Highlander: The Series (season 4) | |
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Country of origin | France/Canada co-production |
No. of episodes | 22 |
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Original network | Syndication |
Original release | September 25, 1995 – May 26, 1996 |
Season chronology | |
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List of Highlander: The Series episodes |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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67 | 1 | 'Homeland' | Adrian Paul | David Tynan | September 25, 1995 | 95401 |
MacLeod buys a Celtic bracelet that he once gave to the love of his mortal life and then buried with her after her death. He returns to Glenfinnan to return the bracelet to her grave and learns of several gruesome ritualistic killings based around the Immortal who killed Mac's father. Naturally Mac must get to the bottom of the killings and keep his head in the process. | ||||||
68 | 2 | 'Brothers in Arms' | Charles Wilkinson | Morrie Ruvinsky | October 2, 1995 | 95402 |
Friends become enemies and the past is revealed when Immortal Andrew Cord is gunned down and MacLeod discovers the sniper is Charlie DeSalvo, his good friend who used to run the dojo. Charlie, who left MacLeod to fight the good fight in the Balkans with his love, Mara, is after Cord, who murdered her. Dawson knows Cord as the man who saved his life in Vietnam after a mine explosion took his legs and he begs MacLeod not to fight him. MacLeod agrees—until Cord turns the tables and sets his sights on Charlie. | ||||||
69 | 3 | 'The Innocent' | Dennis Berry | Alan Swayze | October 9, 1995 | 95403 |
Richie encounters Mikey, a huge Immortal of limited mental development and a fascination with trains. Richie takes Mikey home to MacLeod, who advises him that taking care of Mikey could be trouble. MacLeod remembers coming to the aid of a young Indian in trouble, when his help got the man killed. While MacLeod faces Tyler King, an Immortal who's coming after Mikey, Richie must find the maturity to take responsibility for Mikey's situation. | ||||||
70 | 4 | 'Leader of the Pack' | Mario Azzopardi | Lawrence Shore | October 16, 1995 | 95404 |
The past comes back to haunt Richie when he spies Mark Roszca, the street punk who killed Tessa and gave him his first death. Richie is determined to go after Roszca and avenge Tessa's death. Meanwhile, MacLeod is distracted by the return of an old Immortal enemy, Peter Kanis—a master of hounds who uses his pack of dogs to track and exhaust his prey. This time his prey is Duncan MacLeod. | ||||||
71 | 5 | 'Double Eagle' | Mario Azzopardi | David Tynan | October 23, 1995 | 95405 |
MacLeod's old friend, Kit O'Brady, comes into town in search of a good race horse and a change of luck. MacLeod knew Kit back in Gold Rush San Francisco, when Kit ran the Double Eagle Saloon. Kit lost the Double Eagle to Amanda in a poker game, who then renamed it Queen of Spades and has blamed her ever since for his string of bad luck—and he's vowed to kill her if he ever sees her again. When Amanda chooses to breeze back into MacLeod's life while Kit is there (in addition, her hatred for Kit hasn't wavered either), MacLeod is hard pressed to keep them apart and to keep them from killing each other. | ||||||
72 | 6 | 'Reunion' | Dennis Baxter | Elizabeth Baxter | October 30, 1995 | 95406 |
Running for his life from Immortal Terence Kincaid, Kenny runs straight into Anne Lindsey's emergency room. Stashing Kenny in the hospital chapel, Anne calls MacLeod for help. MacLeod agrees to harbor him for one night only, but when MacLeod gets him home, Kenny discovers his long-lost teacher there, none other than Amanda. | ||||||
73 | 7 | 'The Colonel' | Dennis Berry | Drunford King | November 12, 1995 | 95407 |
World War I was officially over when Colonel Simon Killian ordered his troops into one last bloody attack on the Germans. MacLeod witnessed the massacre and made sure his testimony at Killian's court martial got Killian locked up forever. Seventy years later, Killian is back to return the favor. Meanwhile, Amanda has found a new friend, Melissa, a young thief out for thrills. Melissa wants to be just like Amanda so she changes her hair and her clothes to look just like her—so much so that Killian kidnaps her, thinking she's MacLeod's girlfriend. | ||||||
74 | 8 | 'Reluctant Heroes' | Neill Fearnley | Scott Peters | November 19, 1995 | 95408 |
Coming home from the movies, MacLeod and Richie witness a murder attempt on grocer David Markum. MacLeod saves Markum, but Markum's wife Alice is hit and killed. MacLeod and Richie go after the murderer and discover he's Immortal Paul Kinman just as the police arrive and arrest him. MacLeod wants Kinman's head. Kinman killed MacLeod's good friend Dennis Keating when they were in the court of Queen Anne. FBI agent Kaayla Brooks asks MacLeod and Richie if they can testify against Kinman, but MacLeod refuses because he can't kill Kinman if Kinman's in jail. | ||||||
75 | 9 | 'The Wrath of Kali' | Duane Clark | David Tynan | November 26, 1995 | 95409 |
An ancient statue of the Hindu goddess Kali is purchased by the university where MacLeod teaches and is put on display. Its creator, Immortal Kamir, who has been searching for it for centuries, arrives determined to take it back to its home in India. Shandra Devane, the half-Indian department chairman who found the piece for the university, is equally determined to keep it. MacLeod, who has known Kamir since the Raj period, when India was controlled by the British Empire, knows Kamir is the last of the Thugee, a cult who worshipped Kali by ritually strangling her enemies. | ||||||
76 | 10 | 'Chivalry' | Paolo Barzman | Michael O'Mahoney, Sasha Reins | December 3, 1995 | 95410 |
Nearly 350 years ago, MacLeod was the devoted lover of Kristin Gilles, a beautiful Immortal who taught him to be a gentleman. When he found another love, Kristin refused to let him go, killing his new lover. Now Kristin is sharing her bed with another new Immortal full of potential—Richie. Methos, who knows MacLeod has never been able to kill Kristin because of his strict code of honor, has arrived in town to watch the fireworks as MacLeod tries to convince Richie that his newfound love is dangerous. MacLeod fights Kristin and disarms her, but once again cannot take her head because of his chivalrous nature. Methos then arrives and tells Kristin to pick up her sword. Methos wins the short sword fight that ensues, disarming and then beheading Kristin. | ||||||
77 | 11 | 'Timeless' | Duane Clark | Karen Harris | February 4, 1996 | 95411 |
World famous pianist Claudia Jardine has a secret that even she doesn't know—she's destined to become Immortal. Immortal impresario Walter Graham, who has guided the careers of mortal greats like Shakespeare, sees his chance to shepherd Claudia's genius forever and kills her, triggering her latent Immortality—against MacLeod's better judgment. Meanwhile, Methos has fallen for Alexa, a waitress at Joe's who has a secret of her own. | ||||||
78 | 12 | 'The Blitz' | Paolo Barzman | Morrie Ruvinsky | February 11, 1996 | 95412 |
ER trauma surgeon Anne Lindsey responds to the call for help after an explosion devastates a subway station, but when a subsequent explosion rocks the station, Anne is trapped. MacLeod remembers WWII London where he and the woman he loved, reporter Diane Terrin, were trapped in a bombed air-raid shelter during the Blitz, running out of time and air. MacLeod is desperate to rescue Anne before he loses her like he lost Diane. | ||||||
79 | 13 | 'Something Wicked' | Dennis Berry | David Tynan | February 18, 1996 | 95413 |
A native American Immortal, Coltec, is a shaman who has fought many evil Immortals, absorbing their corrupted Quickenings. But the evil begins to overwhelm him, and his friend Duncan must defeat him .. without becoming evil himself. | ||||||
80 | 14 | 'Deliverance' | Dennis Berry | David Tynan | February 25, 1996 | 95414 |
MacLeod arrives in France, leaving a trail of hate and destruction in his wake. Methos finds him and discovers just how evil MacLeod has become when he tries to take Methos' head on holy ground. After MacLeod kills another good friend, Methos realizes that the only way to save MacLeod may be to kill him. | ||||||
81 | 15 | 'Promises' | Paolo Barzman | Lawrence Shore | March 2, 1996 | 95415 |
In 1755, MacLeod made a promise in order to save the life of a young friend. It comes back to haunt him when Kassim, the Immortal to whom he made the promise, demands that MacLeod assassinate the tyrannical dictator of a small Middle Eastern country. When his refusal gets a good man killed and puts Rachel's life in jeopardy, MacLeod is torn between doing what he believes is right and keeping his promise. | ||||||
82 | 16 | 'Methuselah's Gift' | Adrian Paul | Michael O'Mahoney, Sasha Reins | April 28, 1996 | 95416 |
When masked thugs try to take Amanda's head in her sleep and steal the crystal given to her long ago by Rebecca, Amanda and MacLeod investigate. They discover the crystal may be part of the Methuselah Stone, a mystic talisman said to impart eternal life and invulnerability to the wearer and that the person willing to kill Amanda to get it may be—Methos? | ||||||
83 | 17 | 'The Immortal Cimoli' | Yves Lafaye | Scott Peters | May 5, 1996 | 95417 |
Two-bit magician Danny Cimoli gets a whole new act when he's hit by a truck and becomes The Immortal Cimoli. Amanda and MacLeod find him in a circus, taking bullets in the heart to the delight of the audience and blissfully unaware he's now part of The Game. MacLeod tries to get Danny into shape when former medieval Crusader Damon Case comes to claim his head, but Danny's more interested in achieving 'real' immortality—going down in history as a magician even greater than Houdini. | ||||||
84 | 18 | 'Through a Glass, Darkly' | Dennis Berry | Alan Swayze | May 12, 1996 | 95418 |
MacLeod's old friend Warren Cochrane is hiding a horrible secret he can't bear to remember. Realizing that an Immortal who won't remember what he is, is soon a dead Immortal, MacLeod tries to help Warren by reminding him of the history they shared together, of their battles for Scotland's freedom, and of their mission to return Bonnie Prince Charlie to the throne. But MacLeod might have helped his friend more by letting the past stay buried. | ||||||
85 | 19 | 'Double Jeopardy' | Charles Wilkinson | David Tynan | May 3, 1996 | 95419 |
Agent Delaney returns to Paris to solve a string of robberies that appear to be perpetrated by Xavier St. Cloud. Xavier's old student, Morgan d'Estaing, is using his old teacher's methods to commit these crimes. After Morgan poisons one of the Parisian inspectors and almost kills Delaney, Duncan has to find a way balance the rules of the game with protecting Delaney from a ruthless killer. (Note that this episode was held over until season 5 in the U.S.) | ||||||
86 | 20 | 'Till Death' | Dennis Berry | Michael O'Mahoney, Sasha Reins | May 19, 1996 | 95420 |
When Gina and Robert de Valicourt met 300 years ago, even Gina's suitors MacLeod and Fitzcairn had to admit they were destined for each other. Each century, as Robert and Gina renewed their wedding vows before their friends and fellow Immortals, their love grew stronger. But now their marriage is on the rocks. MacLeod decides it's up to him to reunite the once happy couple, and he enlists a very unwilling accomplice in his cunning plan. | ||||||
87 | 21 | 'Judgment Day' | Gerard Hameline | David Tynan | May 26, 1996 | 95421 |
Dawson's life is on the line when the Watchers try him on the charge of treason for his friendship with MacLeod. Watcher deaths have risen dramatically since Dawson first told MacLeod about the Watchers and the Tribunal is determined to punish Joe and stop the killing. MacLeod and Dawson argue his case, but even as the trial goes on, the Watcher killings continue. | ||||||
88 | 22 | 'One Minute to Midnight' | Dennis Berry | David Tynan | September 28, 1996 | 95422 |
Immortals and Watchers are poised at the brink of war. On the orders of the Watcher Tribunal, every Watcher in Europe is hunting for MacLeod, to bring him in dead or alive. MacLeod discovers that the real killer is Jacob Galati, a Gypsy MacLeod once traveled with, who has vowed to destroy all the mortals who wear the Watcher tattoo. He is convinced they are all out to destroy Immortals, since the rogue watchers, led by James Horton, executed his beloved wife. (Note that this episode was held over until season 5 in the U.S.) |
Highlander: The Series Season Four | ||
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April 13, 2004[2] |
List of Highlander: The Raven episodes | |
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No. of episodes | 22 |
Release | |
Original network | Broadcast syndication |
Original release | September 21, 1998 – May 22, 1999 |
Season chronology | |
← Previous Highlander: The Series |
No. | Title [1][3][4] | Directed by [1] | Written by [1] | Original air date [1] | Prod. code [5] |
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1 | 'Reborn' | Ian Toynton | Karen Harris | September 21, 1998 | 98101-201 |
Immortal thief Amanda is followed by detectives Nick Wolfe and Claudia Hoffmann (Torri Higginson). Meanwhile, rogue detective Stanley Ferris (James Purcell) kills her fence, Immortal Basil Morgan (Julian Richings), and frames her. When Morgan fetches Amanda at the police station, he recognizes Ferris as his murderer. Ferris tries to kill Wolfe, who is saved by Amanda. Ferris then goes for Amanda, but Hoffmann dies in her place. Ferris shoots Amanda and is killed by Wolfe. Wolfe witnesses Amanda resurrecting. | |||||
2 | 'Full Disclosure' | Peter Ellis | James Thorpe | September 28, 1998 | 98102-202 |
Wolfe and Amanda cannot prevent Navajo code talker Walter (James Kidnie) from being killed by Immortal Mario Cardoza (Carlo Rota). Amanda helped Cardoza in 1952 and Walter found evidence of them being still alive. Wolfe works this out. Amanda admits her immortality to him. Cardoza kills himself by paying a hitman in order to disappear. The plan works, but Amanda finally beheads Cardoza. | |||||
3 | 'Bloodlines' | Dennis Berry | James Thorpe | October 5, 1998 | 98103-203 |
Wolfe kills Morgan Kenworth (Cedric Smith), an assassin whose target was media proprietor Denise Grady (Carolyn Dunn). Wolfe realizes Kenworth is Immortal. Amanda recalls how Denise Grady's ancestor killed Kenworth's son in 1897 and realizes Kenworth kills the best of the Gradys of every generation. Despite Amanda's warnings, Wolfe fights Kenworth, who is beheaded by a falling shard of glass. | |||||
4 | 'Immunity' | Dennis Berry | Karen Harris | October 12, 1998 | 98104-204 |
Myers asks Wolfe to retrieve top secret plans at the Romanian embassy. Amanda agrees to help to escape Immortal Stefan Collier (James Kee). Amanda and Wolfe's attempted robbery is foiled by both Collier and enemy agent Marta Antonescu (Tara Rosling), who takes the plans and flees to the nearest airport. Amanda and Wolfe follow and stop Antonescu. Amanda finally fights Collier. | |||||
5 | 'So Shall Ye Reap' | René Bonnière | Michael O'Mahoney, Sacha Reins | October 19, 1998 | 98105-205 |
FBI agents Martin Foster (Chuck Shamata) and Hewlitt (Frank Pellegrino) kill a scientist. His father, Charlie (Lawrence Dane), asks Amanda and Wolfe for help. After they find genetically modified seeds in another dead scientist's house, they are arrested by FBI. Foster bails them out to get the seeds, but they reveal the story to the press. Foster walks free after his trial and is killed by Charlie, who is killed by Hewlitt. | |||||
6 | 'Birthright' | George Mendeluk | Frank Encarnacao | October 26, 1998 | 98106-206 |
Simon Clark (Philip Akin) and Riley Del Deegan (John Ralston) steal the jewels of the Maria Rose wreckage. Amanda had helped two freed slaves to get on board the Maria Rose in 1720. Clark, descendant of the freed slaves, wants the deed that freed his ancestors and kills Del Deegan who refuses to retrieve it. A dying Clark asks Amanda for help, and Amanda and Wolfe steal the deed for his children. | |||||
7 | 'Crime and Punishment' | René Bonnière | Tibby Rothman | November 2, 1998 | 98107-207 |
Convicted murderer Ray Bonita (Mark Humphrey) tries to kill Wolfe, who arrested him. Wolfe discovers that Bonita was innocent and that Bonita's old friend Darryl Keenan (Andrew Jackson) framed Bonita for the crime. Bonita distrusts Wolfe and seeks help by Keenan. Wolfe cannot prevent Keenan from killing Bonita. Amanda blackmails Keenan to get him arrested. | |||||
8 | 'The Unknown Soldier' | George Mendeluk | James Thorpe | November 9, 1998 | 98108-208 |
Amanda meets Immortal John Ray Fielding (Michael Rhoades) in a graveyard and remembers how she stole a pouch of jewels from him in 1917. Fielding wants Amanda's head because inside the pouch was a withdrawal order that never arrived. This caused the death of 120 soldiers. When Amanda realizes this, she offers her head to Fielding, but Fielding lets her live. | |||||
9 | 'Cloak and Dagger' | Rene Manzor | Frank Encarnacao | November 16, 1998 | 98109-209 |
Myers asks Amanda to break into Ludwig Weiss' (Marc Strange) house with him to retrieve a secret file. Myers is forced to kill Weiss. Myers admits to Amanda and Wolfe that he met Weiss while working undercover in the Stasi. Weiss blackmailed Myers to have Myers kill a diplomat Myers is protecting. When the diplomat arrives in town, Myers, Amanda and Wolfe prevent Weiss' men from killing her. | |||||
10 | 'Passion Play' | Dennis Berry | Morrie Ruvinsky | November 23, 1998 | 98110-210 |
In 1963, Lucy was a successful young actor married to Immortal Marco Becker (Kirby Morrow). Immortal Wilson Geary (Gordon Currie) used Lucy to behead Becker. Lucy has hated Geary ever since and refuses to hear Amanda and Wolfe's advice to grow beyond it. Geary kidnaps Lucy to get Amanda's head. Wolfe frees Lucy while Amanda fights Geary. | |||||
11 | 'The Devil You Know' | Donald Paonessa | Durnford King | November 30, 1998 | 98111-211 |
Immortal Victor Hansen (Geordie Johnson) asks Amanda to help him steal the Valentino Diamond. Hansen kills security chief Bob Marshall (Richard Fitzpatrick) to get the security plans. Wolfe investigates the murder and suspects Hansen, then is nearly killed when his car explodes. During the robbery, Amanda learns what Hansen did to Wolfe and fights Hansen. Wolfe interrupts them and Hansen flees. | |||||
12 | 'A Matter of Time' | Dennis Berry | Karen Harris | February 1, 1999 | 98112-212 |
Wolfe meets Joe Dawson and learns about the Watchers. Dawson tells Amanda that her former mentor Andre Korda (Valentine Pelka) is after her. Amanda meets Korda and refuses to join him. Korda goes to Paris and leaves Immortal Chrysta (Ellen Dubin) to fight Amanda. Amanda wins but she and Dawson make Wolfe believe she is dead. A vengeful Wolfe goes to Paris and finds Korda, who shoots him. | |||||
13 | 'The French Connection' | Dennis Berry | James Thorpe | February 8, 1999 | 98113-213 |
A dying Wolfe is rescued by Myers. After a long search, Amanda finds Wolfe. Using Myers hi-tech equipment, Wolfe figures out Korda's plan: counterfeiting money. Amanda and Wolfe follow Korda in the catacombs of Paris and barely escape Korda. Korda's henchman kidnap Myers, who is rescued by Wolfe. Amanda fights Korda and beheads him. Amanda and Wolfe decide to settle in Paris. | |||||
14 | 'The Rogue' | George Mendeluk | Frank Encarnacao | February 15, 1999 | 98114-214 |
Immortal Frank Brennan (Michael Siberry) tries to kill actress Debra Dow (Lysette Anthony), Myers' current employer. Wolfe remembers having killed Brennan four years ago to protect Myers. When Brennan kills Rachael (Glynis Barber), one of the bodyguards working for Myers, Wolfe and Amanda realize Brennan is after Myers. Wolfe and Amanda protect Myers and Amanda finally beheads Brennan. | |||||
15 | 'Inferno' | Dennis Berry | Elizabeth Baxter | February 22, 1999 | 98115-215 |
Immortal Talia Bauer (Michelle Gomez) steals a briefcase. Its owner, Michael Garrett (Jolyon Baker), asks Wolfe to retrieve it. Amanda remembers how Bauer saved her head from the guillotine in 1792. Wolfe and Amanda search Bauer's flat. Amanda cracks Bauer's safe open and discovers the deadly virus the case contained. Wolfe defuses a bomb designed to disseminate the virus and Amanda fights Bauer. | |||||
16 | 'The Frame' | George Mendeluk | Tibby Rothman | April 5, 1999 | 98116-216 |
Immortal Jade (Charlotte Lewis) steals a priceless painting. Jade has been Amanda's rival in love and thieving for centuries. Wolfe and Amanda find Jade and bring the painting back to its owner, Sir Trevor Benton (Ronan Vibert). Sir Trevor had set up the robbery to get the insurance money. Amanda, Wolfe and Jade bring the painting and Sir Trevor back to the museum and leave him there to be arrested. | |||||
17 | 'Love and Death' | Gerard Hameline | Jocelyne Barque Simmons | April 12, 1999 | 98117-217 |
Myers finds an old photograph of Amanda at the house of kidnapper and Immortal Derrick Markham (Stephen Billington). When Amanda sees the picture, she remembers how Markham killed the boy they had kidnapped in 1867. Markham is after Myers. When Myers witnesses Markham resurrecting, Amanda tells Myers she and Markham are Immortals but Myers does not believe her. Amanda fights Markham. | |||||
18 | 'Thick as Thieves' | George Mendeluk | James Thorpe | April 19, 1999 | 98118-218 |
Immortal Jeremy Dexter (Stephen Moyer) robs a casino. Amanda had stolen Queen Mary's treasury with Dexter in 1554 and refuses to help Wolfe and Interpol agent Nicolae Breslaw (Jan Triska) chase Dexter. Triska holds an old grudge against Dexter. Amanda vainly tries to help Dexter disappear with Wolfe and Triska in close pursuit. Triska is unable to kill Dexter, so Wolfe does it to end Triska's investigation. | |||||
19 | 'The Manipulator' | Brian Grant | Andre Jacquemetton | April 26, 1999 | 98119-219 |
Journalist Tim Helfet (Guy Lankester) asks Wolfe and Amanda to retrieve a laptop from Vladimir Rankov (Miles Richardson). Wolfe and Amanda withdraw when they discover Rankov is Immortal. Amanda remembers how Rankov, a war profiteer, had killed her protegee in 1565. Wolfe and Amanda finally retrieve the laptop but Helfet is captured by Rankov. While Wolfe frees Helfet, Amanda fights Rankov. | |||||
20 | 'The Ex-Files' | George Mendeluk | Karen Harris | May 3, 1999 | 98120-220 |
Wolfe's ex-wife Lauren (Rochelle Redfield) is after Immortal Julius Heller (Julian Wadham), a corrupt scientist, and asks Wolfe for help. Amanda remembers how Heller burnt a midwife at the stake like a witch in 1643. Heller kills Lauren. Amanda fights Heller, but they are interrupted by Wolfe before Heller can behead Amanda. Wolfe chases Heller and finally beheads him. | |||||
21 | 'War and Peace' | Brian Grant | Catherine Porcioncula | May 10, 1999 | 98121-221 |
Amanda fights Immortal Sean (Benedick Bates) when they are interrupted. Liam remembers how he fought on the British side in the American Revolutionary War, while Sean was on the American side. Liam killed Sean in battle. Liam vowed to become a priest if Sean's stepmother survived her injuries. She died, but Amanda lied to Liam about it. In the present, Liam offers his head to Sean, who relents. | |||||
22 | 'Dead on Arrival' | George Mendeluk | James Thorpe | May 17, 1999 | 98122-222 |
Immortal Evan Peyton (Thomas Lockmeyer) kills a hacker. When Wolfe and Amanda investigate the case, Peyton visits Amanda. Amanda remembers how Peyton had poisoned a friend of hers in 1610. Wolfe listens to Peyton and Amanda and follows Peyton. Peyton poisons Wolfe. Wolfe becomes increasingly sick but helps Amanda behead Peyton. Amanda shoots Wolfe to trigger his immortality. Wolfe angrily tells her he cannot love someone whom he will eventually have to behead and walks away. |