Four Feather Falls

Four Feather Falls

1960
5.7
1 Seasons
Western Sci-Fi & Fantasy Action & Adventure Animation

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.

Season

Episodes

Episode 1
Ep 1

How It Began

Sheriff Tex Tucker arrives in Four Feather Falls.

Episode 2
Ep 2

Kidnapped

Sheriff Tucker must solve a kidnapping.

Episode 3
Ep 3

Pedro Has A Plan

Pedro has a great idea, but will it all go wrong?

Episode 4
Ep 4

Pedro's Pardon

Pedro is pardoned by Tex.

Episode 5
Ep 5

A Close Shave

Tex Tucker has a close call.

Episode 6
Ep 6

Indian Attack

Four Feather Falls is attacked by a group of Indians.

Episode 7
Ep 7

Sheriff For A Day

Tex takes a day off, but who will be the sheriff?

Episode 8
Ep 8

Dusty Becomes Deputy

Tex promotes Dusty to the position of deputy sheriff.

Episode 9
Ep 9

Gun Runners

Tex encounters a group of gunrunners and it's his job to bring them in.

Episode 10
Ep 10

Trouble At Yellow Gulch

Tex experiences a spot of bother at Yellow Gulch.

Episode 11
Ep 11

Frame Up

Can Tex discover who really committed the crime?

Episode 12
Ep 12

Gold Diggers

Tex encounters some gold diggers.

Episode 13
Ep 13

Gold Is Where You Find It

Tex and the gang go looking for gold.

Episode 14
Ep 14

Trapped

Tex and the gang become trapped in a dangerous situation, but can they save themselves?

Episode 15
Ep 15

The Best Laid Plans

Even the best plans can go wrong.

Episode 16
Ep 16

Escort

Pedro and Fernando pose as sheriffs so they can steal a shipment of gold.

Episode 17
Ep 17

The Toughest Guy In The West

A reward is offered for the capture of Indian Jack.

Episode 18
Ep 18

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.

Episode 19
Ep 19

Gun Play

Two cattle rustlers challenge Tucker to fight without his magic guns.

Episode 20
Ep 20

A Lawman Rides Alone

As Tex prepares to take a criminal to court, Big Ben plans a jail break.

Episode 21
Ep 21

Jail Break

Pedro helps Tex capture some criminals in return for the reward money.

Episode 22
Ep 22

A Little Bit of Luck

Tex is away visiting family, but in his absence crime runs out of control.

Episode 23
Ep 23

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.

Episode 24
Ep 24

Once a Lawman

With the townspeople unhappy with Tex's dealing of a spate of robberies, Tex turns in his badge.

Episode 25
Ep 25

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.

Episode 26
Ep 26

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.

Episode 27
Ep 27

A Bad Name

Pedro and Fernando steal all of Four Feather Falls' horses and Tex is unable to pursue them until new horses arrive.

Episode 28
Ep 28

Horse Thieves

Big Ben needs Tex's help after being falsly accused of stealing cattle.

Episode 29
Ep 29

The Ma Jones Story

Ma Jones falls a scam and is almost swindled out of her shop.

Episode 30
Ep 30

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.

Episode 31
Ep 31

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.

Episode 32
Ep 32

Teething Troubles

Rocky gets toothache but won't let Doc Haggerty remove it.

Episode 33
Ep 33

Buffalo Rocky

When several horses are stolen, the only suspects seems to be a buffalo...

Episode 34
Ep 34

Safe As Houses

A stranger arrives in town claiming to be able to sell things to people they didn't even know they wanted.

Episode 35
Ep 35

First Train Through

The railroad finally comes to Four Feather Falls connecting it to Dallas, however someone keeps sabotaging the tracks.

Episode 36
Ep 36

Happy Birthday

The 'fastest and bestest in the westest' arrives in town, worrying Tex that he will attract other gunmen to the town.

Episode 37
Ep 37

Fancy Shooting

The townspeople plan a party for Tex's birthday.

Episode 38
Ep 38

Ambush

The train from Dallas is robbed of $10,000.

Episode 39
Ep 39

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Tex takes part in the rodeo against Silver City's best rider, Bart Stevens.

Cast

Nicholas Parsons

Nicholas Parsons

Kenneth Connor

Kenneth Connor

Denise Bryer

Denise Bryer

David Graham

David Graham