About this season
The adventures of Richard Crane, cafe owner & part-time smuggler, around the coast of Morocco, aided (and sometimes abetted) by his ex-Foreign Legion sidekick Orlando, waitress Halina, and local cop Colonel Mahmoud.
Episodes (13)
1. A Death of No Importance
Aired 2 April 1963 • 60 min
Crane relentless hunts a killer through a killer through the streets of Casablance. He has good reason to find the man: The murderer was responsible for killing Crane's friend.
2. Bad Company
Aired 9 April 1963 • 60 min
Orlando's favourite saying 'Pick up a strange woman and you pick up trouble' because a terrifying reality when Crane offer a lift to a young hitch-hiker.
3. The Cannabis Syndicate
Aired 16 April 1963 • 60 min
Crane and Colonel Mahmoud find themselves up against a murder-for-sale syndicate – a mysterious organisation which threatens to end both their careers unless they strike first.
4. My Deadly Friend
Aired 23 April 1963 • 60 min
It appears that someone is overly anxious to have Crane arrested on false charges. Who is behind the threats? Determined to find out, Crane receives a nasty surprise.
5. The Executioners
Aired 30 April 1963 • 60 min
When Crane and Orlando give assistance to a wounded man, being hunted in Casablanca, they find themselves facing a new and deadly threat to their careers.
6. Yesterday's Woman
Aired 7 May 1963 • 60 min
Someone is trying to murder the beautiful Madeleine. The plan is an ingenious one. So ingenious that Crane has his work cut out trying to find the culprit. But he must - before an innocent man is convicted of the crime.
7. The Price of Friendship
Aired 14 May 1963 • 60 min
When Haufmann's boat docks at Casablanca, Mahmoud – and Crane – show interest. Both are looking for a gang of thieves — one of whom could be a ruthless killer.
8. Three Days to Die
Aired 21 May 1963 • 60 min
Though all the evidence points to the man being guilty of murder, Crane believes otherwise, and sets out to prove the man's innocence. There's just one snag — he has only three days in which to do so.
9. My Brother's Keeper
Aired 28 May 1963 • 60 min
A callous murderer is hiding in Casablanca. Mahmoud, faced with the traditional loyalties to the Foreign Legion, is helpless to arrest him. The policeman seeks Crane's help.
10. The Unwanted
Aired 4 June 1963 • 60 min
Crane decides to take in a homeless, hungry orphan, unaware of the trouble to come – or the danger he's placing the lives of himself and those he cares about in.
11. Return of a Hero
Aired 11 June 1963 • 60 min
Having rescued a man being pursued though the dark streets of Morocco, Crane finds himself faced with an intriguing mystery — one which somehow includes a yellow rabbit.
12. The Golden Attraction
Aired 18 June 1963 • 60 min
When a corpse is discovered in a new grave, Crane has his reasons for not getting involved. But fate has a way of changing one's mind — and that's when his troubles begin.
13. A Case of Dolls
Aired 25 June 1963 • 60 min
When Crane and Orlando discover a box floating in the sea, its contents bring many surprises – not all welcomed by the two men, who find themselves prey to a group of very nasty rogues.