
Four Feather Falls
1960 · ITV1 · 15 min · 1 season
S01E39 · Ride 'Em Cowboy
Thu, 17 Nov, 10:00 pm
Tex takes part in the rodeo against Silver City's best rider, Bart Stevens, who decides to cheat by using Pedro and Fernando to sabotage his opponents.
About
Four Feather Falls was an animated puppet TV show produced by Gerry Anderson for Granada Television that aired on the ITV network in 1960.
The setting is the late 19th-century fictional Kansas town of Four Feather Falls, where the hero of the series, Tex Tucker, is a sheriff. The four feathers of the title refers to four magical feathers given to Tex by the Indian chief Kalamakooya as a reward for saving his grandson: two allowed Tex's guns to swivel and fire without being touched whenever he was in danger, and two conferred the power of speech on Tex's horse and dog.
Episodes
- E01
How It Began
Thu, 25 Feb· 15 minTex finds and shelters an Indian boy and is rewarded with four magic feathers.
- E02
Kidnapped
Thu, 3 Mar· 15 minPedro and Fernando take "Doc" Haggerty and hold him hostage.
- E03
Pedro Has a Plan
Thu, 10 Mar· 15 minPedro and Fernando plan to rid themselves of the sheriff.
- E04
Pedro's Pardon
Thu, 17 Mar· 15 minPedro decides to "go straight" and become respectable.
- E05
A Close Shave
Thu, 24 Mar· 15 minPedro and Fernando plot again to foil the sheriff.
- E06
Indian Attack
Thu, 31 Mar· 15 minPedro and Fernando try to steal Tex's magic feathers.
- E07
Sheriff for a Day
Thu, 7 Apr· 15 minTex is called away and lends his magic guns to Little Jake.
- E08
Dusty Becomes Deputy
Thu, 14 Apr· 15 minPedro and Fernando aim to rob the bank while Tex is away.
- E09
Gunrunners
Thu, 21 Apr· 15 minTex and Dusty go in search of villains selling guns to Indians.
- E10
Trouble at Yellow Gulch
Thu, 28 Apr· 15 minPedro and Fernando hold Four Feather Falls to ransom.
- E11
Frame Up
Thu, 5 May· 15 minTex rides off alone into the desert, unaware of a ghostly legend.
- E12
Gold Diggers
Thu, 12 May· 15 minFernando and Pedro ask to spend the night in Tex's jail.
- E13
Gold Is Where You Find It
Thu, 19 May· 15 minPedro and Fernando try to swindle the people of Four Feather Falls out of their savings.
- E14
Trapped
Thu, 26 May· 15 minLittle Jake and Makooya head to the creek for some fishing. Finding a cave along the way they decided on a little spelunking. They interrupt Red Scalp at work while he's manufacturing counterfeit money and he quickly seals them in.
- E15
The Best Laid Plans
Thu, 2 June· 15 minHank Frisbee arrives in town and tells Pedro and Fernando about his plan to rob the bank. Nobody knows him in Four Feather Falls, so he reckons on taking a room over the bank, then they'll be able to cut a way in. Frisbee takes the room, then goes off to the saloon where he buys drinks all round and gets music and singing going; the noise is supposed to cover up the row that Pedro and Fernando make as they cut their way into the bank. The plan works fine until Pedro gets stuck as he tries to clamber through the hole into the bank and makes an almighty row. Tex hears the noise and guesses that it's coming from the bank. Frisbee tries to stop Tex from going to investigate, He draws his firearms, but Tex and the magic guns win the fight. Pedro and Fernando hear the shooting, they grab hold of an iron box, and make a run for it. But there's nothing in the box except a collection of old iron, They decide to go back to Four Feather Falls and join Hank in jail - at least they'll be able to get something to eat there, even if they haven't got the gold.
- E16
Escort
Thu, 9 June· 15 minTex Tucker releases Pedro and Fernando from custody, but neither is keen to leave the comfort of the jail. On their way out they overhear a message from a Mister Huckenbacker requesting a Sheriff's escort into Four Feather Falls. Huckenbacker is on his way to town with a load of gold, so Pedro and Fernando decide to pose as sheriffs so they can steal all the gold. Big Ben, too, has heard this news and hits the trail to meet with the gold shipment. Can Tex deal with all the robbers?
- E17
The Toughest Guy in the West
Thu, 16 June· 15 minGrandpa Twink is a teller of tales and his buddies tease him about his supposed heroics. Twink redeems himself when he captures Indian Jack, a notorious renegade.
- E18
Ghost of a Chance
Thu, 23 June· 15 minMarvin Jackson is trying to sell the Eureka Silver Mine, but the main buyer, Harman, pays Pedro and Fernando to pretend to be ghosts to bring the price down.
- E19
Gunplay
Thu, 30 June· 15 minTwo cattle rustlers, Johnny Pasto and The Nevado Kid, challenge Tucker to fight without his magic guns.
- E20
A Lawman Rides Alone
Thu, 7 July· 15 minSheriff Tucker receives a wanted poster for Blackie and Whitey Strutt who, along with a third man robbed a Wells Fargo office. Soon the trio arrive in Four Feather Falls.
- E21
Jailbreak
Thu, 14 July· 15 minZack Morrill a bandit wanted for murder, cattle rustling, horse stealing and train robbery, has a wanted poster outside the Sheriff's office offering a reward of £500 for the capture of him. Pedro sees the poster and decides to help Tex capture a criminal in return for the reward money.
- E22
A Little Bit of Luck
Thu, 21 July· 15 minTex is away visiting family and the marshal filling in for him, Ike Burns, is hopelessly ineffective. But the sheriff's a crook and is not a real lawman and is secretly in league with Big Ben and another outlaw called Johnny.
- E23
Land Grabbers
Thu, 28 July· 15 minThe Circle Z Ranch is under siege from Morg Fenton and Big Ben, but Tex discovers it is outside his area of juristiction and cannot help defend it.
- E24
Once a Lawman
Thu, 4 Aug· 15 minWith the townspeople unhappy with Tex's dealing of a spate of robberies, Tex turns in his badge.
- E25
Election Day
Thu, 11 Aug· 15 minUsually Tex is the only one to run for sheriff on election days, but this time Pedro makes a bid for the position.
- E26
Gunfight on Main Street
Thu, 18 Aug· 15 minTex's old friend, Cass Morgan, arrives in town looking for two men, Tobin and Billy Pinto, who he says killed his brother during a robbery. He tells Tex to stay out of it which he does until a telegram arrives telling Tex who the real killer is.
- E27
A Bad Name
Thu, 25 Aug· 15 minBig Ben needs Tex's help after being falsely accused of stealing cattle.
- E28
Horse Thieves
Thu, 1 Sept· 15 minBig Ben tells Pedro and Fernando that a partner of his is paying good money for horses. He persuades the banditos to steal all of the horses in Four Feather Falls, which they do including Tex's own horse Rocky.
- E29
The Ma Jones Story
Thu, 8 Sept· 15 minMa Jones falls for a scam by two con men and is almost swindled out of her shop.
- E30
Bandits Abroad
Thu, 15 Sept· 15 minFernando bears a striking resemblance to another master criminal, called Pancho Gomez, so Pedro comes up with an idea to get the $200 reward money for capturing him.
- E31
A Cure for Everything
Thu, 22 Sept· 15 minA medicine man arrives in town claiming to have a cure for everything and almost puts Doc Haggerty out of business before he discovers the true source of the medicines.
- E32
Teething Troubles
Thu, 29 Sept· 15 minRocky has a toothache, but nothing anyone says can persuade him to have his tooth removed by Doc Haggerty.
- E33
Buffalo Rocky
Thu, 6 Oct· 15 minWhen several horses are stolen, the only suspects seems to be a buffalo. But it is actually a clever horse thief covering his tracks by wearing false buffalo hooves.
- E34
Safe as Houses
Thu, 13 Oct· 15 minMissouri Mike arrives in town claiming to be able to sell things to people they didn't even know they wanted including selling safes $5 each with a free bottle of brandy. But the brandy is drugged and Mike is actually a criminal planning to rob the town blind.
- E35
First Train Through
Thu, 20 Oct· 15 minThe railroad finally comes to Four Feather Falls connecting it to Dallas, however someone keeps sabotaging the tracks.
- E36
Fancy Shooting
Thu, 27 Oct· 15 minThe 'fastest and bestest in the westest' Gunman, Buck Reevers, arrives in town, worrying Tex that he will attract other gunmen to the town.
- E37
Happy Birthday
Thu, 3 Nov· 15 minThe townspeople plan a party for Tex's birthday.
- E38
Ambush
Thu, 10 Nov· 15 minRed Scalp leads an Indian war party on a raid to ambush the train from Dallas and steal the $10,000 payroll on board, with the help of bank messenger William J. Haddon, who is apparently kidnapped during the raid to add some authenticity. But Red Scalp decides to double-cross Haddon and keep all the money for himself, until Tex recovers Haddon and the money.
- E39
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Thu, 17 Nov· 15 minTex takes part in the rodeo against Silver City's best rider, Bart Stevens, who decides to cheat by using Pedro and Fernando to sabotage his opponents.
Cast

Nicholas Parsons
Sheriff Tex Tucker (speaking voice)

Michael Holliday
Sheriff Tex Tucker (singing voice)

Kenneth Connor
Various

David Graham
Various

Denise Bryer
Various