Series synopsis
Four Feather Falls is a British western sci-fi & fantasy action & adventure animation television series that premiered on ITV1 on February 25, 1960. It ended on November 17, 1960. It was created by Gerry Anderson. It stars Nicholas Parsons, Kenneth Connor, Denise Bryer and David Graham.
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. T ...
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 39 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 39 | February 25, 1960 | November 17, 1960 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
How It Began Sheriff Tex Tucker arrives in Four Feather Falls. |
February 25, 1960 |
| 2 |
Kidnapped Sheriff Tucker must solve a kidnapping. |
March 3, 1960 |
| 3 |
Pedro Has A Plan Pedro has a great idea, but will it all go wrong? |
March 10, 1960 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ITV1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 25, 1960 |
| Last aired | November 17, 1960 |
| Runtime | 13 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday |