About this season
Ritter's Cove is an adventure television series which aired on CBC Television from 1980 to 1981, co-produced by Canadian, West German and British companies. Ritter's Cove heads into a 26-week run, is about a coastal pilot named Karl Ritter, played by German actor Hans Caninenberg. An airplane piloted by his son has disappeared so he is left alone caring for both his airline company and two grandchildren.
Episodes (25)
1. Pilot
Aired 19 September 1980 • 30 min
Ritter is grounded by the transport ministry because he failed to take a scheduled medical examination. In desperation, he turns to a woman pilot for help. Enter co-star Susan Hogan who plays Kate Ashcroft in the series. The Ritter-Ashcroft relationship is a constant theme throughout the series. reasons. Karl's grandson, Robert (Dale Walters,) becomes a stowaway during Susan's test flight.
2. Unlikely Alliance
Aired 26 September 1980 • 30 min
3. In The Nick Of Time
Aired 3 October 1980 • 30 min
4. Sandby's Folly
Aired 10 October 1980 • 30 min
5. My Brother's Keeper
Aired 24 October 1980 • 30 min
6. Vancouver Adventure
Aired 31 October 1980 • 30 min
Christina goes for a shopping trip and lets the boys explore Vancouver on their own, while Franz and Karl discuss a possible partnership.
7. At Odds
Aired 7 November 1980 • 30 min
Franz and Karl don't get along as well as their sons do, and their hostility flares into an argument over how to run the business.
8. The Inheritance
Aired 14 November 1980 • 30 min
9. Lost
Aired 21 November 1980 • 30 min
10. Fight Fire With Fire
Aired 28 November 1980 • 30 min
11. Tug Of War
Aired 5 December 1980 • 30 min
12. No Way Of Knowing
Aired 12 December 1980 • 30 min
13. Mad Man Mulligan
Aired 19 December 1980 • 30 min
14. Out of the Wilderness
Aired 26 December 1980 • 30 min
15. The Last Flight
Aired 2 January 1981 • 30 min
16. The Newborn
Aired 9 January 1981 • 30 min
18. The Thief
Aired 23 January 1981 • 30 min
19. Gift of Life
Aired 30 January 1981 • 30 min
20. Talk Down
Aired 6 February 1981 • 30 min
21. The Swindle
Aired 13 February 1981 • 30 min
22. The Accident
Aired 20 February 1981 • 30 min
23. Triangle Plus One
Aired 27 February 1981 • 30 min
24. The Businessman
Aired 6 March 1981 • 30 min
25. Stranded
Aired 13 March 1981 • 30 min
26. The Long Journey
Aired 20 March 1981 • 30 min