William Tell The Ensign (Season 1, Episode 24)
TV Episode | Adventure, Family, History

William Tell

The Ensign (Season 1, Episode 24)

TV Episode | Adventure, Family, History

When faced with conflict between duty and conscience, Fritz, a young Austrian soldier, unexpectedly turns not to Gessler, but to William Tell for help - a move which places the resistance leader's life in great peril.

Director

Quentin Lawrence

Writers

Max Savage (written by) | Leslie Arliss (written by)

Producer

Leslie Arliss

Cinematographer

Brendan J. Stafford (as Brendon Stafford)

Editor

Derek Chambers (as Derek Hyde Chambers)

Casting Director

Harry Fine

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Updated Feb 23, 1959

Release date

Feb 23, 1959 (United Kingdom)

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Conrad Phillips William Tell William Tell See fewer	Uncle Silas (1989)
Willoughby Goddard Gessler Gessler See fewer	The Last Days of Pompeii (1984)
Nigel Green The Bear The Bear See fewer	Zulu (1964)
John Carson Fritz Fritz See fewer	Doomsday (I) (2008)
Edward Evans Hoffman Hoffman See fewer	Lifeforce (1985)
Andre Van Gyseghem Grand Duke Grand Duke See fewer	The March of the Peasants (1952)
Julian Somers Hugo Hugo See fewer	A Night to Remember (1958)
John Maxim Trooper Strauss Trooper Strauss See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Anthony Richmond Hoffman's son. Hoffman's son. See fewer	Devil Girl from Mars (1954)