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|The following is the guides to Highlander : The Series |
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Highlander - The Series: First Season
Regular Cast:
Adrian Paul as Duncan Macleod
Alexandra Vandernoot as Tessa Noel
Stan Kirsch as Richie Ryan
The Episodes:
The Gathering
Written by Dan Gordon
Directed by Thomas J. Wright
Guest Stars:
Christopher Lambert as Connor Macleod
Richard Moll as Slan Quince
Wendell Wright as Sgt. Powell
Summary:
Duncan Macleod is roused from his peaceful existence with the love of
his life, Tessa Noel, when he is confronted by two fellow Immortals
from his past. Connor MacLeod, (played by Christopher Lambert,
reprising his role from the films) an old friend and fellow clansman,
finds Duncan after many years and attempts to convince him to join the
fray in the battle of Good versus Evil. Connor also has plans to
finish off the likes of Slan Quince (Played by Richard Moll) an Evil
Immortal who has tracked down Duncan with plans of combat. Realizing
that he can be a threat, Duncan confronts Richie and later befriends
the boy. The threats of Slan Quince come to an end on a bridge when
Duncan saves the life of his comrade Connor and gains a powerful
Quickening at the expense of Slan.
An Innocent Man
Written by Dan Gordon
Directed by Jorge Montesi
Guest Stars:
John Novack as Sheriff Howard Crowley
Victor Young as Lucas Desiree
Vincent Schiavelli as Leo Atkins
Amanda Wyss as Randi McFarland
Wendell Wright as Sgt. Powell
Summary:
A Immortal friend of MacLeod's has been beheaded in his isolated
mountain retreat where he had hoped, like Duncan, to retire from the
fights for awhile. A brain damaged, homeless veteran is charged with
the grisly murder. MacLeod must try to clear this innocent man and
unravel the mystery of who has Killed his friend.
The Road Not Taken
Written by Terry Nelson
Directed by Thomas J. Wright
Guest Stars:
Dustin Nguyen as Chu Lin
Soon-teck Oh as Kiem Sun
Wendell Wright as Sgt. Powell
Christianne Hirt as Angie
Summary:
A deadly herbal drug takes the life of Richie's friend and MacLeod
suspects the drug comes from another Immortal. This once Good Immortal
had long sought to perfect this herbal drug and remove its lethal side
effects for the betterment of mankind but became enchanted in the
power that such a substance can give him. MacLeod must match wits and
swords with this clever Immortal in order to find the drug and destroy
it before it consumes more lives. This episode underlines the saying
that "The road to hell is paved with good intentions." A cautionary
tale for all, mortal and Immortal.
Bad Day in Building A
Written by Kevin Droney
Directed by Jorge Montesi
Guest Stars:
Andrew Divoff as Bryan Slade
Amanda Wyss as Randi McFarland
Jay Brazeau as Commissioner Comansk
Summary:
While visiting a courtroom to clear up some of Tessa's traffic
tickets. MacLeod, Tessa and Richie are taken hostage by a desperate
band of men, bent on freeing their leader, Slade, from imprisonment.
Slade runs his gang with paramilitary precision, and when his demands
are not met, he chooses a hostage to sacrifice. MacLeod makes sure the
hostage is himself and "returns from the dead" to haunt and hunt down
the killers one by one.
Free Fall
Written by Philip John Taylor
Directed by Thomas J. Wright
Guest Stars:
Joan Jett as Felicia Martins
Eli Gabay as Devereux
Jay Brazeau as Commissioner Comanski
Summary:
A beautiful young woman throws herself to her death, only to revive
with the realization that she is an Immortal. Through her Immortal
senses, she seeks out Duncan as her mentor and becomes amorously
involved with Richie. Unknown to Richie and Duncan there is more to
this "ingenue" than meets the eye. She is in fact a long-time
Immortal, engaged in a wily scheme to trap MacLeod, behead him and
acquire his immense power through the Quickening. MacLeod must see
through her deception in time to protect not only himself but also
Richie.
Deadly Medicine
Written by Robert L. McCullough
Directed by Ray Austin
Guest Stars:
Joe Pantoliano as Doctor Wilder
Amanda Wyss as Randi McFarland
Summary:
MacLeod is the victim of a hit-and-run auto accident which would take
the life of any mere mortal. After a remarkable recovery in the
hospital emergency room, Duncan is discovered by a doctor who becomes
obsessed in seeking out Duncan MacLeod's secret of regeneration.
Meanwhile, Tessa and Richie, unaware that Duncan is being held
captive, search for the missing Highlander.
Mountain Men
Written by Marie-Chantal Droney
Directed by Thomas J. Wright
Guest Stars:
Marc Singer as Caleb
Wes Studi as Sheriff Benson
John Dennis Johnston as Carl the Hermit
Summary:
Tessa is kidnapped by a band of primitive survivalists who live off
the land in the vastness of the Pacific Northwest. MacLeod must
utilize his own skills, honed a hundred and fifty years earlier, when
he roamed the same mountain fastness. Duncan trails these land pirates
while the leader, Caleb, falls in love with Tessa. When Duncan
confronts Caleb, he soon learns that the only way to resolve his claim
on the woman he loves is a fight to the death of the most elemental
kind.
Revenge is Sweet
Written by Loraine Despres
Directed by Ray Austin
Guest Stars:
Vanity as Rebecca Lord
Christoph Ohrt as Walter Reinhardt
Christianne Hirt as Angie
Tim Reid as Sgt. Bennett
Summary:
Seeking revenge for the apparent death of her lover, a woman toys with
Duncan before she attempts to kill him by the same means...the
ancient sword. Unbeknownst to her, the lover is an Immortal and is
using her in a cat and mouse game to draw out MacLeod for their final
confrontation.
The Sea Witch
Written by David Tynan
Directed by Thomas J. Wright
Guest Stars:
Stephen Macht as Alexei Voshin
Johannah Newmarch as Nikki
Summary:
When an old friend accidentally involves Richie in a drug deal,
MacLeod and Tessa become the targets of a malicious drug dealer.
Duncan locates the drug dealer's hideout in an old steamer called
"The Sea Witch II." Duncan has flashbacks of a time when he smuggled
refugees out of Stalinist Russia.
Eyewitness
Written by David Tynan
Directed by Ray Austin
Guest Stars:
Tom Butler as Andrew Ballin
Amanda Wyss as Randi McFarland
Tim Reid as Sgt. Bennett
Summary:
Tessa witnesses the murder of a painter, Anne Wheeler. The absence of
a body leads everyone but MacLeod to doubt her story. MacLeod
supports Tessa in her quest to obtain justice for the woman. He soon
discovers that the killer is an Immortal on the police force and that
Tessa is in imminent danger.
Family Tree
Written by Kevin Droney
Directed by Jorge Montesi
Guest Stars:
J.E. Freeman as Joe Scanlon
Peter Deluise as Clinch
Tamsin Kelsey as Mrs. Gustavson
Matthew Walker as Ian MacLeod
Summary:
Richie Ryan attempts to learn more about his parents, whom he has
never known. As he moves forward with the information about his
parents, he falls prey to a con man who needs a place to hide and a
lot of money. While MacLeod and Tessa try to keep Richie from being
hurt, Duncan relives his own painful experiences when he first learned
that he was an Immortal and was renounced by the man he had always
believed to be his father.
See No Evil
Written by Brian Clemens
Directed by Thomas J. Wright
Guest Stars:
John Hertzler as Marcus Korolus
Dee McCafferty as the Scalper
Moira Walley as Natalie Ward
Amanda Wyss as Randi McFarland
Tim Reid as Sgt. Bennet
Summary:
There is a mad, vicious serial killer loose in the city and no woman
is safe from his demented taste for murder. MacLeod's interest in this
case grows as he notices that the serial killer's pattern for murder
is similar to that of the famous "Scalper Murders" back in the 1920's.
Then the Scalper was an Immortal who, betrayed by the woman he
loved, became a killer. To end the carnage, Duncan was forced to
confront and kill the Immortal back in 1921. Now the killings have
started again, the modern day killer mimicking the 70-year-old M.O.,
killing in the same locations as the previous murders.It falls to
Duncan and Tessa to stop this madman.
Band of Brothers
Written by Marie-Chantal Droney
Directed by Rene Manzor
Guest Stars:
Werner Stocker as Darius
James Horan as Grayson
Earl Pastko as Victor Paulus
Amanda Wyss as Randi McFarland
Summary:
A warning comes from MacLeod's old friend Darius, a monk over 2000
years old. He explains to Duncan that he may be stalked by a powerful
Immortal, Grayson. Both MacLeod and Grayson were proteges of Darius.
Grayson, using the knowledge and power he learned from Darius, became
a ruthless arms merchant. Meanwhile, Grayson plots to assassinate
Victor Paulus, a mortal student of Darius, and it is up to MacLeod to
protect him. Duncan later joins Richie and Tessa in France where they
live while Tessa takes up her new job as curator of a special
collection of l8th century art.
For Evil's Sake
Written by David Abramowitz and Fabrice Ziolkowski
Directed by Ray Austin
Guest Stars:
Peter Howitt as Kuyler
Hugues Leforestier as Inspector Lebrun
Summary:
An Evil Immortal, Kuyler, has hired himself out down through time as
an assassin... the most successful killer in all of history. He
strikes again in modern day Paris using his signature disguise as a
mime. A French police detective, Lebrun, suspects that Duncan is
connected to Kuyler, but of course cannot imagine that Kuyler once
killed a seventeenth century baron under MacLeod's protection. When
the policeman is wounded saving Tessa from Kuyler's men, MacLeod hunts
down this Immortal assassin and puts an end to his centuries-old reign
of terror.
For Tomorrow We Die
Written by Philip John Taylor
Directed by Robin Davis
Guest Stars:
Roland Gift as Xavier St Cloud
Werner Stocker as Darius
Hugues Leforestier as Inspector Lebrun
Summary:
MacLeod stumbles across the trail of an Immortal, Xavier, who has
lived in hedonistic splendor down through the ages by ruthlessly
robbing and killing innocent men and women. MacLeod had nearly fallen
victim to this remorseless killer behind the front lines during World
War One, when Xavier first began using poison gas. In modern day
Paris, MacLeod must track down him down before he kills again.
The Beast Below
Written by Marie-Chantal Droney
Directed by Daniel Vigne
Guest Stars:
Christian Van Acker as Ursa
Dee Dee Bridgewater as Carolyn
Werner Stocker as Darius
Summary:
A mysterious death at the Paris Opera re-acquaints Duncan with Ursa,
one of the strangest Immortals he has met. Ursa is a hulking giant
that is more beast than man and has lived in a cave in the vast empty
wilderness of the Alps. Persecuted by men, Ursa was taken to an abbey
as a place of refuge by Duncan centuries ago. Ursa now makes the
sewers and mysterious catacombs under the streets of Paris his home.
Over the years, Ursa has listened to the music that emanates from the
opera and fallen in love with the beautiful singer, Carolyn. Carolyn
however, is not the Beauty to his Beast nor Christine to his Phantom.
She is a vindictive, ambitious woman that tries to use Ursa's innocent
soul to murder her rival. Macleod must keep this sometimes dangerous
giant from being exploited by this woman, who uses all of her wiles to
turn Ursa against Duncan.
Saving Grace
Written by Elizabeth Baxter and Martin Broussellet
Directed by Ray Austin
Guest Stars:
Julia Stemberger as Grace
Georges Corraface as Carlos Sendaro
Werner Stocker as Darius
Summary:
Grace Chandler, a good Immortal, has been working for the betterment
of mankind as a scientist over the centuries. Her tragic flaw is
another Immortal, Carlos Sendaro. A former conquistador and intrepid
explorer, Carlos possesses an obsessive love for Grace which will
admit no rivals. Sendaro, in modern day Paris, slays Grace's lover.
When she refuses to run off with him, he pins the murder on her. She
turns to Duncan for help and although she realizes that there may be
only one in the end, she wants no harm to come to either of these two
Immortal men.
The Lady and the Tiger
Written by Philip John Taylor
Directed by Robin Davis
Guest Stars:
Elizabeth Gracen as Amanda
Jason Isaacs as Zachary Blaine
Summary:
A day at the circus becomes a high wire act for MacLeod when he is
reunited with an Immortal femme-fatale, Amanda, who has always meant
big trouble for him. This time he is in a deadly triangle as Amanda
plots a daring, high stakes burglary and tries to avoid the vengeance
of her former partner who has escaped from prison and wants her head.
Avenging Angel
Written by Fabrice Ziolkowski
Directed by Paolo Barzman
Guest Stars:
Martin Kemp as Alfred Cahill
Sandra Nelson as Elaine
Summary:
A brand-new Immortal turns vigilante, obsessed with the idea that he
has been chosen to wage a crusade against "perversion" cuts a bloody
path through Paris, menacing an old friend of Tessa. MacLeod alone
knows this killer and can stop him.
Eye of the Beholder
Written by Christian Bouveron and Larry Shore
Directed by Dennis Berry
Guest Stars:
Nigel Terry as Garbiel Piton
Katia Douvalian as Maya
Summary:
Richie meets a beautiful young woman who leads him into the
world of Haute couture. His youthful jealousy causes him to run
afoul of a world-class fashion designer, who is actually a deadly
Immortal.
Nowhere to Run
Written by David Abramowitz
Directed by Dennis Berry
Guest Stars:
Peter Guinness as Colonel Everett Bellian
Anthony Head as Allan Rothwood
Jason Riddington as Mark Rothwood
Marion Cotillard as Lori Bellian
Summary:
The step-daughter of an Immortal mercenary is raped by the son of a
diplomat, and Duncan must protect Tessa, Richie, and the guilty young
man from the mercenary's vengeance.
The Hunters
Written by Kevin Droney
Directed by Paolo Barzman
Guest Stars:
Roger Daltrey as Hugh Fitzcairn
Werner Stocker as Darius
Peter Hudson as Horton
Summary:
Duncan teams up with another immortal to find out why their immortal
friends are disappearing without a trace -- including Darius.