Patrick Alexander
Director
Crane (1963)
Season 3
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.
Released April 2, 1963
Episode 60 min
None+
Genres: Action, Adventure, Crime
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Production Companies: Associated-Rediffusion Television
Network: ITV1
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S3E1 - Death Is a Closed Door
Through he desperately wishes to do so, Crane cannot help when a friend seeks his aid on a mission of great importance which could save the life life of a threatened man.
Oct. 26, 1964, midnight
S3E2 - T.N.T.
In the hands of experts, dynamite holds few dangers. But in the hands of men determined to use the explosive for their own greedy ambitions, it can - and does - become a dangerous threat to Crane's life.
Nov. 2, 1964, midnight
S3E3 - The Third Bullet
A telephone call from an unknown woman puts Crane in the firing line - and the assassin's bullet has name on it. Can Mahmoud find the killer before Crane ceases to be a 'problem'?
Nov. 9, 1964, midnight
S3E4 - A Danger to Others
When Julie Lamont disappears, Crane and Orlando are asked to find her, but their investigations lead them to believe that the girl has been abducted - and most likely murdered. Neither are ready for the surprises in store.
Nov. 16, 1964, midnight
S3E5 - Death Walks Beside Me
When his old friend Johnnie comes to Crane for help, the smuggler believes his request is impossible. Or is it? Crane must decide one way or the other - Johnnie's life depends on it.
Nov. 23, 1964, midnight
S3E6 - The Man with the Big Feet
When a local mystic called The Master relates a prophecy of death to Orlando. Crane must decide if his powers are real - or simply a cover for something far more mysterious.
Nov. 30, 1964, midnight
S3E7 - In Trust Find Treason
When Colonel Mahmoud's reputation comes under threat. Crane finds himself coming to Mahmoud's defence - news that breaks Orlando's face into laughter. He soon regret his merriment.
Dec. 7, 1964, midnight
S3E8 - The Painted Lady
Crane's meeting with Louisa May have been chance, but what happens shortly afterwards is cold-blooded and deliberate - and Crane has cause to rue the day he met the girl.
Dec. 14, 1964, midnight
S3E9 - Moving Target
When Colonel Mahmoud's life comes under threat from an old enemy - a military man out to seek revenge - Crane once again steps into the firing line in an attempt to save the policeman's life.
Dec. 21, 1964, midnight
S3E10 - A Cargo of Cornflour
Offered a job transporting a cargo of flour, Crane becomes when his employers refuse to allow him to inspect the cargo prior to shipment, and his crew (Orlando) goes missing.
Dec. 28, 1964, midnight
S3E11 - A Violent Animal
A new threat to Crane's existence arrives in Morocco - a man brought from the mainland to execute our hero. It appear that Crane's smuggling activities have made him enemies - one of whom wants him dead.
Jan. 4, 1965, midnight
S3E12 - The Death of Karaloff
Colonel Mahmoud has a problem. He's been ordered to keep Karaloff, a known criminal and a sworn enemy of Mahmoud's, alive, but he's loath to do so - so the policeman seeks Crane's help.
Jan. 11, 1965, midnight
S3E13 - The Man in the Gold Waistcoat
If it hadn't been for the waistcoat, Crane wouldn't have become involved in the death of a man found in the desert. He did become involved - and now he's running for his life from a band of men intent on killing him.
Jan. 18, 1965, midnight
Network: ITV1
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 900 min.
Released: April 2, 1963
Last Air Date: Jan. 18, 1965, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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