?
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Episode 1212 May 1960
Gold Diggers
Tex encounters some gold diggers.
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Episode 1319 May 1960
Gold Is Where You Find It
Tex and the gang go looking for gold.
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Episode 1426 May 1960
Trapped
Tex and the gang become trapped in a dangerous situation, but can they save themselves?
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Episode 152 Jun 1960
The Best Laid Plans
Even the best plans can go wrong.
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Episode 169 Jun 1960
Escort
Pedro and Fernando pose as sheriffs so they can steal a shipment of gold.
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Episode 1716 Jun 1960
The Toughest Guy In The West
A reward is offered for the capture of Indian Jack.
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Episode 1823 Jun 1960
Chance Of A Ghost
Marvin Jackson is trying to sell the Eureka Silver Mine, but the main buyer, Harman, pays Pedro and Fernando to pretend to be ghosts to bring the price down.
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Episode 1930 Jun 1960
Gun Play
Two cattle rustlers challenge Tucker to fight without his magic guns.
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Episode 207 Jul 1960
A Lawman Rides Alone
As Tex prepares to take a criminal to court, Big Ben plans a jail break.
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Episode 2114 Jul 1960
Jail Break
Pedro helps Tex capture some criminals in return for the reward money.
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Episode 2221 Jul 1960
A Little Bit of Luck
Tex is away visiting family, but in his absence crime runs out of control.
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Episode 2328 Jul 1960
Land Grabbers
The Circle Z Ranch is under siege from Morg Fenton and Big Ben, but Tex discovers it is outside his area of juristiction and cannot help defend it.
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Episode 244 Aug 1960
Once a Lawman
With the townspeople unhappy with Tex's dealing of a spate of robberies, Tex turns in his badge.
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Episode 2511 Aug 1960
Election Day
Usually Tex is the only one to run for the post of sheriff on election days, but this time Pedro makes a bid for the position.
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Episode 2618 Aug 1960
Gun Fight On Main Street
Tex's old friend arrives in town looking for two criminals. Tex helps him, but they end up in a dangerous showdown on Main Street.
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Episode 2725 Aug 1960
A Bad Name
Pedro and Fernando steal all of Four Feather Falls' horses and Tex is unable to pursue them until new horses arrive.
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Episode 281 Sep 1960
Horse Thieves
Big Ben needs Tex's help after being falsly accused of stealing cattle.
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Episode 298 Sep 1960
The Ma Jones Story
Ma Jones falls a scam and is almost swindled out of her shop.
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Episode 3015 Sep 1960
Bandits Abroad
Fernando bears a striking resemblance to another master criminal, so Pedro comes up with an idea to get the reward money for capturing him.
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Episode 3122 Sep 1960
A Cure for Everything
A medicine man arrives in town claiming to have a cure for everything and almost puts Doc Haggerty out of business before he discovers the true source of the medicines.
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Episode 3229 Sep 1960
Teething Troubles
Rocky gets toothache but won't let Doc Haggerty remove it.
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Episode 336 Oct 1960
Buffalo Rocky
When several horses are stolen, the only suspects seems to be a buffalo...
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Episode 3413 Oct 1960
Safe As Houses
A stranger arrives in town claiming to be able to sell things to people they didn't even know they wanted.
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Episode 3520 Oct 1960
First Train Through
The railroad finally comes to Four Feather Falls connecting it to Dallas, however someone keeps sabotaging the tracks.
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Episode 3627 Oct 1960
Happy Birthday
The 'fastest and bestest in the westest' arrives in town, worrying Tex that he will attract other gunmen to the town.
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Episode 373 Nov 1960
Fancy Shooting
The townspeople plan a party for Tex's birthday.
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Episode 3810 Nov 1960
Ambush
The train from Dallas is robbed of $10,000.
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Episode 3917 Nov 1960
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Tex takes part in the rodeo against Silver City's best rider, Bart Stevens.
Cast
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