William Tell The Elixir (Season 1, Episode 9)
TV Episode | 25 min | Adventure, Family, History

William Tell

The Elixir (Season 1, Episode 9)

TV Episode | 25 min | Adventure, Family, History

A local monastery, run by Italian monks, is making a delicious brew, then donating the proceeds to founding a school for Swiss children. Never one to pass up an opportunity to swell his coffers, Gessler arrests the holy men.

Director

Terry Bishop

Writers

Ralph Smart (original story) | Lindsay Galloway (teleplay)

Producer

Ralph Smart

Cinematographer

Arthur Graham

Editor

Derek Chambers (as Derek Hyde Chambers)

Casting Director

Harry Fine

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 10, 1958

Release date

Nov 10, 1958 (United Kingdom)

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Conrad Phillips William Tell William Tell See fewer	Uncle Silas (1989)
Jennifer Jayne Hedda Tell (credit only) Hedda Tell (credit only) See fewer	The Crawling Eye (1958)
Richard Rogers Walter Tell Walter Tell See fewer	William Tell (1958)
Willoughby Goddard Gessler Gessler See fewer	The Last Days of Pompeii (1984)
Jack Watling Ferdinand Ferdinand See fewer	A Night to Remember (1958)
John McCarthy Brother Jules Brother Jules See fewer	Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Hamlyn Benson Gatekeeper Gatekeeper See fewer	Brandy for the Parson (1952)
Ian Wallace Father Abbot Father Abbot See fewer	On Such a Night (1956)
Frank Thornton Gessler's assistant (uncredited) Gessler's assistant (uncredited) See fewer	Are You Being Served? (1972)