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===[[St. John's Lodge, Portsmouth, New Hampshire]]===
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Fails [[WP:ORG]] - for two reasons: local chapters of international organizations are not considered notable, and notability is not established through reference reliable secondary sources that are independant of the subject (the source is primarily sourced to the lodge's website. [[User:Blueboar|Blueboar]] ([[User talk:Blueboar|talk]]) 21:28, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
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| network = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Broadcast syndication]]
| first_aired = October 3, 1992
| last_aired = May 22, 1993
| num_episodes = 22
| next_season = [[Episodes of Highlander (season 2)|2]]
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The '''first season''' of the international [[fantasy]] series ''[[Highlander: The Series]]'', part of the [[Highlander (franchise)|''Highlander'' franchise]], consisted of 22 episodes produced between 1992 and 1993,<ref name="DVD">''Highlander: The Series'' (season 1) (DVD, Davis-Panzer Productions, 2001)</ref> and began airing on October 3, 1992 in [[broadcast syndication]].<ref name="HU">{{cite web |url=http://www.hulu.com/highlander |title=Hulu - Highlander |accessdate=2008-04-26 |publisher=Hulu}} (USA only)</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/highlander/cast/100206 |title=''Highlander'' Cast and Details |accessdate=2007-09-27 |publisher=TVGuide.com}}</ref> ''Highlander: The Series'' follows the adventures of [[Duncan MacLeod]], a 400-year-old [[Immortal (Highlander)|Immortal]] who can only die if he is beheaded; conflict inevitably finds him because he is part of [[Immortal (Highlander)#The Game|The Game]], an ongoing battle in which all Immortals have to fight and behead each other until only one is left.
*'''Keep'''. Local chapters are not notable in themselves, but they can prove notability (see [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/New Welcome Lodge]] as an example of one of these). The lodge claims to be the oldest operating Masonic lodge in the Americas, and it clearly is important in the early history of New Hampshire. There are five sources of which one is the lodge and one is the grand lodge. The other three are independent of the source. [[User:JASpencer|JASpencer]] ([[User talk:JASpencer|talk]]) 21:34, 2 October 2008 (UTC)


Three roles had star [[billing (film)|billing]]: [[Adrian Paul]] played Duncan MacLeod, [[Alexandra Vandernoot]] acted as MacLeod's lover [[Tessa Noël]], a mortal artist and sculptor, and [[Stan Kirsch]] portrayed young, quick-talking petty thief [[Richie Ryan (Highlander)|Richie Ryan]].<ref name="RY">{{cite web |url=http://www.rysher.com/highlander/season1.html |title=Season 1 |accessdate=2008-02-18 |publisher=Rysher.com |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/19980520030825/rysher.com/highlander/season1.html |archivedate=1998-05-20}}</ref><ref name="CWG">{{cite book |last=Russell |first=Maureen |title=Highlander: The Complete Watcher's Guide |origyear=1998 |publisher=Warner Books |location=New York |isbn=0-446-67435-4 |oclc=38898097 |pages=p. 167-177}}</ref> [[Amanda Wyss]], who played ambitious and inquisitive journalist Randi McFarland, was only credited in the six episodes she appeared in.<ref>Wyss was also credited in the eighteenth episode, "The Lady and the Tiger", although she did not appear in it.</ref> The first episode, "The Gathering", features a guest appearance of [[Christopher Lambert]], reprising his role as [[Connor MacLeod]] from the ''Highlander'' movies.<ref name="RY"/><ref name="CWG"/> Several recurring characters were also introduced this season, including [[Werner Stocker (actor)|Werner Stocker]] as [[Darius (Highlander)|Darius]], [[Roland Gift]] as [[Xavier St. Cloud]], [[Elizabeth Gracen]] as [[Amanda (Highlander)|Amanda]], [[Roger Daltrey]] as [[Hugh Fitzcairn]] and Peter Hudson as [[James Horton]], leader of the [[Watcher (Highlander)#The Hunters|Hunters]].<ref name="RY"/><ref name="CWG"/>
::Actually, the lodge's website itself admits that there were several lodges that were older than it is (by several years)... so the claim of being the oldest in the Americas is mistating the facts. I also know that there are several lodges that claim to be older (will find sources if needed). As for the other "independant" sources... the are sort of independant (being other masonic sites)... but they are not used to substantiate the notability of the lodge itself... they are used to substantiate that a few notable people were members. Notability is not inherited. Many lodges have a few notable members on their rolls... especially the ones that date to the revolutionary era... that does not make the lodge itself notable.


==Production==
:::"St. John's is proud to be the oldest continuously meeting Lodge in the United States, and indeed the Americas". They do claim to be the largest continuous lodge. I may have confused you by using the term operative. [[User:JASpencer|JASpencer]] ([[User talk:JASpencer|talk]]) 22:06, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
French leading production company [[Gaumont Film Company|Gaumont Television]] bought the rights to the series to have it produced in syndication in America with a local crew, a ground-breaking move at the time.<ref>{{cite news |first=Steve |last=Brennan |title=Euro players eye 'Highlander' |work=Hollywood Reporter |publisher=BPI Communications L.P. |id={{ISSN|0018-3660}} |date=1992-04-23 |page=10 |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> The show was [[Co-production (film)|co-produced]] by international partners including Gaumont, [[RTL Group|RTL Plus]] (Germany), [[Rysher Entertainment|Rysher Distribution]] (United States), Reteitalia Productions (Italy), Amuse Video (Japan)<ref>{{cite news |first=Hal |last=Levy |title=Reel Deals |work=Hollywood Reporter |publisher=BPI Communications L.P. |id={{ISSN|0018-3660}} |date=1992-07-14 |pages=1-4 |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> and [[TF1]] (France).<ref name="HR">{{cite news |first=Pia |last=Farrell |title='Highlander' series flys [sic] to TV |work=Hollywood Reporter |publisher=BPI Communications L.P. |id={{ISSN|0018-3660}} |date=1992-12-22 |page=16 |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> The budget of the first season was $26.1 million.<ref name="HR"/> Keith Samples, president of Rysher, stated that "about 75% of the guaranteed budget came from overseas sales."<ref>{{cite news |first=Steve |last=Brennan |title=Syndie's new century: half of sales from overseas: Revenues will hit $13 billion, study says Almost 50% of all revenues for US TV syndication sector to be mined from foreign mkts by 2000 |work=Hollywood Reporter |publisher=BPI Communications L.P. |id={{ISSN|0018-3660}} |date=1992-06-05 |page=1 |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> The remaining 25% came from United States sales.<ref>{{cite news |first=Robert |last=Marich |title=Signs of surging sales make for hopeful MIP-TV: New satellite channels heighten product demand |work=Hollywood Reporter |publisher=BPI Communications L.P. |id={{ISSN|0018-3660}} |date=1993-04-13 |page=1 |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> As a result, each season was divided into two segments, the first segment was filmed in [[Vancouver]], Canada, the second in [[Paris]], France.<ref>{{cite book |last=Russell |first=Maureen |title=Highlander: The Complete Watcher's Guide |origyear=1998 |publisher=Warner Books |location=New York |isbn=0-446-67435-4 |oclc=38898097 |pages=p. 1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://retrovisionmag.com/issue1.htm |title=Retrovision.com, Issue 1 |accessdate=2008-04-26 |author=Scott Thomas |year=1997 |month=November |publisher=Retrovision |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/19991111043315/retrovisionmag.com/issue1.htm |archivedate=1999-11-11}}</ref> Although filmed in Vancouver, the first segment is set in the fictional location of [[Seacouver]], United States.<ref>Name from episode {{cite episode |title=Revenge Is Sweet |series=Highlander: The Series |serieslink=Highlander: The Series |network=Syndication |season=1 |number=10}}, Final Shooting Script, p.1, in ''Highlander: The Series'' (season 1) (DVD, Davis-Panzer Productions, 2001), disk 9.</ref> The production of the second segment started in December 1992 in Paris and used the studios of French state production agency Société Française de Production (SFP) at [[Bry-sur-Marne]] near Paris.<ref name="HR"/>
::::"Claim" is the operative word here... my point is that this is a claim that is disputed. For us to say that age makes this lodge an exception to the "local chapters are not notable" rule, we need more than the lodge's say so. We need ''independant'' sources. And as it turns out, the independant source disagree... According to Mark Talbert's "''American Freemasons''" (p.34), the oldest lodge in continual opperation in the Americas is Solomon's Lodge in Savanah, Georgia (founded 1734, two years before St. John's in New Hampshire.) So much for the "claim". [[User:Blueboar|Blueboar]] ([[User talk:Blueboar|talk]]) 23:40, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
::::Dangerous ground suggesting that your use of terminology may have been misunderstood, the claim to be the ''oldest operative lodge'' is probably less significant than ''oldest lodge'' as the Operatives are quite a small body. In the US I think it's operated under another body anyway.
::::[[User:ALR|ALR]] ([[User talk:ALR|talk]]) 07:39, 3 October 2008 (UTC)


The pilot episode "The Gathering" posted a 3.4/7 [[Audience measurement#Ratings point|rating]], which Samples said "more than met the company's expectations."<ref>{{cite news |first=Steve |last=Brennan |title=Syndie audiences take action; 'Renegade,' 'Highlander' pull solid numbers as other new shows fall |work=Hollywood Reporter |publisher=BPI Communications L.P. |id={{ISSN|0018-3660}} |date=1992-10-08 |page=10 |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> Samples also estimated that "the first season averaged a healthy 4 rating in domestic syndication and was strong in both [[Demographic profile|men and women demos 18&ndash;49]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR109596.html |title=Rysher to handle ''Highlander'' distrib'n |accessdate=2008-03-23 |last=Guider |first=Elizabeth |date=1993-08-12 |publisher=Variety.com}}</ref> It has been released on DVD in [[Region 1]] on November 12, 2002 by [[Starz Entertainment|Anchor Bay Entertainment]],<ref name="TVDVD">{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releases/Highlander-Series-Season-1-Anchor-Bay/1529 |title=''Highlander: The Series'' - Season 1 (Anchor Bay) |accessdate=2008-04-28 |publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com}}</ref> and in [[Region 2]] on December 7, 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dvdcritiques.com/critiques/dvd_visu.aspx?dvd=2801 |title=Highlander la série (Coffret 10 DVD) |accessdate=2008-04-28 |publisher=DVDcritiques.com |language=French}}</ref> The first season episodes are available at the online [[video on demand]] service [[Hulu]], a joint venture between [[NBC]] and [[Fox Broadcasting Company]].<ref name="HU"/>
:::::'''Comment''' - So then, by extension, is the claim to be the the oldest continuously meeting Lodge in New Hampshire sufficient? <font style="background-color:#ddcef2;font-weight:bold;color:#000;">[[User:Exit2DOS2000|Exit2DOS2000]]</font><small><small><sup>•[[User Talk:Exit2DOS2000|T]]•[[Special:Contributions/Exit2DOS2000|C]]•</sup></small></small> 02:35, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

::::::If it is I'll start drafting an article on the oldest surviving lodge in Little Snoring in the Mist... [[User:ALR|ALR]] ([[User talk:ALR|talk]]) 07:39, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
[[Image:Opera Garnier Grand Escalier.jpg|230px|thumb|left|The sixteenth episode, "The Beast Below", was partially filmed at the [[Palais Garnier|Paris Opera]].<ref>Bill Panzer, in episode {{cite episode |title=The Beast Below |series=Highlander: The Series |serieslink=Highlander: The Series |network=Syndication |season=1 |number=16}}, Bonus Material, Bill Panzer's interview, in ''Highlander: The Series'' (season 1) (DVD, Davis-Panzer Productions, 2001), disk 6.</ref>]]
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The [[executive producer]]s were [[Bill Panzer]], Peter S. Davis, Christian Charret and Marla Ginsburg. Steven Maier, Sheryl Hardy and Guy Collins were co-executive producers. Kevin Droney and Philip John Taylor were supervising producers at the beginning of the season; from the seventh episode onwards, David Abramowitz became supervising producer instead of Taylor.<ref>Adrian Paul, in {{cite book |last=Russell |first=Maureen |title=Highlander: The Complete Watcher's Guide |origyear=1998 |publisher=Warner Books |location=New York |isbn=0-446-67435-4 |oclc=38898097 |pages=p. 90}}</ref> The [[Film producer|producers]] were [[Barry Rosen]] and Gary Goodman. Executives in charge of production were [[Marc du Pontavice]] and Denis Leroy. Scripts were contributed by both staff and freelance writers, [[Brian Clemens]] among the latter. Brent-Carl Clackson was [[line producer]] on the Vancouver segment, succeeded by Patrick Millet (with the title of [[production manager]]) on the Paris segment. The regular [[television director|directors]] were [[Thomas J. Wright]], Jorge Montesi and [[Ray Austin (director)|Ray Austin]]. The fencing coach was [[Bob Anderson (fencer)|Bob Anderson]], who coined for himself the title of Master of Swords.<ref>Sword Master F. Braun McAsh, in {{cite book |last=Russell |first=Maureen |title=Highlander: The Complete Watcher's Guide |origyear=1998 |publisher=Warner Books |location=New York |isbn=0-446-67435-4 |oclc=38898097 |pages=p. 82}}</ref> [[Peter Diamond]] became [[second unit]] director and [[stunt coordinator]] on the Paris segment. The opening theme is "[[Princes of the Universe]]" from the 1986 album ''[[A Kind of Magic]]'' by [[Queen (band)|Queen]]; incidental music was composed by Roger Bellon.<ref>{{cite book |last=Russell |first=Maureen |title=Highlander: The Complete Watcher's Guide |origyear=1998 |publisher=Warner Books |location=New York |isbn=0-446-67435-4 |oclc=38898097 |pages=p. 150}}</ref>
:'''Delete''' No clear assertion of notability, merely ''still surviving'' doesn't really cut it, also agree Blueboars point about independent sourcing.[[User:ALR|ALR]] ([[User talk:ALR|talk]]) 07:39, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

==Episodes==
The second season's episodes are altogether 1078 minutes in length.<ref name="TVDVD"/>

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|EpisodeNumber=01
|Title= The Gathering
|Aux1= [[Thomas J. Wright]]
|Aux2= [[Dan Gordon (screenwriter)|Dan Gordon]]
|OriginalAirDate= October 3, 1992
|ProdCode= 92102-1
|ShortSummary=Richie Ryan breaks into Duncan MacLeod and Tessa Noel's antique store, but his robbery is interrupted by the dramatic entrance of Immortals Slan Quince ([[Richard Moll]]) and Connor MacLeod. Witnessing them, Tessa realizes to her dismay that Duncan can be challenged and beheaded at any time. Duncan, knowing that he cannot flee the Game, expects her to leave him for her own safety. After Duncan saves Tessa from Quince, Connor fights Quince on a bridge but falls over the railing. Duncan beheads Quince and leaves the town. Connor advises Duncan to watch Richie and tells Tessa where Duncan is. Accepting the danger, Tessa reunites with Duncan.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=02
|Title= Family Tree
|Aux1= Jorge Montesi
|Aux2= Kevin Droney
|OriginalAirDate= December 19, 1992
|ProdCode= 92106-2
|ShortSummary= Richie, now living with MacLeod and Tessa, tries to find his parents. MacLeod remembers that he was banished from his village in 1622 after suffering a deadly battle wound and awakening as an Immortal; his father had told him he was an orphan. Con man Joe Scanlon ([[J.E. Freeman]]) tells Richie he is his father. Richie half believes it and develops a close relationship with Scanlon until Scanlon steals a priceless pre-Columbian mask to repay his gambling debts. After MacLeod saves Scanlon and retrieves the mask, Richie helps Scanlon to disappear.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=03
|Title= Road Not Taken
|Aux1= Thomas J. Wright
|Aux2= Terry Nelson
|OriginalAirDate= October 17, 1992
|ProdCode= 92108-3
|ShortSummary= Richie's friend Gary dies in a bank robbery. When MacLeod and Richie see his body at the hospital, they notice strange marks on Gary's forehead. MacLeod remembers those marks are an aftereffect of the potion made by his immortal friend Kiem Sun ([[Soon-Tek Oh]]), which gives people enormous strength and makes them ignore pain. Kiem Sun tells MacLeod his potion has been stolen by his student Chou Lin ([[Dustin Nguyen]]). MacLeod finds Chou Lin and destroys the potion, which makes Kiem sun so angry that he fights MacLeod. MacLeod defeats him and spares him.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=04
|Title= Innocent Man
|Aux1= Jorge Montesi
|Aux2= Dan Gordon
|OriginalAirDate= October 10, 1992
|ProdCode= 92103-4
|ShortSummary= Immortal Lucas Desiree (Victor A. Young), an old friend of MacLeod, is beheaded by Sheriff Howard Crowley ([[John Novak]]), who frames homeless Vietnam war veteran Leo Atkins ([[Vincent Schiavelli]]) for the crime. When MacLeod comes to town to investigate the death, he realizes Leo is innocent and, with Richie's help, saves Leo from being lynched by the townspeople. MacLeod then fights and beheads Crowley.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=05
|Title= Free Fall
|Aux1= Thomas J. Wright
|Aux2= Philip John Taylor
|OriginalAirDate= October 31, 1992
|ProdCode= 92101-5
|ShortSummary= Immortal Felicia Martins ([[Joan Jett]]) is pursued by Immortal Devereux (Eli Gabay), whose wife and baby she had killed a century ago. In the present, she seduces Richie to obtain shelter and fencing lessons from MacLeod, pretending she is a young, newborn Immortal. Devereux finds Martins and she beheads him. Meanwhile, MacLeod discovers that a Coronelli map Martins has faked is two hundred years old. MacLeod fights Martins and spares her life.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=06
|Title= Bad Day in Building "A"
|Aux1= Jorge Montesi
|Aux2= Kevin Droney
|OriginalAirDate= October 24, 1992
|ProdCode= 92107-6
|ShortSummary= MacLeod, Tessa and Richie are taken hostage in a court building by assassin Bryan Slade ([[Andrew Divoff]]). Slade kills MacLeod to blackmail the [[SWAT]] commando outside into giving them a helicopter to flee. While Tessa does her best to keep the hostages alive and Randi McFarland reports the event live outside, MacLeod revives and subdues Slade's men one by one. MacLeod finally kills Slade.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=07
|Title= Mountain Men
|Aux1= Thomas J. Wright
|Aux2= Marie-Chantal Droney
|OriginalAirDate= November 14, 1992
|ProdCode= 92110-7
|ShortSummary= While photographing old petroglyphs in the mountains, Tessa is abducted by mountain men led by Immortal Caleb Cole ([[Marc Singer]]), who wants to marry her. MacLeod pursues them but is captured and thrown in a crevice by Cole's henchmen. They bring MacLeod's sword back to their camp and Cole realizes MacLeod is Immortal when he sees it. Tessa instigates infighting among the kidnappers, buying MacLeod time to find her. MacLeod then fights and beheads Cole.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=08
|Title= Deadly Medicine
|Aux1= [[Ray Austin (director)|Ray Austin]]
|Aux2= Robert L. McCullough
|OriginalAirDate= November 7, 1992
|ProdCode= 92111-8
|ShortSummary= MacLeod is hit by a car and brought to the hospital. When Dr. Wilder ([[Joe Pantoliano]]) realizes that MacLeod walked out by himself, he captures him and locks him in his basement to find out why. MacLeod escapes but is so confused by the drugs Wilder gave him that he cannot remember the location of Wilder's house. Wilder kidnaps Randi McFarland, who was investigating MacLeod's disappearance. With Tessa's help, MacLeod finds Wilder's place and saves Randi. Wilder accidentally sets fire to his basement while fighting MacLeod and dies.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=09
|Title= The Sea Witch
|Aux1= Thomas J. Wright
|Aux2= David Tynan
|OriginalAirDate= December 5, 1992
|ProdCode= 92112-9
|ShortSummary= A meeting between Richie's friend Nikki (Johannah Newmarch), her boyfriend and two drug dealers ends in a shooting and Nikki secretly keeps both the drugs and the money. MacLeod foils several attempts by the dealers to retrieve the stolen goods and discovers that their leader is Immortal Alexei Voshin ([[Stephen Macht]]), who had betrayed MacLeod in 1938. When Voshin discovers that MacLeod has destroyed the drug and protects Nikki, he challenges him. MacLeod fights Voshin, who is beheaded by his ship's propeller.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=10
|Title= Revenge Is Sweet
|Aux1= Ray Austin
|Aux2= Loraine Despres
|OriginalAirDate= November 21, 1992
|ProdCode= 92109-10
|ShortSummary= In 1988, Immortal Walter Reinhardt (Christoph Ohrt) disappeared after losing a fight against MacLeod. In the present, Reinhardt's former lover Rebecca ([[Vanity (performer)|Vanity]]) recognizes Reinhardt's sword in MacLeod's antique shop and begins stalking MacLeod. Reinhardt, who is still alive, manipulates Rebecca in order to make her believe that MacLeod has killed him, and kidnaps Richie to draw MacLeod into a fight. MacLeod beheads Reinhardt.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=11
|Title= See No Evil
|Aux1= Thomas J. Wright
|Aux2= [[Brian Clemens]]
|OriginalAirDate= February 6, 1993
|ProdCode= 92114-11
|ShortSummary= Tessa's friend Natalie (Moira Walley) is attacked by serial killer "the Scalper" (Dee McCafferty). MacLeod realizes the Scalper is imitating Immortal Marcus Korolus ([[J. G. Hertzler]]), who used to kill blonde women in 1925 until MacLeod beheaded him. MacLeod is the only one apart of the Scalper to know that Korolus used the Orpheum Theater as a base. MacLeod sets up a trap in which Tessa acts as a bait, but the Scalper foils their plan by attacking another woman. Tessa hits him with her car to stop him.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=12
|Title= Eyewitness
|Aux1= Ray Austin
|Aux2= David Tynan
|OriginalAirDate= December 12, 1992
|ProdCode= 92115-12
|ShortSummary= Tessa witnesses the murder of artist Anne Wheeler (Diana Barrington) but police refuse to investigate because they found no body. Investigating the murder on their own, Tessa and MacLeod are targeted by the murderer, who MacLeod realizes is Immortal. Later, police discover Wheeler's body and put Tessa under protection, but a bomb is planted at the safe house and MacLeod saves Tessa from the explosion. MacLeod discovers that the murderer is Chief of Police Andrew Ballin ([[Tom Butler]]), fights him and beheads him.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=13
|Title= Band of Brothers
|Aux1= René Manzor
|Aux2= Marie-Chantal Droney
|OriginalAirDate= February 13, 1993
|ProdCode= 92118-13
|ShortSummary= Immortal Grayson ([[James Horan (actor)|James Horan]]) is killing the protegees of his former teacher Darius to make him leave Holy Ground and fight him. Darius asks MacLeod to protect his mortal student Victor Paulus (Earl Pastko) from Grayson, so MacLeod saves Paulus' life twice and meets Grayson. Realizing Grayson will not give up, MacLeod fights and beheads him. MacLeod then joins Tessa and Richie in Paris and they settle on a barge near Notre Dame.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=14
|Title= For Evil's Sake
|Aux1= Ray Austin
|Aux2= David Abramowitz and Fabrice Ziolkowski
|OriginalAirDate= February 20, 1993
|ProdCode= 92117-14
|ShortSummary= Immortal Kuyler ([[Peter Howitt]]) makes his victims laugh so that they drop their guard and he can kill them. MacLeod, having seen Kuyler kill Baron Deschields in 1783, recognizes Kuyler's [[modus operandi]] when an old man is killed in a nearby café. MacLeod remembers how Kuyler caught him without his sword in 1980, resulting in MacLeod fleeing on a Bateau Mouche and meeting Tessa for the first time. MacLeod, knowing Kuyler's taste for absinthe, tracks him down, then fights and beheads him.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=15
|Title= For Tomorrow We Die
|Aux1= Robin Davis
|Aux2= Philip John Taylor
|OriginalAirDate= February 27, 1993
|ProdCode= 92116-15
|ShortSummary= Immortal Xavier St. Cloud robs a jewelry using poison gas, then confesses it to Darius to provoke him. Darius refuses to violate the privacy of the confession for Inspector LeBrun (Hugues Leforestier) and does not tell him about Xavier. When LeBrun mentions the gas, MacLeod remembers Xavier. In the meantime, Xavier lends an African sculpture to the exhibition Tessa is organizing and plants a bomb inside. During the opening party of the exhibition, MacLeod realizes where the sculpture comes from, discovers the bomb and disarms it. MacLeod then fights Xavier and severs his left hand, but Xavier escapes.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=16
|Title= The Beast Below
|Aux1= Daniel Vigne
|Aux2= Marie-Chantal Droney
|OriginalAirDate= March 6, 1993
|ProdCode= 92123-16
|ShortSummary= Ursa (Christian Van Acker), a mentally deficient Immortal living under the Opera de Paris, loves singer Carolyn Lamb ([[Dee Dee Bridgewater]]); taking advantage of this, Carolyn makes Ursa kidnap backing vocalist Jenny out of jealousy of her talent. MacLeod sets out in the catacombs of Paris, finds Ursa's hiding place, and frees Jenny. After MacLeod discovers that Ursa was manipulated by Carolyn, Carolyn provokes Ursa by telling him that MacLeod tried to kill her. Furious, Ursa fights MacLeod on the roof of the Opera, falls over the edge and dies. When Carolyn sees Ursa revive, she flees in terror and is hit by a car.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=17
|Title= Saving Grace
|Aux1= Ray Austin
|Aux2= Elizabeth Baxter and Martin Broussellet
|OriginalAirDate= March 13, 1993
|ProdCode= 92120-17
|ShortSummary= Grace Chandel (Julia Stemberger) has been stalked by fellow Immortal Carlo Sendaro ([[Georges Corraface]]) ever since she left him decades ago. MacLeod, who had a romantic relationship with Grace in 1660, protects her; while Tessa is jealous of Grace at first, she soon befriends her. Sendaro refuses to accept that Grace does not love him anymore and kidnaps her. MacLeod frees Grace and fights Sendaro in the Paris Métro, where Sendaro is beheaded by a train.
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|EpisodeNumber=18
|Title= The Lady and the Tiger
|Aux1= Robin Davis
|Aux2= Philip John Taylor
|OriginalAirDate= April 24, 1993
|ProdCode= 92121-18
|ShortSummary= Amanda ([[Elizabeth Gracen]]) brings MacLeod to fellow Immortal Zachary Blaine ([[Jason Isaacs]]) in exchange for her life. Blaine attacks MacLeod but their fight is interrupted, so Blaine threatens to take Amanda's head instead. Amanda dissuades him by telling him of a priceless manuscript and offering to assist him in stealing it. Meanwhile, MacLeod realizes Amanda and Blaine know each other, follows them and foils their robbery attempt. Blaine fights MacLeod but is beheaded by Amanda.
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|EpisodeNumber=19
|Title= Eye of the Beholder
|Aux1= Dennis Berry
|Aux2= Christian Bouveron and Lawrence Shore
|OriginalAirDate= May 8, 1993
|ProdCode= 92124-19
|ShortSummary= Immortal Gabriel Piton ([[Nigel Terry]]) kills his lover Cynthia (Rachel Palmieri) and replaces her with top model Myia (Katia Douvalian). Richie meets Myia in a cafe and falls in love with her. Richie is jealous of Piton and, after hearing about Cynthia's death, suspects that Piton killed her and investigates Piton's flat. Interrupted by Piton, Richie escapes, but Piton is suspicious and sends Richie to prison in retaliation. MacLeod decides to intervene and finds Piton about to kill Myia. MacLeod fights Piton and beheads him.
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|EpisodeNumber=20
|Title= Avenging Angel
|Aux1= Paolo Barzman
|Aux2= Fabrice Ziolkowski
|OriginalAirDate= May 1, 1993
|ProdCode= 92122-20
|ShortSummary= Alfred Cahill ([[Martin Kemp (actor)|Martin Kemp]]) is stabbed by a prostitute, dies and awakes Immortal. Made insane by the shock of becoming Immortal, Cahill believes he has become God's avenging angel and starts killing prostitutes and people around them, including a client and the pimp of Tessa's friend Elaine Trent ([[Sandra Nelson]]). After Cahill threatens Tessa, MacLeod fights and beheads him.
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|EpisodeNumber=21
|Title= Nowhere to Run
|Aux1= Dennis Berry
|Aux2= David Abramowitz
|OriginalAirDate= May 8, 1993
|ProdCode= 92125-21
|ShortSummary= Mark Rothwood (Jason Riddington) rapes Lori Bellian ([[Marion Cotillard]]) while MacLeod, Tessa and Richie are visiting Mark's father Alan ([[Anthony Head]]). Lori's father, Immortal Everett Bellian (Peter Guinness) learns of the rape and reacts by besieging Rothwood's chateau with his mercenaries. MacLeod leads the defense of the chateau and foils their attack, but when Alan Rothwood goes out with his son to talk to Bellian, he is shot by one of Bellian's men. MacLeod fights Bellian, but they are interrupted by Mark, who is killed by Lori.
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|Title= The Hunters
|Aux1= Paolo Barzman
|Aux2= Kevin Droney
|OriginalAirDate= May 22, 1993
|ProdCode= 92126-22
|ShortSummary= MacLeod and his friend, Immortal Hugh Fitzcairn, find Darius beheaded in his chapel. They investigate his death, but the murderers kidnap Fitzcairn. MacLeod discovers that they are mortals called the [[Watcher (Highlander)#The Hunters|Hunters]] and that they have a particular tattoo on their wrists. MacLeod finds a dilapidated old book in Darius' rectory and narrowly escapes capture, before following a Hunter to their headquarters. Their leader, James Horton, is about to guillotine Fitzcairn and manages to escape during the ensuing fight. MacLeod frees Fitzcairn and together with Tessa and Richie they disperse Darius' ashes in the Seine River.
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==DVD release==

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* 22 episodes
* 9-disc set (8 DVDs and 1 CD-ROM)
* [[Aspect ratio (image)#4:3 standard|1.33:1 aspect ratio]]
* English ([[Dolby Digital]] 5.1)
* English ([[Dolby Digital]] 2.0 Stereo)
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* Bill Panzer commentary on all episodes
* "Behind The Scenes" : Promotional presentation of the season
* "Watcher Chronicles" : Character profiles
* Scripts of all episodes
* Bloopers
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| colspan="1" align="center" | November 12, 2002
| colspan="1" align="center" | December 7, 2004
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tv.com/highlander/show/306/episode_listings.html? ''Highlander: The Series'' episode guide] at [[TV.com]]
*[http://epguides.com/Highlander/guide.shtml#1st ''Highlander: The Series'' episode list] at [[Epguides]]
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103442/episodes#season-1 ''Highlander: The Series'' episode list] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]

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Highlander: The Series Season 1
Season 1
Highlander: The Series Season 1 DVD boxset
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkUnited States Broadcast syndication
Original releaseOctober 3, 1992 –
May 22, 1993
Season chronology
Next →
2
List of episodes

The first season of the international fantasy series Highlander: The Series, part of the Highlander franchise, consisted of 22 episodes produced between 1992 and 1993,[1] and began airing on October 3, 1992 in broadcast syndication.[2][3] Highlander: The Series follows the adventures of Duncan MacLeod, a 400-year-old Immortal who can only die if he is beheaded; conflict inevitably finds him because he is part of The Game, an ongoing battle in which all Immortals have to fight and behead each other until only one is left.

Three roles had star billing: Adrian Paul played Duncan MacLeod, Alexandra Vandernoot acted as MacLeod's lover Tessa Noël, a mortal artist and sculptor, and Stan Kirsch portrayed young, quick-talking petty thief Richie Ryan.[4][5] Amanda Wyss, who played ambitious and inquisitive journalist Randi McFarland, was only credited in the six episodes she appeared in.[6] The first episode, "The Gathering", features a guest appearance of Christopher Lambert, reprising his role as Connor MacLeod from the Highlander movies.[4][5] Several recurring characters were also introduced this season, including Werner Stocker as Darius, Roland Gift as Xavier St. Cloud, Elizabeth Gracen as Amanda, Roger Daltrey as Hugh Fitzcairn and Peter Hudson as James Horton, leader of the Hunters.[4][5]

Production

French leading production company Gaumont Television bought the rights to the series to have it produced in syndication in America with a local crew, a ground-breaking move at the time.[7] The show was co-produced by international partners including Gaumont, RTL Plus (Germany), Rysher Distribution (United States), Reteitalia Productions (Italy), Amuse Video (Japan)[8] and TF1 (France).[9] The budget of the first season was $26.1 million.[9] Keith Samples, president of Rysher, stated that "about 75% of the guaranteed budget came from overseas sales."[10] The remaining 25% came from United States sales.[11] As a result, each season was divided into two segments, the first segment was filmed in Vancouver, Canada, the second in Paris, France.[12][13] Although filmed in Vancouver, the first segment is set in the fictional location of Seacouver, United States.[14] The production of the second segment started in December 1992 in Paris and used the studios of French state production agency Société Française de Production (SFP) at Bry-sur-Marne near Paris.[9]

The pilot episode "The Gathering" posted a 3.4/7 rating, which Samples said "more than met the company's expectations."[15] Samples also estimated that "the first season averaged a healthy 4 rating in domestic syndication and was strong in both men and women demos 18–49".[16] It has been released on DVD in Region 1 on November 12, 2002 by Anchor Bay Entertainment,[17] and in Region 2 on December 7, 2004.[18] The first season episodes are available at the online video on demand service Hulu, a joint venture between NBC and Fox Broadcasting Company.[2]

The sixteenth episode, "The Beast Below", was partially filmed at the Paris Opera.[19]

The executive producers were Bill Panzer, Peter S. Davis, Christian Charret and Marla Ginsburg. Steven Maier, Sheryl Hardy and Guy Collins were co-executive producers. Kevin Droney and Philip John Taylor were supervising producers at the beginning of the season; from the seventh episode onwards, David Abramowitz became supervising producer instead of Taylor.[20] The producers were Barry Rosen and Gary Goodman. Executives in charge of production were Marc du Pontavice and Denis Leroy. Scripts were contributed by both staff and freelance writers, Brian Clemens among the latter. Brent-Carl Clackson was line producer on the Vancouver segment, succeeded by Patrick Millet (with the title of production manager) on the Paris segment. The regular directors were Thomas J. Wright, Jorge Montesi and Ray Austin. The fencing coach was Bob Anderson, who coined for himself the title of Master of Swords.[21] Peter Diamond became second unit director and stunt coordinator on the Paris segment. The opening theme is "Princes of the Universe" from the 1986 album A Kind of Magic by Queen; incidental music was composed by Roger Bellon.[22]

Episodes

The second season's episodes are altogether 1078 minutes in length.[17]

# Title[4][5] Director[4][5] Writer[4][5] Original airdate[2] Production code[4][5]
01"The Gathering"Thomas J. WrightDan GordonOctober 3, 199292102-1
Richie Ryan breaks into Duncan MacLeod and Tessa Noel's antique store, but his robbery is interrupted by the dramatic entrance of Immortals Slan Quince (Richard Moll) and Connor MacLeod. Witnessing them, Tessa realizes to her dismay that Duncan can be challenged and beheaded at any time. Duncan, knowing that he cannot flee the Game, expects her to leave him for her own safety. After Duncan saves Tessa from Quince, Connor fights Quince on a bridge but falls over the railing. Duncan beheads Quince and leaves the town. Connor advises Duncan to watch Richie and tells Tessa where Duncan is. Accepting the danger, Tessa reunites with Duncan.
02"Family Tree"Jorge MontesiKevin DroneyDecember 19, 199292106-2
Richie, now living with MacLeod and Tessa, tries to find his parents. MacLeod remembers that he was banished from his village in 1622 after suffering a deadly battle wound and awakening as an Immortal; his father had told him he was an orphan. Con man Joe Scanlon (J.E. Freeman) tells Richie he is his father. Richie half believes it and develops a close relationship with Scanlon until Scanlon steals a priceless pre-Columbian mask to repay his gambling debts. After MacLeod saves Scanlon and retrieves the mask, Richie helps Scanlon to disappear.
03"Road Not Taken"Thomas J. WrightTerry NelsonOctober 17, 199292108-3
Richie's friend Gary dies in a bank robbery. When MacLeod and Richie see his body at the hospital, they notice strange marks on Gary's forehead. MacLeod remembers those marks are an aftereffect of the potion made by his immortal friend Kiem Sun (Soon-Tek Oh), which gives people enormous strength and makes them ignore pain. Kiem Sun tells MacLeod his potion has been stolen by his student Chou Lin (Dustin Nguyen). MacLeod finds Chou Lin and destroys the potion, which makes Kiem sun so angry that he fights MacLeod. MacLeod defeats him and spares him.
04"Innocent Man"Jorge MontesiDan GordonOctober 10, 199292103-4
Immortal Lucas Desiree (Victor A. Young), an old friend of MacLeod, is beheaded by Sheriff Howard Crowley (John Novak), who frames homeless Vietnam war veteran Leo Atkins (Vincent Schiavelli) for the crime. When MacLeod comes to town to investigate the death, he realizes Leo is innocent and, with Richie's help, saves Leo from being lynched by the townspeople. MacLeod then fights and beheads Crowley.
05"Free Fall"Thomas J. WrightPhilip John TaylorOctober 31, 199292101-5
Immortal Felicia Martins (Joan Jett) is pursued by Immortal Devereux (Eli Gabay), whose wife and baby she had killed a century ago. In the present, she seduces Richie to obtain shelter and fencing lessons from MacLeod, pretending she is a young, newborn Immortal. Devereux finds Martins and she beheads him. Meanwhile, MacLeod discovers that a Coronelli map Martins has faked is two hundred years old. MacLeod fights Martins and spares her life.
06"Bad Day in Building "A""Jorge MontesiKevin DroneyOctober 24, 199292107-6
MacLeod, Tessa and Richie are taken hostage in a court building by assassin Bryan Slade (Andrew Divoff). Slade kills MacLeod to blackmail the SWAT commando outside into giving them a helicopter to flee. While Tessa does her best to keep the hostages alive and Randi McFarland reports the event live outside, MacLeod revives and subdues Slade's men one by one. MacLeod finally kills Slade.
07"Mountain Men"Thomas J. WrightMarie-Chantal DroneyNovember 14, 199292110-7
While photographing old petroglyphs in the mountains, Tessa is abducted by mountain men led by Immortal Caleb Cole (Marc Singer), who wants to marry her. MacLeod pursues them but is captured and thrown in a crevice by Cole's henchmen. They bring MacLeod's sword back to their camp and Cole realizes MacLeod is Immortal when he sees it. Tessa instigates infighting among the kidnappers, buying MacLeod time to find her. MacLeod then fights and beheads Cole.
08"Deadly Medicine"Ray AustinRobert L. McCulloughNovember 7, 199292111-8
MacLeod is hit by a car and brought to the hospital. When Dr. Wilder (Joe Pantoliano) realizes that MacLeod walked out by himself, he captures him and locks him in his basement to find out why. MacLeod escapes but is so confused by the drugs Wilder gave him that he cannot remember the location of Wilder's house. Wilder kidnaps Randi McFarland, who was investigating MacLeod's disappearance. With Tessa's help, MacLeod finds Wilder's place and saves Randi. Wilder accidentally sets fire to his basement while fighting MacLeod and dies.
09"The Sea Witch"Thomas J. WrightDavid TynanDecember 5, 199292112-9
A meeting between Richie's friend Nikki (Johannah Newmarch), her boyfriend and two drug dealers ends in a shooting and Nikki secretly keeps both the drugs and the money. MacLeod foils several attempts by the dealers to retrieve the stolen goods and discovers that their leader is Immortal Alexei Voshin (Stephen Macht), who had betrayed MacLeod in 1938. When Voshin discovers that MacLeod has destroyed the drug and protects Nikki, he challenges him. MacLeod fights Voshin, who is beheaded by his ship's propeller.
10"Revenge Is Sweet"Ray AustinLoraine DespresNovember 21, 199292109-10
In 1988, Immortal Walter Reinhardt (Christoph Ohrt) disappeared after losing a fight against MacLeod. In the present, Reinhardt's former lover Rebecca (Vanity) recognizes Reinhardt's sword in MacLeod's antique shop and begins stalking MacLeod. Reinhardt, who is still alive, manipulates Rebecca in order to make her believe that MacLeod has killed him, and kidnaps Richie to draw MacLeod into a fight. MacLeod beheads Reinhardt.
11"See No Evil"Thomas J. WrightBrian ClemensFebruary 6, 199392114-11
Tessa's friend Natalie (Moira Walley) is attacked by serial killer "the Scalper" (Dee McCafferty). MacLeod realizes the Scalper is imitating Immortal Marcus Korolus (J. G. Hertzler), who used to kill blonde women in 1925 until MacLeod beheaded him. MacLeod is the only one apart of the Scalper to know that Korolus used the Orpheum Theater as a base. MacLeod sets up a trap in which Tessa acts as a bait, but the Scalper foils their plan by attacking another woman. Tessa hits him with her car to stop him.
12"Eyewitness"Ray AustinDavid TynanDecember 12, 199292115-12
Tessa witnesses the murder of artist Anne Wheeler (Diana Barrington) but police refuse to investigate because they found no body. Investigating the murder on their own, Tessa and MacLeod are targeted by the murderer, who MacLeod realizes is Immortal. Later, police discover Wheeler's body and put Tessa under protection, but a bomb is planted at the safe house and MacLeod saves Tessa from the explosion. MacLeod discovers that the murderer is Chief of Police Andrew Ballin (Tom Butler), fights him and beheads him.
13"Band of Brothers"René ManzorMarie-Chantal DroneyFebruary 13, 199392118-13
Immortal Grayson (James Horan) is killing the protegees of his former teacher Darius to make him leave Holy Ground and fight him. Darius asks MacLeod to protect his mortal student Victor Paulus (Earl Pastko) from Grayson, so MacLeod saves Paulus' life twice and meets Grayson. Realizing Grayson will not give up, MacLeod fights and beheads him. MacLeod then joins Tessa and Richie in Paris and they settle on a barge near Notre Dame.
14"For Evil's Sake"Ray AustinDavid Abramowitz and Fabrice ZiolkowskiFebruary 20, 199392117-14
Immortal Kuyler (Peter Howitt) makes his victims laugh so that they drop their guard and he can kill them. MacLeod, having seen Kuyler kill Baron Deschields in 1783, recognizes Kuyler's modus operandi when an old man is killed in a nearby café. MacLeod remembers how Kuyler caught him without his sword in 1980, resulting in MacLeod fleeing on a Bateau Mouche and meeting Tessa for the first time. MacLeod, knowing Kuyler's taste for absinthe, tracks him down, then fights and beheads him.
15"For Tomorrow We Die"Robin DavisPhilip John TaylorFebruary 27, 199392116-15
Immortal Xavier St. Cloud robs a jewelry using poison gas, then confesses it to Darius to provoke him. Darius refuses to violate the privacy of the confession for Inspector LeBrun (Hugues Leforestier) and does not tell him about Xavier. When LeBrun mentions the gas, MacLeod remembers Xavier. In the meantime, Xavier lends an African sculpture to the exhibition Tessa is organizing and plants a bomb inside. During the opening party of the exhibition, MacLeod realizes where the sculpture comes from, discovers the bomb and disarms it. MacLeod then fights Xavier and severs his left hand, but Xavier escapes.
16"The Beast Below"Daniel VigneMarie-Chantal DroneyMarch 6, 199392123-16
Ursa (Christian Van Acker), a mentally deficient Immortal living under the Opera de Paris, loves singer Carolyn Lamb (Dee Dee Bridgewater); taking advantage of this, Carolyn makes Ursa kidnap backing vocalist Jenny out of jealousy of her talent. MacLeod sets out in the catacombs of Paris, finds Ursa's hiding place, and frees Jenny. After MacLeod discovers that Ursa was manipulated by Carolyn, Carolyn provokes Ursa by telling him that MacLeod tried to kill her. Furious, Ursa fights MacLeod on the roof of the Opera, falls over the edge and dies. When Carolyn sees Ursa revive, she flees in terror and is hit by a car.
17"Saving Grace"Ray AustinElizabeth Baxter and Martin BrousselletMarch 13, 199392120-17
Grace Chandel (Julia Stemberger) has been stalked by fellow Immortal Carlo Sendaro (Georges Corraface) ever since she left him decades ago. MacLeod, who had a romantic relationship with Grace in 1660, protects her; while Tessa is jealous of Grace at first, she soon befriends her. Sendaro refuses to accept that Grace does not love him anymore and kidnaps her. MacLeod frees Grace and fights Sendaro in the Paris Métro, where Sendaro is beheaded by a train.
18"The Lady and the Tiger"Robin DavisPhilip John TaylorApril 24, 199392121-18
Amanda (Elizabeth Gracen) brings MacLeod to fellow Immortal Zachary Blaine (Jason Isaacs) in exchange for her life. Blaine attacks MacLeod but their fight is interrupted, so Blaine threatens to take Amanda's head instead. Amanda dissuades him by telling him of a priceless manuscript and offering to assist him in stealing it. Meanwhile, MacLeod realizes Amanda and Blaine know each other, follows them and foils their robbery attempt. Blaine fights MacLeod but is beheaded by Amanda.
19"Eye of the Beholder"Dennis BerryChristian Bouveron and Lawrence ShoreMay 8, 199392124-19
Immortal Gabriel Piton (Nigel Terry) kills his lover Cynthia (Rachel Palmieri) and replaces her with top model Myia (Katia Douvalian). Richie meets Myia in a cafe and falls in love with her. Richie is jealous of Piton and, after hearing about Cynthia's death, suspects that Piton killed her and investigates Piton's flat. Interrupted by Piton, Richie escapes, but Piton is suspicious and sends Richie to prison in retaliation. MacLeod decides to intervene and finds Piton about to kill Myia. MacLeod fights Piton and beheads him.
20"Avenging Angel"Paolo BarzmanFabrice ZiolkowskiMay 1, 199392122-20
Alfred Cahill (Martin Kemp) is stabbed by a prostitute, dies and awakes Immortal. Made insane by the shock of becoming Immortal, Cahill believes he has become God's avenging angel and starts killing prostitutes and people around them, including a client and the pimp of Tessa's friend Elaine Trent (Sandra Nelson). After Cahill threatens Tessa, MacLeod fights and beheads him.
21"Nowhere to Run"Dennis BerryDavid AbramowitzMay 8, 199392125-21
Mark Rothwood (Jason Riddington) rapes Lori Bellian (Marion Cotillard) while MacLeod, Tessa and Richie are visiting Mark's father Alan (Anthony Head). Lori's father, Immortal Everett Bellian (Peter Guinness) learns of the rape and reacts by besieging Rothwood's chateau with his mercenaries. MacLeod leads the defense of the chateau and foils their attack, but when Alan Rothwood goes out with his son to talk to Bellian, he is shot by one of Bellian's men. MacLeod fights Bellian, but they are interrupted by Mark, who is killed by Lori.
22"The Hunters"Paolo BarzmanKevin DroneyMay 22, 199392126-22
MacLeod and his friend, Immortal Hugh Fitzcairn, find Darius beheaded in his chapel. They investigate his death, but the murderers kidnap Fitzcairn. MacLeod discovers that they are mortals called the Hunters and that they have a particular tattoo on their wrists. MacLeod finds a dilapidated old book in Darius' rectory and narrowly escapes capture, before following a Hunter to their headquarters. Their leader, James Horton, is about to guillotine Fitzcairn and manages to escape during the ensuing fight. MacLeod frees Fitzcairn and together with Tessa and Richie they disperse Darius' ashes in the Seine River.

DVD release

Highlander Season One
Set details[17][23] Special features[17][23]
  • Bill Panzer commentary on all episodes
  • "Behind The Scenes" : Promotional presentation of the season
  • "Watcher Chronicles" : Character profiles
  • Scripts of all episodes
  • Bloopers
Release dates
Region 1 Region 2
November 12, 2002 December 7, 2004

References

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  6. ^ Wyss was also credited in the eighteenth episode, "The Lady and the Tiger", although she did not appear in it.
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