THE BUCCANEERS -- This is the logo.
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Set in the 1870's, Stephen plays Lieutenant James, a young cavalry officer and casual acquaintance of the four American girls in this BBC production of Edith Wharton's final unfinished novel (1938). Stephen's character is genuine and sympathetic and the writers should have given him more lines and air time. [Notable and fun: Moustache!]

Nothing against the other actors, but if you are interested only in Stephen's parts and your VCR has a linear counter, you can fast forward to these scenes and times:

At the party 1:21:22--45 [Listen for: "Ah, that's a shame." ]

At the card game 1:33:51--1:40:35  [Listen for: "Good Lord that's it! A Straight flush!"]

Download the WAV's for those lines:

Click to download. "Ah, that's a shame."   1.71 sec.s 
 "Good Lord, that's it! 
  A Straight Flush!"		 3.37 sec.s  

Pic where he is introduced to the landlady

[These pics will enlarge to 320 x 240 when clicked upon.]

At the party
At the party 2
Where he is introduced
Where he is introduced, and he nods
Another, where he is introduced
Getting the card game around
Card game #1
Card game #2
A straight flush #1
A straight flush #2
A straight flush #3
Stephen's name in the ending credits

What The Globe and Mail (John Haslett Cuff) had to say about The Buccaneers:

"It is worth watching for the art direction alone, inspired especially by the work of James Tissot, and even Goya. But the series' primary delight lies in the broad range of characterizations and the timeless universality of the struggle for love and social acceptance. The series was directed by Philip Saville and has an amazing cast, including Rosemary Leach, Elizabeth Ashley, Michael Kitchen, Jenny Agutter and a host of lesser-known but equally talented performers."

DVD Sources:

The Buccaneers - DVD The Buccaneers is now available on DVD at amazon.com. You can order it HERE. [ I searched amazon.co.uk, as well, but it doesn't show up there yet, and that is what the grids at IMDb, for The Buccaneers, show, as well.] This DVD is for Zone 1.

 

Tape Sources:

For NTSC, amazon.com on the web has it.
Sure that you will find there are other places that do too.

Last Updated: 21st April 2006

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