"Highlander" (1992)TV series 1992-1998

Directors:

Clay Borris
Jerry Ciccoritti
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Writers:

David Abramowitz (writer)
Elizabeth Baxter (writer)
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

6 October 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Duncan MacLeod is Immortal, and must live in modern society, concealing his true nature while fighting other Immortals.

Plot Keywords:

Katana Sword | Decapitation | Historical | Immortal | Flashback Sequence

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Adrian Paul	...	Duncan 'Mac / ... (119 episodes, 1992-1998)
Stan Kirsch	...	Richard H. 'Richie' Ryan (84 episodes, 1992-1998)
Jim Byrnes	...	Joe Dawson (69 episodes, 1993-1998)

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Series Directed by
Dennis Berry		(19 episodes, 1994-1997)
Richard Martin		(9 episodes, 1997-1998)
Peter Ellis		(6 episodes, 1993-1996)
Thomas J. Wright		(5 episodes, 1992-1993)
Paolo Barzman		(5 episodes, 1994-1995)
Gérard Hameline		(5 episodes, 1996-1997)
Adrian Paul		(4 episodes, 1995-1997)
Ray Austin		(3 episodes, 1992)
Charles Wilkinson		(3 episodes, 1994-1997)
Mario Azzopardi		(3 episodes, 1994-1995)
Jorge Montesi		(2 episodes, 1992)
Duane Clark		(2 episodes, 1995-1996)
James Bruce		(2 episodes, 1996)
Rafal Zielinski		(2 episodes, 1996)
René Manzor		(1 episode, 1993)
Clay Borris		(1 episode, 1994)
Paul Ziller		(1 episode, 1994)
Jerry Ciccoritti		(1 episode, 1995)
George Mendeluk		(1 episode, 1995)
Robin Davis		(unknown episodes)
Neill Fearnley		(unknown episodes)
Bruno Gantillon		(unknown episodes)
Yves Lafaye		(unknown episodes)
Daniel Vigne		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
David Tynan		(27 episodes, 1992-1997)
James Thorpe		(8 episodes, 1996-1998)
Morrie Ruvinsky		(3 episodes, 1994-1996)
Jean-Vincent Fournier		(3 episodes, 1994-1995)
Lawrence Shore		(3 episodes, 1994-1995)
Dan Gordon		(2 episodes, 1992)
Nancy Heikin-Pepin		(2 episodes, 1994-1996)
Alan Swayze		(2 episodes, 1995)
Loraine Despres		(1 episode, 1992)
Robert McCullough		(1 episode, 1992)
Brian Clemens		(1 episode, 1993)
Karen Harris		(1 episode, 1994)
Naomi Janzen		(1 episode, 1994)
Peter Mohan		(1 episode, 1994)
Elizabeth Baxter		(1 episode, 1995)
Christopher J. Lynch		(1 episode, 1995)
Jim Makichuk		(1 episode, 1995)
Michael O'Mahony		(1 episode, 1996)
Scott Peters		(1 episode, 1996)
Tony DiFranco		(1 episode, 1997)
Jan Hartman		(1 episode, 1997)
David Abramowitz		(unknown episodes)
Christian Bouveron		(unknown episodes)
Martin Brossollet		(unknown episodes)
Kevin Droney		(unknown episodes)
Marie-Chantal Droney		(unknown episodes)
Richard Gilbert-Hill		(unknown episodes)
Durnford King		(unknown episodes)
Beatrice Mthouret		(unknown episodes)
Guy Mullally		(unknown episodes)
Terry D. Nelson		(unknown episodes)
Scot Reins		(unknown episodes)
Philip John Taylor		(unknown episodes)
Dom Tordjmann		(unknown episodes)
Brad Wright		(unknown episodes)
Fabrice Ziolkowski		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Ken Gord	....	producer (97 episodes, 1993-1998)
Barry Rosen	....	producer (22 episodes, 1992-1993)
Gary M. Goodman	....	producer (1 episode, 1992)
Christian Charret	....	executive producer (1 episode, 1996)
Nicolas Clermont	....	co-executive producer (1 episode, 1996)
Peter S. Davis	....	executive producer (1 episode, 1996)
Marla Ginsburg	....	executive producer (1 episode, 1996)
Denis Leroy	....	executive producer (1 episode, 1996)
William N. Panzer	....	executive producer (1 episode, 1996)
David Abramowitz	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Nathalie Civrais-Velarde	....	line producer (unknown episodes)
Brent-Karl Clackson	....	line producer (unknown episodes)
Guy Collins	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Kevin Droney	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Sheryl Hardy	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Steven Maier	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Lanko Miyazaki	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Roger Bellon		(119 episodes, 1992-1998)

Series Cinematography by
Richard Wincenty		(1 episode, 1996)
Paul Mitchnick		(unknown episodes, 1996)
Arthur Cloquet		(unknown episodes, 1997)
Philip Linzey		(unknown episodes)
Manuel Teran		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Lara Mazur		(26 episodes, 1994-1997)
Stein Myhrstad		(18 episodes, 1994-1998)
David M. Richardson		(1 episode, 1996)
James Ilecic		(unknown episodes)
Allan Lee		(unknown episodes)
Patrick Lussier		(unknown episodes)
Rick Martin		(unknown episodes)
Donald Paonessa		(unknown episodes)
Charles Robichaud		(unknown episodes)
Ron Yoshida		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Wendy O'Brien		(1 episode, 1996)
Mark Tillman		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Chantal Giuliani		(1 episode, 1992)
Rex Raglan		(1 episode, 1996)
Stephen Geaghan		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Richard Cook		(1 episode, 1996)

Series Set Decoration by
François Milly		(1 episode, 1996)

Series Costume Design by
Lyn Kelly		(1 episode, 1996)
Karen L. Matthews		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Forest Sala	....	hair stylist (40 episodes, 1995-1997)
Carolyn Stewart	....	makeup artist (1 episode, 1996)
Jill Winston	....	hair stylist (1 episode, 1996)
Sharon Markell	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Robert A. Pandini	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Debra Regnier	....	assistant makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Krista Young	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Jean-Baptiste Leclère	....	unit manager / unit production manager (74 episodes, 1992-1997)
Daria Korolus	....	post-production supervisor (13 episodes, 1993-1994)
Tracy Hillman	....	post-production supervisor (1 episode, 1996)
Alexandre Déon	....	unit manager: France: 3 seasons (unknown episodes)
Marc Guidetti	....	assistant unit manager (unknown episodes)
Jérôme Servant	....	assistant unit manager (unknown episodes)
Antoine Vierny	....	assistant production manager / assistant unit manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Léonard Guillain	....	first assistant director (18 episodes, 1994-1997)
Gary Blair Smith	....	second assistant director (12 episodes, 1996-1997)
Colette Culbert	....	second assistant director (3 episodes, 1997)
William Pruss	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes, 1995-1997)
Frédéric-Guillaume Lefebvre	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes, 1995)
Todd Baker-McGarva	....	third assistant director (unknown episodes)
Vince Coates	....	third assistant director (unknown episodes)
Dominique Combe	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Peter Dashkewytch	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Christine Derek	....	trainee assistant director (unknown episodes)
James Marshall	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Robert Petrovicz	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Gabriele Roux	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Kevin Speckmaier	....	first assistant director / second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Dominique Talmon	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Don Buchanan	....	property master / assistant property master (97 episodes, 1992-1998)
Frédérique Winum	....	assistant art director (13 episodes, 1997-1998)
Ricardo Spinacé	....	paint coordinator (1 episode, 1996)
Don Anderson	....	assistant property master (unknown episodes, 1992-1997)
Jim Geddes	....	construction coordinator (unknown episodes, 1992-1994)
Lubor Cencak	....	scenic painter (unknown episodes)
Clive Edwards	....	on-set dresser (unknown episodes)
Pat O'Brien	....	property master (unknown episodes)
James Purvis	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
Ross Walshe	....	scenic carpenter (unknown episodes)
Rick Willoughby	....	carpenter (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Greg Stewart	....	sound re-recording mixer (119 episodes, 1992-1998)
Michael Keeping	....	foley artist (106 episodes, 1992-1997)
Vince Renaud	....	sound re-recording mixer / dialogue editor (75 episodes, 1992-1998)
Ken Biehl	....	sound re-recording mixer / background sound effects editor / ... (66 episodes, 1992-1995)
Dominique Lacour	....	boom operator (3 episodes, 1993)
Jean Casanova	....	boom operator (unknown episodes, 1992-1997)
Bernard Rochut	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes, 1992-1997)
Mark Noda	....	sound assistant (unknown episodes, 1993)
David Tripeau	....	sound recordist / sound recordist: foreign language versions (unknown episodes, 1996-1998)
Jon Lavender	....	sound assistant (unknown episodes, 1996)
Chris Ainscough	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Stephen Cheung	....	adr recordist / dialogue editor (unknown episodes)
Jason King	....	sound designer (unknown episodes)
Jim Lacamel	....	sound assistant (unknown episodes)
Derek Marcil	....	adr mixer (unknown episodes)
Richard Mercado	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Roger Morris	....	adr mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Darren Marcoux	....	special effects (1 episode, 1996)
Rory Cutler	....	special effects (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Tom Archer	....	digital compositing artist (unknown episodes)
Ken Hayward	....	digital compositing artist (unknown episodes)
Rosano Lepri	....	digital compositing artist (unknown episodes)
Stephen Pepper	....	digital compositing artist (unknown episodes)
Bruce Woloshyn	....	digital compositing artist (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Mark Noda	....	stunts (1 episode, 1993)
Victor Favrin	....	stunts (1 episode, 1994)
Mathew Lorenceau	....	utility stunts (1 episode, 1994)
Jason Calder	....	stunt performer (1 episode, 1995)
Ernie Jackson	....	stunt coordinator (1 episode, 1996)
David Boushey	....	sword fight choreographer (unknown episodes)
Patrick Cauderlier	....	co-stunt coordinator / stunts (unknown episodes)
Lauro Chartrand	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Mike Desabrais	....	stunt double: Wren Robertz (unknown episodes)
Duane Dickinson	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Jim Dunn	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Delaina-Lu Gamblin	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Dave Hospes	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
David Jacox	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Monty Jordan	....	assistant stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Scott Nicholson	....	stunt fighter (unknown episodes)
Jacob Rupp	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Lee Sollenberger	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
John Wardlow	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Rob Wilton	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
David S. Warner	....	gaffer (26 episodes, 1992-1994)
Tim Milligan	....	dolly grip: "b" camera (22 episodes, 1992-1993)
Jim Van Dijk	....	steadicam operator (1 episode, 1996)
Arthur Cloquet	....	camera operator (unknown episodes, 1994-1997)
Alexandre Desmars	....	video operator: France (unknown episodes, 1997)
Laurent Andrieux	....	first assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Chris Helcermanas-Benge	....	still photographer (unknown episodes)
Saubrie Mohamed	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Michel Strasser	....	grip (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Fern Champion	....	casting: USA (1 episode, 1996-1998)
Mark Paladini	....	casting: USA (1 episode, 1996-1998)
Marie Tate	....	extras casting (1 episode, 1996)
Wendy O'Brien	....	casting: Canada (unknown episodes, 1996)
Franck Baldino	....	extras casting (unknown episodes)
Russell Gray	....	casting: pilot (unknown episodes)
Trish Robinson	....	casting: Canada (unknown episodes)
Mark Tillman	....	casting: pilot (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jenny Bernice	....	assistant costume designer (unknown episodes)
Glenna Owen	....	set costumer (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Michael Thibodeau	....	colorist (29 episodes, 1993-1994)
Daria Korolus	....	post-production coordinator (3 episodes, 1993)
Tracy Hillman	....	post-production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Sylvia Jang	....	post-production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Janet Kendrick	....	post-production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Mike Murphy	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Stein Myhrstad	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Doug Oke	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Lorie Olson	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Charles Robichaud	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Lisa Robison	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Daniel Seguin	....	music editor (13 episodes, 1997-1998)
Peter D. Kaye	....	composer: additional music (7 episodes, 1992-1998)
Ken Biehl	....	music editor (2 episodes, 1992-1993)

Series Transportation Department
Ken Meier	....	transportation captain (1 episode, 1996)
Ian 'Moss' Urquhart	....	transportation coordinator (1 episode, 1996)
Blue Angus	....	transportation coordinator (unknown episodes)
Chris J. Clayton	....	driver (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Danielle de Smit	....	script supervisor (46 episodes, 1993-1996)
Daria Korolus	....	assistant to producer (20 episodes, 1992-1993)
James Thorpe	....	story editor (20 episodes, 1996-1997)
Donna Lettow	....	associate creative consultant / script coordinator (2 episodes, 1994-1996)
F. Braun McAsh	....	sword master (1 episode, 1994-1998)
David Abramowitz	....	creative consultant (1 episode, 1996)
Gillian Horvath	....	associate creative consultant (1 episode, 1996)
Bernard Lamy	....	supervising production auditor (1 episode, 1996)
Donald Paonessa	....	creative consultant post-production (1 episode, 1996)
Bob Anderson	....	sword master (unknown episodes, 1992-1994)
Katherine Di Marino	....	assistant to producer (unknown episodes, 1994)
Frantz Richard	....	location manager (unknown episodes, 1996-1998)
Lynn Barr	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Steven Belgard	....	publicist (unknown episodes)
Jill Christensen	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Bob Corff	....	voice teacher (unknown episodes)
Ian Doig	....	animal trainer (unknown episodes)
Harvey Drouelle	....	assistant: Adrian Paul / production assistant (unknown episodes)
Dana Dubé	....	animal trainer (unknown episodes)
April Larsen	....	assistant accountant (unknown episodes)
Lenore Mohr	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles (unknown episodes)
Ian Overend	....	location manager (unknown episodes)
Moira Perlmutter	....	assistant production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Andrew Simpson	....	animal trainer (unknown episodes)
Lee Sollenberger	....	animal handler: bear (unknown episodes)
Sandra Watson	....	set supervisor (unknown episodes)
Michael Wolinski	....	office production assistant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Davis-Panzer Productions
• Filmline International Inc.
• Gaumont Télévision

Distributors

• Hemdale Film (video)
• Jaylar Productions
• Rysher Entertainment
• Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont

Special Effects

• Rainmaker Digital Pictures

Also Known As:

Highlander (France)
Highlander: The Series

Runtime:

Argentina:60 min | Israel:45 min | USA:60 min (119 episodes)

Country:

Canada | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Bordeaux, Gironde, France

Company:

Davis-Panzer Productions

Trivia:

Werner Stocker had already died of cancer before the end of the first season, so that episode (which opened with his character's murder) edited together existing footage from earlier episodes for the first scenes.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Episode 1.20, "Avenging Angel", features a swordfight between immortals that appears to be on holy ground; however the site is actually a museum displaying religious artifacts from the crusades. The confusion arises because footage from this fight is seen in the opening credits of later episodes as the narrator speaks of holy ground.

Quotes:

Dr. Anne Lindsey: They're so fragile. One nut with a gun, one drunk behind the wheel, and they're gone.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Storm Watch (2002)

Season 5

The quality of the Highlander DVD box sets is a delight through all six releases. Season Five is no exception and contains the same unique special features and great video transfer as the rest. My one major turn off that, unfortunately, seems to be an industry standard is the folding package that takes up the whole coffee table. It doesn't detract from my enjoyment of the series or the special features which were enough in the first two seasons two make me buy the rest, at a premium for my impatience, from the official site (www.highlander-official.com).

As in the previous season, Highlander season 5 begins with a tale of Duncan's childhood. Through present day events and flashbacks, ' Prophecy' shows us a whole new breed of older immortal with powers that certainly would have helped the character of Methos (Peter Wingfield) in earlier seasons, mind control over humans and younger immortals through a powerful form of hypnotic suggestion. We are introduced to the character of Casandra, the first immortal that Duncan (Adrian Paul) ever came into contact with as a child and a fabled witch in his native village. 'Prophecy' as befits its title foreshadows the entire season we later find, even to the point of making minor mention of Connor MacLeod, Duncan's distant cousin and the hero of the original Highlander movie. While some may not see the referencing of the original movie for the first time since the pilot for the series as foreshadowing, to me it stands as a statement from the producers that all bets are off.

It is easy to forget that there is now a 'chosen one' prophecy hanging over Duncan's head as you get into the season. After his failed attempt to kill Richie Ryan (Stan Kirsch) during his 'Dark Quickening' (the 'good guy gone evil through no fault of his own' scenario of the previous season), Duncan must make amends with his former pupil or push him away. Relations are still strained with Joe Dawson, his former Watcher now friend and Methos shows up in enough episodes this season that the producers must have been thinking spin-off.

The penultimate season of Highlander has the usual mix of comedic episodes interspersed with the serious. Highlights of the lighter episodes include the return of Roger Daltrey as Hugh Fitzcairn in an entirely 'historical' episode entitled 'The Stone of Scone' and a 'Bonnie and Clyde' style romp with the spin-off character Amanda (Elisabeth Gracen) and her former partner Cory Raines (Nicolas Lea) making Duncan's life miserable both in present day and the past in 'Money No Object.' The Funniest moments from the season come from an episode entitled 'Dramatic License' in which a female author has published a romance novel about Duncan and an exaggerated account of some of his many exploits.

Foreshadowing plays a huge role in this season and the Prophecy that was told in the opening episode starts to come into play in the darker episodes of the season. In 'Comes a Horseman' and 'Revelation 6:8' we find that Methos has been hiding an a secret of his ancient and evil past that could end up destroying the world. 'Double Jeopardy' uses the Highlander master craft of the flashback to reintroduce us to one of the series original and deadliest villains, who may not be dead after all, Xavier St. Cloud (Roland Gift). Finally, 'Archangel', the finale, introduces the deadliest threat to immortals yet which may very well Satan himself