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{{for|the Spanish military officer|Félix Verdeja Bardales}}
| season_name = Highlander: The Series Season 2
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| caption = ''Highlander: The Series'' Season 2 DVD boxset
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| dvd_release_date = <small>'''Region 1'''</small> July 29, 2003
|type=[[Tank classification#Light tank|Light tank]]
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|origin={{flagcountry|Spain|1938}}
| country = Multi-national co-production
| name = Verdeja 1
| network = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Broadcast syndication]]
| image = [[Image:Verdeja front.jpg|300px]]
| first_aired = September 27, 1993
| caption = Verdeja 75&nbsp;mm self-propelled howitzer, based on the '''Verdeja&nbsp;1''' prototype chassis
| last_aired = May 23, 1994
| length = 4.498&nbsp;m (14&nbsp;ft 7&nbsp;[[Inches|in]])
| num_episodes = 22
| width = 2.152&nbsp;m (7&nbsp;ft 1&nbsp;in)
| prev_season = [[Highlander: The Series (season 1)|1]]
| height = 1.572&nbsp;m (5&nbsp;ft 8&nbsp;in)
| next_season = [[Episodes of Highlander (season 3)|3]]
| weight = 6.5&nbsp;[[tonne]]s (14,330.04&nbsp;[[Pound (mass)|lbs]])
| suspension =
| speed = 44 [[Kilometres per hour|km/h]] (27.34&nbsp;mi/h)
| vehicle_range = 220&nbsp;km (136.70&nbsp;[[Mile|mi]])
| primary_armament = 45&nbsp;mm L/44 Mark I ''modelo 1939''
| secondary_armament = 2x Dreyse 7.92&nbsp;mm [[MG-13]] [[machine gun]]s
| ammunition = 72 45&nbsp;mm shells & 2,500 7.92&nbsp;mm projectiles
| armour = 7–25&nbsp;mm (.28–.98&nbsp;in)
| engine = [[Ford]] V-8 model 48
| crew = 3
| engine_power = 85&nbsp;[[Horsepower|hp]] (113.98&nbsp;[[Kilowatt|kW]])
| pw_ratio = 13.08&nbsp;hp/tonne
| total production in 1938-1954 = 4 including the original prototype, Verdeja&nbsp;1 prototype, Verdeja&nbsp;2 prototype and Verdeja 75 mm self-propelled howitzer prototype
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The '''second season''' of the American [[fantasy]] series ''[[Highlander: The Series]]'', part of the [[Highlander (franchise)|''Highlander'' franchise]], consisted of 22 episodes produced between 1993 and 1994,<ref name="DVD">''Highlander: The Series'' (season 2) (DVD, Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2003)</ref> and began airing on September 27, 1993 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> It continued to follow the adventures of [[Duncan MacLeod]], a 400-year-old [[Immortal (Highlander)|Immortal]] who can only die if he is beheaded. MacLeod is part of the [[Immortal (Highlander)#The Game|Game]], an ongoing battle in which all Immortals have to fight and behead each other until only one is left. Like the first season, the second one was divided into two segments; the first segment was filmed in [[Vancouver]], [[Canada]] (as the fictional city of [[Seacouver]], [[United States]])<ref>Name from episode
'''Verdeja''' was the name of a series of [[Tank classification#Light tank|light tank]]s developed in [[Spain]] between 1938 and 1954 in an attempt to replace German [[Panzer I]] and Soviet [[T-26]] tanks in Spanish service. The program was headed by Captain [[Félix Verdeja Bardales]] and led to the development of four prototype vehicles, including a [[self-propelled howitzer]] armed with a 75&nbsp;millimeter (2.95&nbsp;in) gun. It was designed as an advanced light tank and was one of the first development programs which took into account survivability of the crew as opposed to the protection of the tank itself.<ref>de Mazararrasa, pp. 11–12</ref> The tank was influenced by several of the light tanks which it was intended to replace, including the Panzer I and T-26, both of which were originally used during the [[Spanish Civil War]]. The Verdeja was considered a superior tank to the T-26 after a lengthy testing period, yet was never put into mass production.<ref>Armas, p. 28</ref>
{{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, Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2002), disk 9.</ref> and 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>


==Cast==
Three light tank prototypes were manufactured between 1938 and 1942, including the Verdeja&nbsp;1 and the Verdeja&nbsp;2. Interest in the vehicle's development waned after the end of the [[Second World War]]. Despite attempts to fit a new engine in the Verdeja&nbsp;2 and convert the Verdeja&nbsp;1 into a [[self-propelled artillery]] piece, ultimately the program was unofficially canceled in favor of adopting the [[United States|US]] [[M47 Patton|M47 Patton Tank]] in 1954.<ref>Manrique & Molina, p. 31</ref> A prototype of the 75&nbsp;millimetre self-propelled howitzer<ref name = "EdT">Ministerio de Defensa, ''Materiales'', retrieved on [[2008]]-[[05-27]]</ref> and of the Verdeja&nbsp;2 were put on display in the early 1990s.<ref>Núñez, p. 85</ref>


The main cast underwent substantial changes during the season. While [[Adrian Paul]] as [[Duncan MacLeod]] and [[Stan Kirsch]] as [[Richie Ryan (Highlander)|Richie Ryan]] returned to play their respective characters, [[Alexandra Vandernoot]] who portrayed [[Tessa Noel]] decided to leave the show.<ref>
==Development==
{{cite web |url=http://retrovisionmag.com/issue2.htm |title=Retrovision.com, Issue 2 |accessdate=2008-09-25 |author=Scott Thomas |year=1998 |month=March |publisher=Retrovision |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20050214012941/retrovisionmag.com/issue2.htm |archivedate=2005-02-14}}</ref> Thus she only appeared in, and had star [[Billing (filmmaking)|billing]] for, the first four episodes of the season. Although her character was killed in the fourth episode "The Darkness", Vandernoot returned to make a guest appearance in the two-parter season finale "Counterfeit". [[Jim Byrnes (actor)|Jim Byrnes]] was introduced in the season pilot episode "The Watchers" as MacLeod's [[Watcher (Highlander)|Watcher]] [[Joe Dawson]], a member of a secret society that observes Immortals without interfering in the Game. [[Philip Akin]] had star billing in episodes three to fifteen playing martial arts teacher and ex-[[Navy SEAL]] [[Charlie DeSalvo]], whose [[dojo]] MacLeod buys to live in after Tessa's death. When the production moved to Paris for the second segment of the season, Akin was succeeded in the main cast by Michel Modo, who had star billing in episodes sixteen to twenty-two acting as [[Maurice Lalonde]], a homeless cook living next to MacLeod's [[barge]].<ref name="RY">{{cite web |url=http://www.rysher.com/highlander/season2.html |title=Season 2 |accessdate=2008-09-25 |publisher=Rysher.com |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/19980520030831/rysher.com/highlander/season2.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. 178-190}}</ref><ref>Modo had already appeared as Maurice in "Unholy Alliance Part Two", credited as a guest actor.</ref>
Spain received its first tank in mid-1919, a French [[Renault FT-17]] for testing purposes, and later received ten more tanks on 18 December 1921.<ref>García 2004, pp. 5–9</ref> The use of these tanks during the [[Rif War (1920)|Rif War]], including the first amphibious landing with tanks,<ref>García 2000, pp. 49–54</ref> offered valuable experience for Spain's first indigenous armor program, the [[Trubia A4]]. The Trubia tank program, based on the FT-17, led to the development of four prototypes, but ultimately the program failed due to lack of interest from the national government.<ref>García 2008, pp. 54–56</ref> These prototypes influenced a subsequent indigenous attempt to produce a tank, named the Trubia-Naval.<ref>García 2008, p.64</ref> This design also failed to get past the prototype type stage.<ref>Manrique & Molina, p.9</ref> Due to the failure of Spanish efforts to produce a tank, and the ineffective attempts to procure foreign designs such as the Italian [[Fiat 3000]],<ref>de Mazararrasa 1998, pp. 74–76</ref> by the start of the Spanish Civil War there were only ten working FT-17 light tanks available in the country.<ref>García 2004, pp. 6–7. On 24 August 1925, the Spanish government successfully petitioned to procure six more FT-17s, to replace FT-17s operating in Morocco since 1922=; García 2004, pp.19–21. At the start of the war there 15 FT-17s, but only 10 in working condition.</ref>


Actors returning to play recurring characters included [[Elizabeth Gracen]] as [[Amanda (Highlander)|Amanda]], [[Roland Gift]] as [[Xavier St. Cloud]] and Peter Hudson as Dawson's brother-in-law [[James Horton]], who is the leader of the [[Watcher (Highlander)#The Hunters|Hunters]], a group of renegade Watchers who believe Immortals must be eliminated. New recurring characters introduced this season were [[U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command|CID]] Special Agent Renee Delaney, played by [[Stacey Travis]], and [[baseball]] natural Carl Robinson, played by [[Bruce A. Young]].<ref name="RY"/><ref name="CWG"/>
The lack of armor prompted the [[Soviet Union]] to supply the [[Popular Front (Spain)| Popular Front]] and [[Germany|Nazi Germany]] and [[Italy]] to supply the [[Nationalist Spain|Nationalist Front]] with light tanks. Between 1936 and 1939, the Germans provided the Nationalists with 122 Panzer Is<ref>Manrique & Molina 2006, p.311</ref> and the Italians 155 [[CV-35|L-3-35]]s.<ref>Manrique & Molina 2006, p.314</ref> Meanwhile, the Soviets issued Republican Spain 281 [[T-26]]s and 50 [[BT-5]]s.<ref>Manrique & Molina 2006, pp.320–321</ref> The Nationalists quickly found out the light machine guns on their tanks could not penetrate the T-26's armor at over {{convert|150|m|yd}}, and Republican tankers could routinely knock out Panzer Is and L-3-35s at ranges of up to {{convert|1000|m|yd}}.<ref>Candil, p.36</ref> In order to re-equip Nationalist armored forces with the T-26, German Major [[Ritter von Thoma]] offered Spanish troops 500&nbsp;[[Spanish peseta|''peseta'']]s for each tank captured.<ref>Perrett, p.35</ref> There were also attempts to up-gun the Panzer I with an Italian [[Breda]] 20&nbsp;millimetre Model 1935 anti-aircraft gun, due to its high velocity and low recoil. Despite four successfully converted vehicles, designated Panzer I ''Breda'', there was no widespread program to retrofit the gun into the Panzer I.<ref>Molina 2005, pp. 47–50</ref> Instead, the Nationalists began to press captured T-26s into service against their previous owners, with the first Nationalist T-26 unit formed in June 1937.<ref>Molina 2007, p. 16</ref>


==Production==
On 6 September 1937, Captain Félix Verdeja, commanding the maintenance company of the Nationalist ''Batallón de Carros de Combate'' ("Tank Battalion"), began to privately develop a new light tank. His position, with direct access to Panzer Is and T-26s, gave Verdeja direct evidence of the shortcomings of current tank models in terms of combat ability and maintenance issues. Verdeja established a future tank requiring the 45&nbsp;millimetre (1.77&nbsp;in) gun fitted in the T-26; two coaxial light machine guns; a low profile, all-around armor greater than 15&nbsp;millimetre (0.6 in), with a turret [[mantlet]] plate of at least 30&nbsp;millimetre (1.2 in); road speed of {{convert|70|km/h|mph}}, combat range of {{convert|200|km|mi}}, and a capable suspension and new track system. This latter requirement was based on experiences with existing light tanks, which frequently lost their tracks in combat. These requirements and solutions were presented in October 1938 to Colonel Díaz de la Lastra, commanding officer of the ''Agrupación de Carros de Combate''. Although the project was approved, the program had to use scrap to build the first prototype due to a lack of resources and money.<ref>de Mazararrasa, pp.11–14</ref> Despite early obstacles, including criticism from von Thoma, the program continued and Verdeja was awarded a warehouse in [[Zaragoza]] to continue with the construction of the prototype.&nbsp;<ref>de Mazararrasa, pp. 14–16</ref>
The show was a France/Canada [[Co-production (film)|co-production]] by international partners including [[Gaumont Film Company|Gaumont Television]] (France), [[Rysher Entertainment|Rysher TPE]] (United States), Reteitalia (Italy)<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> and [[M6 (television channel)|M6]] (France).<ref name="DVD"/> The co-production partnership of the first season, which generated US$800,000 per episode, has been scaled back for the second season, lowering income.<ref>{{cite news |first=Robert |last=Marich |title=In on the Action |work=Hollywood Reporter |publisher=BPI Communications L.P. |id={{ISSN|0018-3660}} |date=1994-04-12 |page=S-3 |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> Pre-production of the season began in April 1993.<ref>{{cite news |first=Edwin |last=Riddell |title=At MIP, a study in Euro realism |work=Hollywood Reporter |publisher=BPI Communications L.P. |id={{ISSN|0018-3660}} |date=1993-04-16 |page=1 |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> Filming started in June 1993.<ref>{{cite news |first=Pia |last=Farrell |title='La Femme Nikita' series to TV via Gaumont, WB Gaumont: Signs co-production agreement w/ Warner Bros |work=Hollywood Reporter |publisher=BPI Communications L.P. |id={{ISSN|0018-3660}} |date=1993-04-19 |page=7 |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> A study by [[S. Robert Lichter]], president of the independent [[Center for Media and Public Affairs]] found that the second season of ''Highlander'' was the most violent syndicated show of the 1993-1994 season with 31 scenes of violence in the premiere episodes.<ref>{{cite news |first=Brooks |last=Boliek |title=New shot at syndie violence |work=Hollywood Reporter |publisher=BPI Communications L.P. |id={{ISSN|0018-3660}} |date=1994-02-09 |page=7 |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> Steven Maier, president of international co-production company Steven Maier International and financial consultant on the second season, noted that the beheadings in ''Highlander'' might make the show look "extremely violent", but insisted that violence could be depicted in "non-graphic ways" and was "highly stylized."<ref>{{cite news |first=Morrie |last=Gelman |title=Blood Relative |work=Hollywood Reporter |publisher=BPI Communications L.P. |id={{ISSN|0018-3660}} |date=1994-04-12 |page=S-18 |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> Gaumont president Christian Charret admitted the series got adverse critism for being too violent.<ref>{{cite news |first=Pia |last=Farrell |title='Nikita' killed, a casualty of violence debate |work=Hollywood Reporter |publisher=BPI Communications L.P. |id={{ISSN|0018-3660}} |date=1994-04-19 |page=11 |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> The season has been released on DVD in [[Region 1]] on July 29, 2003 by [[Starz Entertainment|Anchor Bay Entertainment]].<ref name="TVDVD">{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releases/Highlander-Series-Season-2-Anchor-Bay/2668 |title=''Highlander: The Series'' - Season 2 (Anchor Bay) |accessdate=2008-09-25 |publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com}}</ref> The second season episodes are available at the online [[video on demand]] service [[Hulu]], a joint venture between [[NBC]] and [[Fox Broadcasting Company]].<ref name="HU"/>


The production staff underwent a number of changes. The [[executive producer]]s were [[Bill Panzer]], Peter S. Davis, Christian Charret and Marla Ginsberg. Nicolas Clermont was Co-executive producer. David Abramowitz was Creative Consultant.<!--Why--> The [[Television producer|Producer]] was Ken Gord. [[Marc du Pontavice]] was Associate Producer and Denis Leroy was Coordinating Producer. The Executive Script Editor was David Tynan, who also contributed scripts along staff and freelance writers, [[Brad Wright]] among the latter. Brent Karl Clackson was [[line producer]] in Canada, succeeded by Patrick Millet (with the title of [[production manager]]) on the Paris segment. The regular [[television director|directors]] were Clay Borris and Dennis Berry. The fencing coach, [[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> resumed his charge from the third episode onwards, after David Boushey choreographed the fights of episode two. 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>
[[Image:T26 right side.jpg|right|thumb|The Verdeja was heavily influenced by the Soviet [[T-26]]]]


{{wide image|Vancouver dusk pano.jpg|2400px|The first segment of the season was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada}}
The prototype was manufactured from spare parts and equipment scavenged from other light tanks, and featured a rectangular turret with 16&nbsp;millimetre (0.63&nbsp;in) basic armor. The chassis was divided into four quarters, with the forward right half occupied by the engine, gear box, clutch and final drive, beside the driver. The rear half of the vehicle was taken up mostly by the turret basket and forty-six 45&nbsp;millimetre rounds, as well as two 60 liter (13 Imp gal) fuel tanks.<ref>de Mazararrasa, p.20</ref> Turret space was used by the tank commander-gunner and the loader, as well as the 45&nbsp;millimetre model 1932 anti-tank gun and two [[MG-13]] machine guns. The main gun was originally commissioned as the Soviet 45&nbsp;millimetre 19K anti-tank gun in March 1932, and featured heavier ammunition and a faster rate of fire than older anti-tank guns. Starting in 1934, a newer model began to be fitted into newly assembled T-26s.<ref>Baryatinskiy, p.28</ref> Apart from the gun, the tank commander's model 1932 panoramic periscope was also scavenged from a T-26. The vehicle was powered by a [[Ford]] [[Ford Flathead engine#221|Model 48]] engine taken from a civilian automobile, displacing 3,622&nbsp;cc (221in<sup>3</sup>) and producing 85&nbsp;hp (63 kW) at 2,000&nbsp;rpm. The engine was paired with a brand-new radiator and exhaust system. The Verdeja prototype used the Panzer I's Aphon PG-31 gearbox, although this worked at excessive revolutions for the engine, offering less torque which made slopes greater than 40º difficult. Possibly the most unusual features of the Verdeja were the suspension and tracks. To prevent the tank's tracks slipping off the roadwheels, two track pieces were fitted together to create a central groove for the roadwheel to travel in.<ref>de Mazarrasa, pp. 20–25</ref> With a weight of under {{convert|5|t|ST}} the Verdeja had a maximum velocity of {{convert|70|km/h|mph}} and a combat radius of {{convert|120|km|mi}}.<ref>de Mazarrasa, p. 44.</ref> Following the prototype's success in testing between 10 January and 20 January 1939, Captain Verdeja was ordered to begin construction of the definitive model of the light tank.


===Verdeja 1===
==Episodes==
The second season's episodes are altogether 1060 minutes in length.<ref name="TVDVD"/>
The appearance of the resulting Verdeja 1 prototype was close to that originally envisioned in Captain Verdeja's first designs. The vehicle's hull was elongated and the rear plate sloped, while the fuel capacity – and thus combat range – was increased, as was the ammunition capacity and the thickness of the armor. The vehicle was fabricated in [[Bilbao]], the only city in Spain with a heavy vehicle assembly line. Due to the end of the Spanish Civil War and a shortage of funds, construction was postponed until May&nbsp;1940. The prototype was completed three months later and delivered to the proving grounds in Carabanchel, Madrid.<ref>de Mazarrasa 1994, pp. 33–36</ref> A major external difference between the previous model and this prototype was the new, low-profile turret which allowed the 45&nbsp;millimetre gun to depress and elevate from 8º to 70º. The original 45&nbsp;millimetre model 1932 gun was exchanged with a new 45&nbsp;millimetre Mark I tank gun fabricated by S.A. Placencia de las Armas, in Spain. However, the new prototype adopted the suspension and tracks from the original prototype. In essence, the majority of the advantages of the new prototype were relevant to its low-profile, high elevation of the main gun and the increased sloping of the armor from 12º to 45º.<ref>de Mazarrasa, pp. 49–54</ref> It should be noted that the Verdeja 1 retained the original configuration by placing the engine in the front, to increase crew survivability.<ref>Jedsite, ''de Mazarrasa, pp. 11–12</ref>


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On arrival at Carabanchel, the vehicle was tested against the T-26 in mobility over different terrain types and in firepower. The vehicles were graded based upon a five-point scale for each test, which would be multiplied by a coefficient of importance for each test.<ref>Armas, p. 33</ref> During the testing the Verdeja traveled for some 500&nbsp;kilometre without any maintenance problems, the only issue being the large consumption of water by the gasoline engine, due to the lack of an efficient radiator, and the loss of a rubber liner of one of the roadwheels. It was found that the maximum velocity of the Verdeja was either on par with similar vehicles in foreign service or superior, while the Verdeja proved itself capable of going over trenches almost 2&nbsp;m wide and climbing slopes of 40º. In regards of firepower, it was proved that the vehicle could withstand the recoil of the 45&nbsp;millimetre high-velocity tank gun. One of the vehicle's disadvantages was that the tank commander's aiming device was designed for a 37&nbsp;millimetre anti-tank cannon, adapted into the Verdeja due to the lack of time to manufacture one for the 45&nbsp;millimetre Mark I. Testing concluded with the Verdeja receiving a total of 243 points, compared to the 205 points awarded to the T-26B.<ref>de Mazarrasa, pp. 43–46</ref> Testing completed, the prototype was returned and several problems were fixed, including engine deficiencies, the elevation of the sprocket and an increase to 10&nbsp;millimetre of armor on all areas that had less. These changes made, the Verdeja returned to testing, this time scoring 261.98 points.<ref>de Mazarrasa, pp. 45–48</ref>
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=01
|Title= The Watchers
|Aux1= Clay Borris
|Aux2= Marie-Chantal Droney
|OriginalAirDate= September 27, 1993
|ProdCode= 93201-23
|ShortSummary=MacLeod, Tessa and Richie settle back in the antique shop in the United States. Following a clue written by Darius on the Fifth Chronicle, MacLeod finds Horton's bookshop and meets Dawson, Horton's daughter Lynn (Kehli O'Byrne) and her fiancé Robert ([[Cameron Bancroft]]). Dawson explains all about the Watchers to MacLeod, who follows Dawson to find Horton. Horton kills Robert when Robert considers leaving the Hunters because MacLeod spared his life. MacLeod meets Horton, who admits having killed Darius and Robert in presence of Dawson and Lynn. MacLeod stabs Horton but Horton shots him dead. When MacLeod revives, Dawson, Horton and Lynn have disappeared.
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|EpisodeNumber=02
|Title= Studies in Light<!--Correct spelling of title-->
|Aux1= Peter Ellis
|Aux2= Naomi Janzen
|OriginalAirDate= October 4, 1993
|ProdCode= 93202-24
|ShortSummary= MacLeod, Tessa and Richie visit the photograph exhibition of MacLeod's friend Gregor Powers (Joel Wyner). There MacLeod meets Linda Plager (Sheila Moore), who was his lover in 1938 and is now an old, ailing lady. While MacLeod ponders whether he will tell Linda about his immortality, Powers nearly kills Richie trying to make him show some fear of death. MacLeod realizes Powers has seen too many people die and is now desperate and nihilist. MacLeod nearly beheads him to make him feel fear again. Later, MacLeod reveals his immortality to Linda as she lies dying.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=03
|Title= Turnabout
|Aux1= Clay Borris
|Aux2= David Tynan
|OriginalAirDate= October 11, 1993
|ProdCode= 93203-25
|ShortSummary= Immortal Michael Moore ([[Geraint Wyn Davies]]) visits MacLeod for help because Moore's nemesis Quenten Barnes has reappeared. MacLeod helps Moore to track Barnes, but nobody, including Moore, realizes that Barnes is actually Moore's alternate, evil personality. Tessa attracts Barnes' interest and he nearly strangles her before MacLeod intervenes. MacLeod and Moore eventually realize the truth, and as Moore begs MacLeod to kill him so that Barnes dies, MacLeod beheads Moore.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=04
|Title= The Darkness
|Aux1= Paolo Barzman
|Aux2= Christian Bouveron & Lawrence Shore
|OriginalAirDate= October 18, 1993
|ProdCode= 93204-26
|ShortSummary= MacLeod and Tessa spend the evening in a gypsy cafe where small-time psychic Greta ([[Traci Lords]]) tells Tessa to leave the city because she is in danger. Then Tessa is kidnapped by Pallin Wolf ([[Andrew Jackson (actor)|Andrew Jackson]]), a Hunter who uses mortals as a bait to kill Immortals in a dark room using night vision goggles. MacLeod enlists Greta's help and finally locates Wolf's house. MacLeod kills Wolf and frees Tesssa with Richie and tells them to go to the car while he searches Wolf's house; there Tessa and Richie are shot dead by a drug addict mugging for money. While Richie revives, becoming Immortal, Tessa dies. MacLeod is devastated and leaves the antique shop.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=05
|Title= Eye For An Eye<!--Correct spelling of title-->
|Aux1= Dennis Berry
|Aux2= Elizabeth Baxter and Martin Broussellet
|OriginalAirDate= October 25, 1993
|ProdCode= 93205-27
|ShortSummary= MacLeod buys Charlie DeSalvo's dojo to live in and asks Charlie to run it for him. Richie attracts the ire of Immortal Annie Devlin ([[Sheena Easton]]) by foiling her attempt at a terror attack against the Irish embassy. MacLeod trains Richie at swordfight and tries to convince Devlin not to fight Richie, but fails. Richie eventually wins his fight against Devlin, but is unable to behead her.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=06
|Title= The Zone
|Aux1= Clay Borris
|Aux2= Peter Mohan
|OriginalAirDate= November 1, 1993
|ProdCode= 93206-28
|ShortSummary= Dawson asks MacLeod to see if Canaan (Santino Buda), the leader of the derelict neighborhood called the Zone, is Immortal. MacLeod enters the Zone with Charlie, who has grown up there. MacLeod makes sure Canaan is mortal and decides to end Canaan's rule. MacLeod and Charlie gather the inhabitants of the Zone, but Canaan comes to the meeting with his thugs. MacLeod and Charlie fight them and stop Canaan.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=07
|Title= The Return of Amanda<!--Correct spelling of title-->
|Aux1= Dennis Berry
|Aux2= Story by Guy Mullaly; teleplay by David Tynan
|OriginalAirDate= November 8, 1993
|ProdCode= 93207-29
|ShortSummary= In 1936 in Berlin, Germany, Amanda steals money plates while MacLeod wants to smuggle scientist Lev Arkin (Michael Puttonen) to England. When MacLeod's contact Werner (Robert Wisden) betrays him, MacLeod has no choice but to trust Amanda to fly Arkin away while he escapes on road. In the present, Amanda is wanted by FBI and asks MacLeod for help. MacLeod quickly figures out that Amanda wants to counterfeit money with the old plates, but so does Special Agent Palance ([[Don S. Davis]]), who blackmails them into giving him the plates before shooting them dead. MacLeod and Amanda revive shortly after and frame Palance thanks to Richie who has filmed the whole scene.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=08
|Title= Revenge of the Sword<!--Correct spelling of title-->
|Aux1= Clay Borris
|Aux2= Aubrey Solomon
|OriginalAirDate= November 15, 1993
|ProdCode= 93208-30
|ShortSummary= Charlie's young friend Jimmy Song ([[Dustin Nguyen]]) films a kung fu movie in the dojo. As a stuntman is poisoned and the set is vandalized, it becomes clear that someone wants Jimmy out. MacLeod reluctantly agrees to protect the young, arrogant star. MacLeod discovers Jimmy used to work for undergound boss Johnny Leong ([[Robert Ito]]) and revealed Leong's gang activities in the movie script. Jimmy decides to kill Leong himself, but he is overpowered by Leong's thugs. MacLeod fights Leong's men and frees Jimmy.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=09
|Title= Run For Your Life<!--Correct spelling of title-->
|Aux1= Dennis Berry
|Aux2= Naomi Janzen
|OriginalAirDate= November 22, 1993
|ProdCode= 93209-31
|ShortSummary= In 1926, MacLeod saved Immortal Carl Robinson from white supremacist lynchers in Louisiana. In the present, Robinson is chased by racist policeman Carter (Geza Kovacs) who turns out to be a Hunter determined to kill him. MacLeod helps Robinson overcome his hate against racists and ambush Carter. Robinson then resumes his baseball career and plans to become a politician.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=10
|Title= Epitaph for Tommy<!--Correct spelling of title-->
|Aux1= Clay Borris
|Aux2= Philip John Taylor
|OriginalAirDate= November 29, 1993
|ProdCode= 93210-32
|ShortSummary= MacLeod is challenged by Immortal Anthony Gallen ([[Roddy Piper]]) but their fight is interrupted by Tommy Bannen, who is killed by Gallen. MacLeod meets Tommy's mother (Jan D'Arcy) at the funeral and, touched by her grief, investigates Tommy's employers Mike (Ken Camroux) and Suzanne Honniger ([[Andrea Roth]]). MacLeod discovers Tommy had been hired by Mike to kill Gallen. Gallen and his lover Suzanne want to take over her father's company; they kill Mike, then Gallen kills Suzanne and fights MacLeod, who beheads him.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=11
|Title= The Fighter
|Aux1= Peter Ellis
|Aux2= Morrie Ruvinsky
|OriginalAirDate= January 31, 1994
|ProdCode= 93211-33
|ShortSummary= In 1891, Tommy Sullivan ([[Bruce Weitz]]) talked MacLeod into a prizefight against the local boxing champion, Joe Brock, which MacLeod won, despite the intervention of the police. Sullivan then killed Wilson (Russell Roberts), the promoter to recover the one thousand dollars of the prize. In the present, Sullivan is training a young boxer (Wren Roberts) and trying to go out with Iris ([[Cali Timmins]]), a maid at the bar owned by promoter Frank Coleman (Tom McBeath). Sullivan kills him when he tries to buy his protegee, then he kills his own protegee for betraying him. MacLeod decides that his friend has gone too far, challenges him and beheads him.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=12
|Title= Under Color of Authority<!--Correct spelling of title-->
|Aux1= Clay Borris
|Aux2= Peter Mohan
|OriginalAirDate= February 7, 1994
|ProdCode= 93212-34
|ShortSummary= Richie saves Lauren ([[Deanna Milligan]]) from bounty hunter Mako ([[Jonathan Banks]]). MacLeod remembers how Mako had killed his friend Tim Ramsey ([[Lochlyn Munro]]) in 1882 because he put the letter before the spirit of the law. Mako won't let go of Lauren, who has accidentally killed her violent husband, so Richie ignores MacLeod's advice and flees with Lauren. Mako chases them and hits Lauren with his car, killing her. An infuriated Richie fights Mako and beheads him. MacLeod tells Richie to leave the town.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=13
|Title= Bless the Child<!--Correct spelling of title-->
|Aux1= Clay Borris
|Aux2= Elizabeth Baxter and Martin Broussellet
|OriginalAirDate= February 14, 1994
|ProdCode= 93213-35
|ShortSummary= While camping in the mountains, MacLeod and Charlie meet Sara Lightfoot (Michelle Thrush) and a baby who are fleeing the Hoskins family. MacLeod and Charlie help Sara escape across the mountains, but MacLeod's growing suspicions that Sara is not the mother of the baby are eventually confirmed. While MacLeod goes to talk to Avery Hoskins ([[Ed Lauter]]) who agrees to end the feud peacefully, Avery's brother Billy (Jon Cuthbert) drops to the rocky edge where they are and falls to his death. Sara agrees to give the baby back to his father.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=14
|Title= Unholy Alliance<ref>Also referred to as "Unholy Alliance Part One".</ref>
|Aux1= Peter Ellis
|Aux2= David Tynan
|OriginalAirDate= February 21, 1994
|ProdCode= 93214-36
|ShortSummary= Xavier St. Cloud uses mercenaries to behead fellow Immortals. Dawson warns MacLeod and MacLeod and Charlie barely escape Xavier's attack unscathed, but the dojo sustains heavy damage. MacLeod chases Xavier and meets Special Agent Renee Delaney in the process. Despite MacLeod's warnings, Charlie insists on following him. MacLeod punches Charlie so that Charlie does not witness his fight with Xavier, but Charlie sees Horton shoot MacLeod in the chest, before getting shot himself. Horton and his Hunters turn out to be Xavier's associates. MacLeod breaks into the Dawson family crypt to find Horton's grave empty and is infuriated to find that Dawson knew that Horton was alive.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=15
|Title= Unholy Alliance Part Two<!--Correct spelling of title-->
|Aux1= Peter Ellis
|Aux2= David Tynan
|OriginalAirDate= February 28, 1994
|ProdCode= 93215-37
|ShortSummary= Charlie is slowly recovering and demands to know how MacLeod could survive several shots in the chest, which MacLeod says "is magic." MacLeod unsuccessfully tries to lose Special Agent Delaney on his way to Paris where Xavier and Horton have gone. After several skirmishes involving Delaney being shot in the arm, Dawson finally shots Horton. MacLeod uses his new neighbour Maurice to find Xavier's address, fights Xavier and beheads him. As MacLeod and Delaney kiss goodbye, Horton watches them in the background, alive.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=16
|Title= The Vampire
|Aux1= Dennis Berry
|Aux2= J.P. Couture
|OriginalAirDate= March 7, 1994
|ProdCode= 93216-38
|ShortSummary= In 1840, MacLeod was doing business in Paris with merchantmen Henry Jacom ([[Trevor Peacock]]) and William Stillwell (Peter Vizard). Stillwell is seemingly killed by a vampire. MacLeod realizes Immortal Nicholas Ward (Jeremy Brudenell) is Juliette Jacom (Tonya Kinzinger)'s fiancee and as the "vampire" kills Jacom and vampire hunter Alan Baines ([[Denis Lill]]), MacLeod suspects Ward and challenges him, but their fight is interrupted. In the present, MacLeod's friend Helene Piper (Nathalie Presles), who is Ward's lover, mourns her father, and as her producer Peter Wells ([[Jack Galloway]]) is killed too, MacLeod recognizes Ward's modus operandi. He challenges Ward and beheads him.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=17
|Title= Warmonger
|Aux1= Bruno Gantillon
|Aux2= Christian Bouveron and Lawrence Shore
|OriginalAirDate= March 14, 1994
|ProdCode= 93217-39
|ShortSummary= Immortal Arthur Drake ([[Peter Firth]]) kills President Chescu (André Oumansky). Journalist Beth Vaughn ([[Angeline Ball]]) wants to prove his guilt and meets him at the ballet. MacLeod witnesses them and prevents Eli Jarmel (Tom Watson) to kill Drake, who has killed his family years ago. Vaughn investigates MacLeod. MacLeod cannot prevent Eli to shoot Drake and get shot in the process. MacLeod refuses to intervene because he has promised to do so in 1919 after Drake let his lover Katerina (Anna Miasedova) and her family live. Eli points out his vanity to him, and dies. MacLeod changes his mind, fights Drake and beheads him.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=18
|Title= Pharaoh's Daughter
|Aux1= Dennis Berry
|Aux2= Elizabeth Baxter
|OriginalAirDate= April 25, 1994
|ProdCode= 93218-40
|ShortSummary= MacLeod follows a Buzz and finds fellow Immortal Nefertiri still in her sarcophagus where she has just spent two thousand years. They are followed by Immortal Marcus Constantine, who had been Nefertiri's lover in 30 BC, when Nefertiri mistress Cleopatra committed suicide because Rome had conquered Egypt. Defiant at first, MacLeod realizes Constantine is genuinely decided to make peace with Nefertiri, but Nefertiri never forgave Constantine for conquering Egypt, so she kills Constantine's wife Angela. Constantine refuses to defend himself when she challenges him, so MacLeod intervenes to prevent Constantine from getting killed. He fights her and beheads her.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=19
|Title= Legacy
|Aux1= Paolo Barzman
|Aux2= David Tynan
|OriginalAirDate= May 2, 1994
|ProdCode= 93219-41
|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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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=20
|Title= Prodigal Son
|Aux1= Dennis Berry
|Aux2= Christian Bouveron & Lawrence Shore
|OriginalAirDate= May 9, 1994
|ProdCode= 93220-42
|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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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=21
|Title= Counterfeit, Part I
|Aux1= Paolo Barzman
|Aux2= Story by David Tynan; teleplay by [[Brad Wright]]
|OriginalAirDate= May 16, 1994
|ProdCode= 93221-43
|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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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=22
|Title= Counterfeit, Part II
|Aux1= Dennis Berry
|Aux2= David Tynan
|OriginalAirDate= May 23, 1994
|ProdCode= 93222-44
|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==
[[Image:Ausf A Front gray.jpg|right|thumb|The [[Panzer I]] heavily influenced the Verdeja's turret design]]


{| border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0 1em 0 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
Plans to produce one thousand Verdeja tanks were approved on 2 December 1940, divided into ten batches of one hundred tanks each. The Verdeja production prototype was to adopt the 120&nbsp;horsepower (89 kW) [[Lincoln-Zephyr]] gasoline [[Lincoln-Zephyr V12 engine|V12]] engine, requiring a contract between the Spanish government and Ford Motor Ibérica, Ford's Spanish subsidiary. Simultaneously, in case of failure of talks between Ford and Spain, the government also began to contact a number of German companies, including [[Maybach]]. In order to begin production, the Tank Workshop in Zaragoza was to be expanded to allow final assembly of at least five tanks per month. Despite funding and two years of construction alloted, the factory construction and expansion was never completed. Other problems arose, including the failure to reach an agreement with Ford or Maybach. These factors, the poor economic situation in Spain, the lack of clients other than the [[Spanish Army]] and the lack of incentives for Spanish companies to partake in the construction program, led to the abandonment of the attempt to fabricate the Verdeja&nbsp;1. Another attempt was undertaken at contracting the company ADESA (''Armamento de Aviación, S.A.'') to manufacture two Verdeja light tanks for experimental purposes. Despite the failure to procure an engine, ADESA offered to construct 300 units, but these attempts concluded fruitlessly and the program was abandoned by 1941.<ref>For information on the production of the Verdeja&nbsp;1, ''see:'' de Mazarrasa, pp. 57–64</ref>
|- style="background:#EFEFEF"

| colspan="5" style="background-color: #DBE9F4;"| '''Highlander Season Two
===Verdeja 2===
|-valign="top"
As the Verdeja&nbsp;1 program dissolved, Captain Verdeja began to design a successor taking into consideration lessons learned during the opening campaigns of the Second World War. The new design featured a reorganized engine bay at the rear of the chassis, which meant moving the drive sprocket to the rear as well. The movement of the engine's location allowed for better cooling of the vehicle's motor and the fighting compartment, as well as allowing the turret to be moved forward. The vehicle's armor was also increased substantially by between five and ten millimetres.<ref>de Mazarrasa 1994, p. 39</ref> This new tank was not approved for production or further development due to continued postponement of the production of the Verdeja&nbsp;1 for reasons which included offers by the German government to supply the Panzer IV's engine for the Verdeja&nbsp;1. Although production of the new vehicle finally began in 1942, it was not until August 1944 that the Verdeja&nbsp;2 prototype was delivered.<ref>de Mazarrasa, p. 67</ref> The program was delayed by the incorporation of twenty [[Panzer IV#Ausf. G to Ausf. J|Panzer IV Ausf. H's]] and ten [[Sturmgeschütz III]]s into the Spanish Army in late 1943,<ref>Doyle & Jentz, p. 41</ref> as well as failed attempts to procure one hundred more Panzer IVs and even [[Panther tank|Panthers]] and [[Tiger I|Tigers]] during 1944.<ref>Caballero & Molina, pp. 75–82</ref> With these new vehicles integrated into the army and the fiscal problems which plagued the Verdeja&nbsp;1, the Verdeja&nbsp;2 remained relatively untouched until 1950, when there was an attempt to fit a [[Pegaso]] Z-202 engine.<ref>de Mazarrasa 1994, p. 40</ref> Despite this, the Verdeja remained on factory grounds until 1973, when it was transferred to the Infantry Academy of [[Toledo, Spain|Toledo]].<ref>de Mazarrasa, pp. 69–70</ref>
| align="center" colspan="3"| '''Set details'''<ref name="TVDVD"/><ref name="LHDVD">{{cite web |url=http://www.legendaryheroes.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=H1312%2DPA |title= ''Highlander'' Season 2 on DVD |accessdate=2008-10-06 |publisher=Legendary Heroes}}</ref>

| width="300" align="center" |'''Special features'''<ref name="TVDVD"/><ref name="LHDVD"/>
===Comparative data===
|-valign="top"
{| class="wikitable" border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 style="border-top:3px; border-collapse:collapse; text-align:left;;" summary="Characteristics of the Verdejas"
| colspan="3" align="left" width="300" |
|+ '''The Verdeja series compared to the T-26 and Panzer I'''
* 22 episodes
|- style="vertical-align:bottom; border-bottom:1px solid #999;"
* 8-disc set (7 DVDs and 1 CD-ROM)
!
* [[Aspect ratio (image)#4:3 standard|1.33:1 aspect ratio]]
! style="text-align:left;" | Verdeja 1
* English ([[Dolby Digital]] 5.1)
! style="text-align:left;" | Verdeja 2
* English ([[Dolby Digital]] 2.0 Stereo)
! style="text-align:left;" | Verdeja 75&nbsp;mm
| rowspan="4" align="left" width="300"|
! style="text-align:left;" | T-26B<ref>{{cite book | last = Baryatinskiy | first = Mikhail | title = Light Tanks: T-27, T-38, BT, T-26, T-40, T-50, T-60, T-70 | publisher = Ian Allen | location = London, United Kingdom | pages = 96 | isbn = 978-0-7110-3163-0}}</ref>
* Adrian Paul audio and video commentary on "The Return of Amanda" and "Revenge of the Sword"
! style="text-align:left;" | Panzer I Ausf. B<ref>{{cite book |last= Franco |first= Lucas Molina |title= Panzer I: El inicio de una saga |year= 2005 |publisher= AF Editores |location= Madrid, Spain |language= Spanish |pages= 613 |id = ISBN 84-96016-52-8}}</ref>
* Bill Panzer and/or David Abramowitz commentary on all episodes
* Lost scenes
* "Watcher Chronicles" : character profiles
* Scripts of all episodes
* Director and actor biographies
* Shooting schedules of "Studies in Light", "Turnabout" and "Unholy Alliance"
* Trivia game
* Photo gallery
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|-
! style="text-align:right;" | Weight
| colspan="1" align="center" | '''Release dates'''
| 6.5 [[Tonne|t]] (7.16&nbsp;[[Short ton|tons]])
| 10.9&nbsp;t (12.01&nbsp;tons)
| 6.5&nbsp;t (7.16&nbsp;tons)
| 9.4&nbsp;t (10.36&nbsp;tons)
| 5.4&nbsp;t (5.95&nbsp;tons)
|-
|-
|align="center" | [[DVD region code|Region 1]]
! style="text-align:right;" | Gun
| 45&nbsp;mm cannon (1.77&nbsp;[[inch]]es)
| 45&nbsp;mm cannon
| 75&nbsp;mm howitzer (2.95&nbsp;in)
| 45&nbsp;mm cannon
| 7.92&nbsp;mm machine gun (0.312&nbsp;in)
|-
|-
|align="center" | July 29, 2003
! style="text-align:right;" | Ammunition
| 72 rounds
| 146 rounds
| 32 rounds
| 122 rounds
| 2,250 rounds
|-
! style="text-align:right;" | Road&nbsp;range
| 220&nbsp;km (136&nbsp;miles)
| 220&nbsp;km
| 220&nbsp;km
| 175&nbsp;km (108.74&nbsp;mi)
| 200&nbsp;km (124.27&nbsp;mi)
|-
! style="text-align:right;" | Maximum velocity
| 44&nbsp;km/h (27.34&nbsp;mph)
| 46&nbsp;km/h (28.58&nbsp;mph)
| 44&nbsp;km/h (27.35&nbsp;mph)
| 31.1&nbsp;km/h (19.32&nbsp;mph)
| 50&nbsp;km/h (31.07&nbsp;mph)
|-
! style="text-align:right;" | Armor
| 7–25&nbsp;mm (.28–.98&nbsp;in)
| 10–40&nbsp;mm (.39–1.57&nbsp;in)
| 7–25&nbsp;mm (.28–.98&nbsp;in)
| 7–16&nbsp;mm (.28–.63&nbsp;in)
| 7–13&nbsp;mm (.28–.51&nbsp;in)
|}
|}

==Self-propelled howitzer==
Between the late 1940s and early 1950s there were a number of programs in Spain to develop a self-propelled [[howitzer]] based on an existing chassis. For example, during the early 1950s Spanish engineers attempted to retrofit a R-43 105&nbsp;millimeter (4.1 in) [[caliber#Caliber as measurement of length|L/26]] howitzer into a [[Sturmgeschütz III|StuG III]]. This required reconstruction of the turret's casemate, in a fashion similar to the Verdeja 75&nbsp;millimeter self-propelled howitzer. Although one vehicle began conversion, the program was never finalized. There were similar programs to fit an 88&nbsp;millimeter L/56 and a 122&nbsp;millimeter L/46 howitzer thereafter, but these did not advance beyond the planning stage, either.<ref>de Mazarrasa 1994, pp.131–132</ref> One of the most successful programs was the attempt to produce a 75&nbsp;milimeter self-propelled howitzer based on the chassis of the Verdeja&nbsp;1 prototype. Beginning in 1945,&nbsp;<ref>Ministerio de Defensa, ''Exposición de Unidades Acorazadas'', retrieved on [[2008]]-[[05-27]]</ref> now-Major Verdeja was ordered to begin designing this piece using a rapid-firing 75&nbsp;millimeter L/40 howitzer designed by [[Navantia|''Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval'']].<ref>de Mazarrasa 1994, p.59</ref> The availability of the required parts and the lack of complicated changes meant that the vehicle was quickly prepared and tested extensively. The fate of the self-propelled piece was much the same as that of the Verdeja&nbsp;2, and the vehicle was left untouched at the proving grounds in Carabanchel until 1973, when it was moved to the Spanish base ''Alfonso XIII'', housing the then Mechanized Infantry Regiment ''Wad Rass&nbsp;nº&nbsp;55''. It was soon moved to another base, and finally delivered to the base of ''El Goloso'', outside of Madrid, as a part of an armored vehicles museum.<ref>de Mazarrasa, pp. 78–79</ref>

[[Image:75mm Verdeja rear gun.jpg|right|thumb|The Verdeja 75&nbsp;mm Self-Propelled Howitzer, with the gun system visible]]

Major changes to the original Verdeja 1 included removing the turret and replacing it with a gun shield with 10&nbsp;millimetre thick steel armor. This meant that much of the chassis' roof and rear wall was eliminated. The howitzer was designed as a monoblock steel tube, using a double-baffle muzzle brake, with twelve twists completing a full turn every forty [[caliber]]s. As mounted, the howitzer could fire between .5º and 25º, and move 4.5º either left or right. The crew could stow eight pieces of ammunition in a ready-round stowage area near the walls of the gun shield on each side of the breech, allowing easy access to projectiles. Otherwise, the vehicle could store another 24 rounds in an auxiliary carriage. The carriage was based on the axles and wheels of a [[3.7 cm PaK 36|PaK 36]] [[Anti-tank warfare#Anti-tank guns|anti-tank gun]]. A unique feature of this prototype was a mechanical brake built into the idler wheel to the rear of the chassis, guaranteeing the vehicle's stability when firing and avoiding damage to the transmission.<ref>de Mazarrasa, pp. 79–82</ref>

==Conclusions==
Ultimately the Verdeja program's end came with the arrival of military equipment from the United States, beginning in 1953. From 1954, the Spanish Army received 389 M47 Patton Tanks, replacing the T-26s, Panzer Is and Panzer IVs then in service.<ref>Zaloga 1999, pp. 36–37</ref> The Verdeja had become obsolete when compared to larger, relatively more potent tanks such as the German [[Panther tank|Panther]], the Soviet [[T-54]] and the US M47. The T-54 had 200&nbsp;millimetre of steel armor on the turret mantlet, far greater than the Verdeja 2's maximum armor thickness of 40&nbsp;milimetres.<ref>Zaloga 2004</ref> The Soviet 45&nbsp;millimetre model 1932 gun was replaced by the [[T-34|T-34's]] [[F-34 tank gun|76.2&nbsp;millimetre gun]], while the Germans adopted the [[7.5 cm KwK 42|75&nbsp;millimetre L/70 tank gun]] on the Panther. By 1950, Soviet tanks such as the T-54 were armed with the [[D-10 tank gun|D-10T 100&nbsp;millimetre tank gun]], and American tanks adopted the [[90 mm gun|90&nbsp;millimetre main gun]]. Although the Verdeja was Spain's most successful indigenous design,<ref>de Mazarrasa, p. 10</ref> it was outclassed as foreign tank producing countries produced superior products. Furthermore, the need for self-propelled artillery was soon eliminated as the United States offered Spain [[M24_Chaffee#Variants|M37]] and M44 self-propelled howitzers.<ref>Manrique & Molina, p. 36</ref> As a result interest in the Verdeja dried up after 1954. Spain would not attempt another indigenous tank until the advent of the [[Lince (tank)|Lince]] main battle tank in the late 1980s.

==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
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| publisher = MC Ediciones
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| language = Spanish
}}
* {{cite book
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| first = Mikhail
| title = Light Tanks: T-27, T-38, BT, T-26, T-40, T-50, T-60, T-70
| publisher = Ian Allen
| location = London, United Kingdom
| pages = 96
| isbn = 978-0-7110-3163-0}}
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| last = Caballero
| first = Carlos
| coauthors = Lucas Molina
| title = Panzer IV: El puño de la Wehrmacht
| publisher = AF Editores
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| pages = 96
| isbn = 84-96016-81-1
| language = Spanish}}
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| last = de Mazarrasa
| first = Javier
| title = Blindados en España 2ª Parte: La Dificil Postguerra 1939–1960
| publisher = Quirón Ediciones
| month = May | year = 1994
| location = Valladolid, Spain
| pages = 184
| isbn = 84-87314-10-4
| language = Spanish}}
* {{cite book
| last = de Mazarrasa
| first = Javier
| title = Carro de Combate Verdeja
| publisher = L. Carbonell
| location = Barcelona, Spain
| pages = 83
| isbn = 84-86749-02-6
| language = Spanish}}
* {{cite book
| last = de Mazarrasa
| first = Javier
| title = Los Carros de Combate en la Guerra de España 1936–1939 (Vol. 1º)
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| pages = 160
| isbn = 84-87314-37-6
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| pages = 48
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| language = Spanish}}
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|pages= 613
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| language = Spanish}}
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| pages = 48
| isbn = 84-612-1221-7
| language = Spanish}}
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| pages = 64
| isbn = 84-96016-51-X
| language = Spanish}}
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Highlander: The Series Season 2
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Original releaseSeptember 27, 1993 –
May 23, 1994
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The second season of the American fantasy series Highlander: The Series, part of the Highlander franchise, consisted of 22 episodes produced between 1993 and 1994,[1] and began airing on September 27, 1993 in broadcast syndication.[2][3] It continued to follow the adventures of Duncan MacLeod, a 400-year-old Immortal who can only die if he is beheaded. MacLeod is part of the Game, an ongoing battle in which all Immortals have to fight and behead each other until only one is left. Like the first season, the second one was divided into two segments; the first segment was filmed in Vancouver, Canada (as the fictional city of Seacouver, United States)[4] and the second in Paris, France.[5][6]

Cast

The main cast underwent substantial changes during the season. While Adrian Paul as Duncan MacLeod and Stan Kirsch as Richie Ryan returned to play their respective characters, Alexandra Vandernoot who portrayed Tessa Noel decided to leave the show.[7] Thus she only appeared in, and had star billing for, the first four episodes of the season. Although her character was killed in the fourth episode "The Darkness", Vandernoot returned to make a guest appearance in the two-parter season finale "Counterfeit". Jim Byrnes was introduced in the season pilot episode "The Watchers" as MacLeod's Watcher Joe Dawson, a member of a secret society that observes Immortals without interfering in the Game. Philip Akin had star billing in episodes three to fifteen playing martial arts teacher and ex-Navy SEAL Charlie DeSalvo, whose dojo MacLeod buys to live in after Tessa's death. When the production moved to Paris for the second segment of the season, Akin was succeeded in the main cast by Michel Modo, who had star billing in episodes sixteen to twenty-two acting as Maurice Lalonde, a homeless cook living next to MacLeod's barge.[8][9][10]

Actors returning to play recurring characters included Elizabeth Gracen as Amanda, Roland Gift as Xavier St. Cloud and Peter Hudson as Dawson's brother-in-law James Horton, who is the leader of the Hunters, a group of renegade Watchers who believe Immortals must be eliminated. New recurring characters introduced this season were CID Special Agent Renee Delaney, played by Stacey Travis, and baseball natural Carl Robinson, played by Bruce A. Young.[8][9]

Production

The show was a France/Canada co-production by international partners including Gaumont Television (France), Rysher TPE (United States), Reteitalia (Italy)[11] and M6 (France).[1] The co-production partnership of the first season, which generated US$800,000 per episode, has been scaled back for the second season, lowering income.[12] Pre-production of the season began in April 1993.[13] Filming started in June 1993.[14] A study by S. Robert Lichter, president of the independent Center for Media and Public Affairs found that the second season of Highlander was the most violent syndicated show of the 1993-1994 season with 31 scenes of violence in the premiere episodes.[15] Steven Maier, president of international co-production company Steven Maier International and financial consultant on the second season, noted that the beheadings in Highlander might make the show look "extremely violent", but insisted that violence could be depicted in "non-graphic ways" and was "highly stylized."[16] Gaumont president Christian Charret admitted the series got adverse critism for being too violent.[17] The season has been released on DVD in Region 1 on July 29, 2003 by Anchor Bay Entertainment.[18] The second season episodes are available at the online video on demand service Hulu, a joint venture between NBC and Fox Broadcasting Company.[2]

The production staff underwent a number of changes. The executive producers were Bill Panzer, Peter S. Davis, Christian Charret and Marla Ginsberg. Nicolas Clermont was Co-executive producer. David Abramowitz was Creative Consultant. The Producer was Ken Gord. Marc du Pontavice was Associate Producer and Denis Leroy was Coordinating Producer. The Executive Script Editor was David Tynan, who also contributed scripts along staff and freelance writers, Brad Wright among the latter. Brent Karl Clackson was line producer in Canada, succeeded by Patrick Millet (with the title of production manager) on the Paris segment. The regular directors were Clay Borris and Dennis Berry. The fencing coach, Bob Anderson, who coined for himself the title of Master of Swords,[19] resumed his charge from the third episode onwards, after David Boushey choreographed the fights of episode two. 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.[20]

The first segment of the season was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Episodes

The second season's episodes are altogether 1060 minutes in length.[18]

# Title[8][9] Director[8][9] Writer[8][9] Original airdate[2] Production code[1]
01"The Watchers"Clay BorrisMarie-Chantal DroneySeptember 27, 199393201-23
MacLeod, Tessa and Richie settle back in the antique shop in the United States. Following a clue written by Darius on the Fifth Chronicle, MacLeod finds Horton's bookshop and meets Dawson, Horton's daughter Lynn (Kehli O'Byrne) and her fiancé Robert (Cameron Bancroft). Dawson explains all about the Watchers to MacLeod, who follows Dawson to find Horton. Horton kills Robert when Robert considers leaving the Hunters because MacLeod spared his life. MacLeod meets Horton, who admits having killed Darius and Robert in presence of Dawson and Lynn. MacLeod stabs Horton but Horton shots him dead. When MacLeod revives, Dawson, Horton and Lynn have disappeared.
02"Studies in Light"Peter EllisNaomi JanzenOctober 4, 199393202-24
MacLeod, Tessa and Richie visit the photograph exhibition of MacLeod's friend Gregor Powers (Joel Wyner). There MacLeod meets Linda Plager (Sheila Moore), who was his lover in 1938 and is now an old, ailing lady. While MacLeod ponders whether he will tell Linda about his immortality, Powers nearly kills Richie trying to make him show some fear of death. MacLeod realizes Powers has seen too many people die and is now desperate and nihilist. MacLeod nearly beheads him to make him feel fear again. Later, MacLeod reveals his immortality to Linda as she lies dying.
03"Turnabout"Clay BorrisDavid TynanOctober 11, 199393203-25
Immortal Michael Moore (Geraint Wyn Davies) visits MacLeod for help because Moore's nemesis Quenten Barnes has reappeared. MacLeod helps Moore to track Barnes, but nobody, including Moore, realizes that Barnes is actually Moore's alternate, evil personality. Tessa attracts Barnes' interest and he nearly strangles her before MacLeod intervenes. MacLeod and Moore eventually realize the truth, and as Moore begs MacLeod to kill him so that Barnes dies, MacLeod beheads Moore.
04"The Darkness"Paolo BarzmanChristian Bouveron & Lawrence ShoreOctober 18, 199393204-26
MacLeod and Tessa spend the evening in a gypsy cafe where small-time psychic Greta (Traci Lords) tells Tessa to leave the city because she is in danger. Then Tessa is kidnapped by Pallin Wolf (Andrew Jackson), a Hunter who uses mortals as a bait to kill Immortals in a dark room using night vision goggles. MacLeod enlists Greta's help and finally locates Wolf's house. MacLeod kills Wolf and frees Tesssa with Richie and tells them to go to the car while he searches Wolf's house; there Tessa and Richie are shot dead by a drug addict mugging for money. While Richie revives, becoming Immortal, Tessa dies. MacLeod is devastated and leaves the antique shop.
05"Eye For An Eye"Dennis BerryElizabeth Baxter and Martin BrousselletOctober 25, 199393205-27
MacLeod buys Charlie DeSalvo's dojo to live in and asks Charlie to run it for him. Richie attracts the ire of Immortal Annie Devlin (Sheena Easton) by foiling her attempt at a terror attack against the Irish embassy. MacLeod trains Richie at swordfight and tries to convince Devlin not to fight Richie, but fails. Richie eventually wins his fight against Devlin, but is unable to behead her.
06"The Zone"Clay BorrisPeter MohanNovember 1, 199393206-28
Dawson asks MacLeod to see if Canaan (Santino Buda), the leader of the derelict neighborhood called the Zone, is Immortal. MacLeod enters the Zone with Charlie, who has grown up there. MacLeod makes sure Canaan is mortal and decides to end Canaan's rule. MacLeod and Charlie gather the inhabitants of the Zone, but Canaan comes to the meeting with his thugs. MacLeod and Charlie fight them and stop Canaan.
07"The Return of Amanda"Dennis BerryStory by Guy Mullaly; teleplay by David TynanNovember 8, 199393207-29
In 1936 in Berlin, Germany, Amanda steals money plates while MacLeod wants to smuggle scientist Lev Arkin (Michael Puttonen) to England. When MacLeod's contact Werner (Robert Wisden) betrays him, MacLeod has no choice but to trust Amanda to fly Arkin away while he escapes on road. In the present, Amanda is wanted by FBI and asks MacLeod for help. MacLeod quickly figures out that Amanda wants to counterfeit money with the old plates, but so does Special Agent Palance (Don S. Davis), who blackmails them into giving him the plates before shooting them dead. MacLeod and Amanda revive shortly after and frame Palance thanks to Richie who has filmed the whole scene.
08"Revenge of the Sword"Clay BorrisAubrey SolomonNovember 15, 199393208-30
Charlie's young friend Jimmy Song (Dustin Nguyen) films a kung fu movie in the dojo. As a stuntman is poisoned and the set is vandalized, it becomes clear that someone wants Jimmy out. MacLeod reluctantly agrees to protect the young, arrogant star. MacLeod discovers Jimmy used to work for undergound boss Johnny Leong (Robert Ito) and revealed Leong's gang activities in the movie script. Jimmy decides to kill Leong himself, but he is overpowered by Leong's thugs. MacLeod fights Leong's men and frees Jimmy.
09"Run For Your Life"Dennis BerryNaomi JanzenNovember 22, 199393209-31
In 1926, MacLeod saved Immortal Carl Robinson from white supremacist lynchers in Louisiana. In the present, Robinson is chased by racist policeman Carter (Geza Kovacs) who turns out to be a Hunter determined to kill him. MacLeod helps Robinson overcome his hate against racists and ambush Carter. Robinson then resumes his baseball career and plans to become a politician.
10"Epitaph for Tommy"Clay BorrisPhilip John TaylorNovember 29, 199393210-32
MacLeod is challenged by Immortal Anthony Gallen (Roddy Piper) but their fight is interrupted by Tommy Bannen, who is killed by Gallen. MacLeod meets Tommy's mother (Jan D'Arcy) at the funeral and, touched by her grief, investigates Tommy's employers Mike (Ken Camroux) and Suzanne Honniger (Andrea Roth). MacLeod discovers Tommy had been hired by Mike to kill Gallen. Gallen and his lover Suzanne want to take over her father's company; they kill Mike, then Gallen kills Suzanne and fights MacLeod, who beheads him.
11"The Fighter"Peter EllisMorrie RuvinskyJanuary 31, 199493211-33
In 1891, Tommy Sullivan (Bruce Weitz) talked MacLeod into a prizefight against the local boxing champion, Joe Brock, which MacLeod won, despite the intervention of the police. Sullivan then killed Wilson (Russell Roberts), the promoter to recover the one thousand dollars of the prize. In the present, Sullivan is training a young boxer (Wren Roberts) and trying to go out with Iris (Cali Timmins), a maid at the bar owned by promoter Frank Coleman (Tom McBeath). Sullivan kills him when he tries to buy his protegee, then he kills his own protegee for betraying him. MacLeod decides that his friend has gone too far, challenges him and beheads him.
12"Under Color of Authority"Clay BorrisPeter MohanFebruary 7, 199493212-34
Richie saves Lauren (Deanna Milligan) from bounty hunter Mako (Jonathan Banks). MacLeod remembers how Mako had killed his friend Tim Ramsey (Lochlyn Munro) in 1882 because he put the letter before the spirit of the law. Mako won't let go of Lauren, who has accidentally killed her violent husband, so Richie ignores MacLeod's advice and flees with Lauren. Mako chases them and hits Lauren with his car, killing her. An infuriated Richie fights Mako and beheads him. MacLeod tells Richie to leave the town.
13"Bless the Child"Clay BorrisElizabeth Baxter and Martin BrousselletFebruary 14, 199493213-35
While camping in the mountains, MacLeod and Charlie meet Sara Lightfoot (Michelle Thrush) and a baby who are fleeing the Hoskins family. MacLeod and Charlie help Sara escape across the mountains, but MacLeod's growing suspicions that Sara is not the mother of the baby are eventually confirmed. While MacLeod goes to talk to Avery Hoskins (Ed Lauter) who agrees to end the feud peacefully, Avery's brother Billy (Jon Cuthbert) drops to the rocky edge where they are and falls to his death. Sara agrees to give the baby back to his father.
14"Unholy Alliance[21]"Peter EllisDavid TynanFebruary 21, 199493214-36
Xavier St. Cloud uses mercenaries to behead fellow Immortals. Dawson warns MacLeod and MacLeod and Charlie barely escape Xavier's attack unscathed, but the dojo sustains heavy damage. MacLeod chases Xavier and meets Special Agent Renee Delaney in the process. Despite MacLeod's warnings, Charlie insists on following him. MacLeod punches Charlie so that Charlie does not witness his fight with Xavier, but Charlie sees Horton shoot MacLeod in the chest, before getting shot himself. Horton and his Hunters turn out to be Xavier's associates. MacLeod breaks into the Dawson family crypt to find Horton's grave empty and is infuriated to find that Dawson knew that Horton was alive.
15"Unholy Alliance Part Two"Peter EllisDavid TynanFebruary 28, 199493215-37
Charlie is slowly recovering and demands to know how MacLeod could survive several shots in the chest, which MacLeod says "is magic." MacLeod unsuccessfully tries to lose Special Agent Delaney on his way to Paris where Xavier and Horton have gone. After several skirmishes involving Delaney being shot in the arm, Dawson finally shots Horton. MacLeod uses his new neighbour Maurice to find Xavier's address, fights Xavier and beheads him. As MacLeod and Delaney kiss goodbye, Horton watches them in the background, alive.
16"The Vampire"Dennis BerryJ.P. CoutureMarch 7, 199493216-38
In 1840, MacLeod was doing business in Paris with merchantmen Henry Jacom (Trevor Peacock) and William Stillwell (Peter Vizard). Stillwell is seemingly killed by a vampire. MacLeod realizes Immortal Nicholas Ward (Jeremy Brudenell) is Juliette Jacom (Tonya Kinzinger)'s fiancee and as the "vampire" kills Jacom and vampire hunter Alan Baines (Denis Lill), MacLeod suspects Ward and challenges him, but their fight is interrupted. In the present, MacLeod's friend Helene Piper (Nathalie Presles), who is Ward's lover, mourns her father, and as her producer Peter Wells (Jack Galloway) is killed too, MacLeod recognizes Ward's modus operandi. He challenges Ward and beheads him.
17"Warmonger"Bruno GantillonChristian Bouveron and Lawrence ShoreMarch 14, 199493217-39
Immortal Arthur Drake (Peter Firth) kills President Chescu (André Oumansky). Journalist Beth Vaughn (Angeline Ball) wants to prove his guilt and meets him at the ballet. MacLeod witnesses them and prevents Eli Jarmel (Tom Watson) to kill Drake, who has killed his family years ago. Vaughn investigates MacLeod. MacLeod cannot prevent Eli to shoot Drake and get shot in the process. MacLeod refuses to intervene because he has promised to do so in 1919 after Drake let his lover Katerina (Anna Miasedova) and her family live. Eli points out his vanity to him, and dies. MacLeod changes his mind, fights Drake and beheads him.
18"Pharaoh's Daughter"Dennis BerryElizabeth BaxterApril 25, 199493218-40
MacLeod follows a Buzz and finds fellow Immortal Nefertiri still in her sarcophagus where she has just spent two thousand years. They are followed by Immortal Marcus Constantine, who had been Nefertiri's lover in 30 BC, when Nefertiri mistress Cleopatra committed suicide because Rome had conquered Egypt. Defiant at first, MacLeod realizes Constantine is genuinely decided to make peace with Nefertiri, but Nefertiri never forgave Constantine for conquering Egypt, so she kills Constantine's wife Angela. Constantine refuses to defend himself when she challenges him, so MacLeod intervenes to prevent Constantine from getting killed. He fights her and beheads her.
19"Legacy"Paolo BarzmanDavid TynanMay 2, 199493219-41
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"Prodigal Son"Dennis BerryChristian Bouveron & Lawrence ShoreMay 9, 199493220-42
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"Counterfeit, Part I"Paolo BarzmanStory by David Tynan; teleplay by Brad WrightMay 16, 199493221-43
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"Counterfeit, Part II"Dennis BerryDavid TynanMay 23, 199493222-44
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 Two
Set details[18][22] Special features[18][22]
  • Adrian Paul audio and video commentary on "The Return of Amanda" and "Revenge of the Sword"
  • Bill Panzer and/or David Abramowitz commentary on all episodes
  • Lost scenes
  • "Watcher Chronicles" : character profiles
  • Scripts of all episodes
  • Director and actor biographies
  • Shooting schedules of "Studies in Light", "Turnabout" and "Unholy Alliance"
  • Trivia game
  • Photo gallery
Release dates
Region 1
July 29, 2003

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  21. ^ Also referred to as "Unholy Alliance Part One".
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