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*Crossbow*
Crossbow
Genre	action; adventure;
Created by	Anthony Horowitz
Starring	Will Lyman; Hans Meyer; Guy Rolfe; John Otway; Bernard Spiegel; Nick Brimble; Bertie Cortez; David Barry Gray; Dana Barron; Jeremy Clyde
Composer	Stanislas Syrewicz
Country of origin	France; United Kingdom;
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	72
Production
Executive producers	Mark Grenside; Simon Oakes;
Running time	25–27 minutes
Original release
Network	CBN Cable Network
Release	August 30, 1987 –; February 11, 1989[citation needed]

Crossbow is a 1987 historical drama action adventure television series that aired on CBN Cable Network. The series was produced by Steven North and Richard Schlesinger for Robert Halmi Inc., in co-production with French television network FR3, and filmed entirely on location in France.

Crossbow follows the adventures of William Tell (Will Lyman) and takes place in the 14th-century in Switzerland.^[2] William Tell and his son Matthew are imprisoned by the tyrannical Gessler (Jeremy Clyde). As Governor (Landburgher in the original story) of Austria, Gessler plans to stop the Swiss uprising. Having split the apple on his son's head with his crossbow, much to Gessler's chagrin, there is no stopping William Tell's legendary strength and skill.

Characters

Main

William Tell, played by Will Lyman
Governor Hermann Gessler, played by Jeremy Clyde
Blade, played by Melinda Mullins
Roland, played by Valentine Pelka
Matthew Tell, played by David Barry Gray
Katrina Tell, played by Anne Lonnberg
Tyroll, played by Hans Meyer
Horst, played by Nick Brimble
Conrad, played by John Otway
Arris, played by Robert Addie
Stefan, played by Conrad Phillips
Weevil, played by Bernard Spiegel
Ambrose, played by Bertie Cortez

Guests

Eleanor, played by Dana Barron
The Emperor, played by Guy Rolfe
Prince Ignatius, played by Johnny Crawford
Gaston, played by Brian Blessed
Princess, played by Valerie Steffen

Captain of the Guard, played by Steve Buscemi
François Arconciel, played by Roger Daltrey
Sara Guidotti, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar
Vogel " The Alchemist", played by David Warner
Stefan, William Tell's mentor, played by Conrad Phillips (Philips had previously played the title role in The Adventures of William Tell) ^[2]
Pamenta, played by Imogen Annesley

Media

A television film, Crossbow: The Movie, edited from combined episodes of the series, was released on DVD in 2005, under the title The Adventures of William Tell. The complete series was later released in 2018 on six DVD discs.

An action-adventure game titled Crossbow: the Legend of William Tell, based on the series, was released in 1989 for the Amiga and the Atari ST.

Marvel Comics released several issues of a tie-in comic book, with the characters of Tell and Gessler drawn to the likenesses of Will Lyman and Jeremy Clyde. An illustrated storybook and a novelization were released as well.

The musical score for the series was composed by Stanisław Syrewicz, and used an arrangement of the William Tell Overture by Gioachino Rossini in one of the tracks. A limited printing of the score was released in 1989 on CD and on LP record.

Episodes

Season 1 (1987–88)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	1	"The Banquet"	George Mihalka	Edithe Swensen and Steven Bawol	August 30, 1987 (1987-08-30)
2	2	"The Prisoner"	George Mihalka	Edithe Swensen and Steven Bawol	September 6, 1987 (1987-09-06)
3	3	"The Little Soldier"	John David Coles	Anthony Horowitz	September 13, 1987 (1987-09-13)
4	4	"The Scavengers"	John David Coles	Anthony Horowitz	September 20, 1987 (1987-09-20)
5	5	"Reunion"	Chris King	Anthony Horowitz and Steven Bawol	September 27, 1987 (1987-09-27)
6	6	"Albion"	George Mihalka	Edithe Swensen and Steven Bawol	October 4, 1987 (1987-10-04)
7	7	"Sanctuary"	Paul Stanley	Edithe Swensen	October 11, 1987 (1987-10-11)
8	8	"The Dukes of Zharinghen"	Paul Stanley	Edithe Swensen	October 18, 1987 (1987-10-18)
9	9	"The Bet"	Paul Stanley	Edithe Swensen	October 25, 1987 (1987-10-25)
10	10	"The Stallion"	Chris King	Anthony Horowitz and Steven Bawol	November 1, 1987 (1987-11-01)
11	11	"The Imposter"	Allan A. Goldstein	Edithe Swensen	November 8, 1987 (1987-11-08)
12	12	"The Pass"	Allan A. Goldstein	Edithe Swensen	November 15, 1987 (1987-11-15)
13	13	"Misalliance"	Allan A. Goldstein	Edithe Swensen	November 22, 1987 (1987-11-22)
14	14	"The Alchemist"	David Kappes	Harry Kappes	November 29, 1987 (1987-11-29)
15	15	"Possessed!"	Dennis Berry	Mark Princi and Steven Bawol	December 6, 1987 (1987-12-06)
16	16	"The Moor: Part 1"	John David Coles	Mark Princi and Anthony Horowitz	December 13, 1987 (1987-12-13)
17	17	"The Moor: Part 2"	John David Coles	Mark Princi and Anthony Horowitz	December 20, 1987 (1987-12-20)
18	18	"The Four Horsemen"	George Mihalka	Story by : Bernard Frangin Teleplay by : Steven Bawol and Anthony Horowitz	December 27, 1987 (1987-12-27)
19	19	"The Citadel"	George Mihalka	Story by : Bernard Frangin Teleplay by : Steven Bawol and Anthony Horowitz	January 3, 1988 (1988-01-03)
20	20	"The Princess"	George Mihalka	Story by : Bernard Frangin Teleplay by : Steven Bawol and Anthony Horowitz	January 10, 1988 (1988-01-10)
21	21	"Lotus"	Dennis Berry	Anthony Horowitz	January 17, 1988 (1988-01-17)
22	22	"The Physician"	Dennis Berry	Anthony Horowitz	January 24, 1988 (1988-01-24)
23	23	"The Handmaiden"	Jacques Methe	Ranald Graham	January 31, 1988 (1988-01-31)
24	24	"The Rebirth"	Jacques Methe	Ranald Graham	February 7, 1988 (1988-02-07)

Season 2 (1988–89)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
25	1	"Nightmare"	George Mihalka	John Flanagan & Andrew McCulloch	September 3, 1988 (1988-09-03)
26	2	"Birthright"	George Mihalka	Anthony Horowitz	September 10, 1988 (1988-09-10)
27	3	"Trolls"	George Mihalka	Pascal Bancou & Christian Bouveron	September 17, 1988 (1988-09-17)
28	4	"Nemesis"	George Mihalka	David Wilks	September 24, 1988 (1988-09-24)
29	5	"The Pit"	Christian Duguay	Claude Harz	October 1, 1988 (1988-10-01)
30	6	"The Rock"	Christian Duguay	Claude Harz	October 8, 1988 (1988-10-08)
31	7	"The Taking of Castle Tanner"	Christian Duguay	Pascal Bancou & Christian Bouveron	October 15, 1988 (1988-10-15)
32	8	"Fear"	Christian Duguay	David Wilks	October 22, 1988 (1988-10-22)
33	9	"The Emperor: Part 1"	George Mihalka	Steven Bawol	October 29, 1988 (1988-10-29)
34	10	"The Emperor: Part 2"	George Mihalka	Steven Bawol	October 29, 1988 (1988-10-29)
35	11	"The Lost Crusader"	George Mihalka	David Wilks	November 5, 1988 (1988-11-05)
36	12	"Exit the Dragon"	Dennis Berry	John Flanagan & Andrew McCulloch	November 12, 1988 (1988-11-12)
37	13	"Actors"	Dennis Berry	Michelle Princi	November 19, 1988 (1988-11-19)
38	14	"Seekers of the Soul"	Dennis Berry	Claude Harz	November 26, 1988 (1988-11-26)
39	15	"Masterplan"	Richard Schlesinger	Claude Harz	December 3, 1988 (1988-12-03)
40	16	"Ladyship"	Richard Schlesinger	Michelle Princi	December 10, 1988 (1988-12-10)
41	17	"The Promised Land"	Richard Schlesinger	John Flanagan & Andrew McCulloch	December 17, 1988 (1988-12-17)
42	18	"Rejection"	Richard Schlesinger	Claude Harz	December 24, 1988 (1988-12-24)
43	19	"Message to Geneva"	Christian Duguay	Harold Kappes	January 7, 1989 (1989-01-07)
44	20	"The Electors"	Christian Duguay	Steven Bawol	January 14, 1989 (1989-01-14)
45	21	"The Inquisitor"	Dennis Berry	Ranald Graham	January 21, 1989 (1989-01-21)
46	22	"Amnesty"	Christian Duguay	Ranald Graham	January 28, 1989 (1989-01-28)
47	23	"Blood Brothers"	Dennis Berry	Ranald Graham & Claude Harz	February 4, 1989 (1989-02-04)
48	24	"Betrayal"	Dennis Berry	Unknown	February 11, 1989 (1989-02-11)

Season 3 (1989)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
49	1	"The Touch"	Dennis Berry	Ranald Graham	1989 (1989)
50	2	"Spirit of Rebellion"	Paolo Barzman	Ranald Graham and Mark Lyons	1989 (1989)
51	3	"Insurrection"	Dennis Berry	Claude Harz and Mark Lyons	1989 (1989)
52	4	"Doppelganger"	Paolo Barzman	David Wilks	1989 (1989)
53	5	"Trailbreak"	Paolo Barzman	Ranald Graham	1989 (1989)
54	6	"The Mission"	Dennis Berry	John Flanagan and Andrew McCulloch	1989 (1989)
55	7	"The Bounty Twins"	Dennis Berry	Leonard Tuck	1989 (1989)
56	8	"The Gods"	Christian Duguay	David Wilks	1989 (1989)
57	9	"Gansari's Zombies"	Dennis Berry	Claude Harz	1989 (1989)
58	10	"The Shadow"	Christian Duguay	John Flanagan and Andrew McCulloch	1989 (1989)
59	11	"Gorian the Spider"	Christian Duguay	Claude Harz	1989 (1989)
60	12	"Forbidden Fruit"	Dennis Berry	Ranald Graham	1989 (1989)
61	13	"The Lost City"	Dennis Berry	David Wilks	1989 (1989)
62	14	"The Bridge"	Christian Duguay	David Wilks	1989 (1989)
63	15	"Silver Rider"	Christian Duguay	Mark Princi	1989 (1989)
64	16	"The Children"	Mai Zetterling	Mai Zetterling and David Hughes	1989 (1989)
65	17	"The Magician"	Dennis Berry	Claude Harz	1989 (1989)
66	18	"The Wind Wagon"	Mai Zetterling	Mai Zetterling and David Hughes	1989 (1989)
67	19	"Goldilocks"	Dennis Berry	Ranald Graham	1989 (1989)
68	20	"The Amazon"	Christian Duguay	David Wilks	1989 (1989)
69	21	"Headhunters"	Christian Duguay	Story by : Robert Halmi Jr. Teleplay by : David Wilks	1989 (1989)
70	22	"Forbidden Land"	Mai Zetterling	Mai Zetterling and David Hughes	1989 (1989)
71	23	"Moment of Truth: Part I"	Christian Duguay	Claude Harz	1989 (1989)
72	24	"Moment of Truth: Part II"	Christian Duguay	Claude Harz	1989 (1989)

References

^ "Crossbow Season 1".
^ ^a ^b Howard Maxford, Hammer Complete : The Films, The Personnel, The Company. Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2019 ISBN 9781476670072 (p. 632)

External links

[1] "Crossbow Season 1".

[hammer-2] Howard Maxford, Hammer Complete : The Films, The Personnel, The Company. Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2019 ISBN 9781476670072 (p. 632)

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Crossbow (TV series)