About this season
Set during the Napoleonic wars of the early 1800s, Oliver Tobias stars as Jack Vincent, a swashbuckling ex-British naval captain turned smuggler. A strong-willed, independent man who lives by both his wits and the sword, Vincent is ably assisted by Sarah and petty thief Honesty Evans in his struggle to stay one step ahead of the Excise Men...
Episodes (13)
1. The Right Price (Part One)
Aired 5 April 1981 • 30 min
The mysterious newcomer Vincent attracts the unwelcome attention of the Kemble Gang, a bunch of notorious brigands who control the locality. Vincent finds himself captured - and staked out to die on the treacherous Gull Beach.
2. The Right Price (Part Two)
Aired 12 April 1981 • 30 min
Having escaped from the Kemble Gang's clutches, Honesty makes a desperate bid to save Vincent's life. He must be quick - the tide is entering Gull Beach and Vincent faces a watery death.
3. Forced Run
Aired 19 April 1981 • 30 min
During a dangerous smuggling expedition to France, Jack finds a stowaway on board.
4. The Respectable Traitor (Part One)
Aired 26 April 1981 • 30 min
Sarah's grandfather is accused of being a French spy. Suspecting that the Kembles are behind the accusations, Sarah begs Vincent to help. But Jack has other things to occupy his mind: Revenue man Marwood is after his blood.
5. The Respectable Traitor (Part Two)
Aired 3 May 1981 • 30 min
Discovering that the Kembles are in league with a French spy - whose identity is known to him - Vincent sets out to prove König's innocence by facing the villains in their own stronghold.
6. Press Gang
Aired 17 May 1981 • 30 min
When Honesty Evans is forced into taking a navy commission by a press gang, Vincent has to find a way freeing him - without breaking the law.
7. In at the Death
Aired 24 May 1981 • 30 min
Helping out an old smuggler called Rummy Culbert results in Vincent almost being caught by revenue officer Taggart.
8. Missing Princess
Aired 24 May 1981 • 30 min
Honesty's interest in Sophia, a spoilt young girl staying with Sarah, leads to trouble.
9. Hogshead
Aired 14 June 1981 • 30 min
Jack is determined to get his hands on a sunken cargo of rum - but he must beat a number of other interested parties to the prize.
10. The Felon
Aired 21 June 1981 • 30 min
Jack has to try to rescue Sarah and her grandfather, who are being held by a rabble of shipwrecked convicts.
11. An Eye for an Eye
Aired 28 June 1981 • 30 min
A pair of sailors turn up from Jack's past accusing him of treachery, but are they telling the truth?
12. Straw Man (Part One)
Aired 21 June 1981 • 30 min
Vincent rescues revenue officer Arrow from an attack by cut-throats, but when a second attempt on Arrow's life proves successful, Jack finds himself accused of murder.
13. Straw Man (Part Two)
Aired 28 June 1981 • 30 min
The evidence against Jack is compelling, but he continues to deny all knowledge of Arrow's murder. Arrow's friends arrange for Jack to be shot while 'attempting to escape'.