Four Feather Falls was the third puppet TV show produced by Gerry Anderson for Granada Television. It was based on an idea by Barry Gray, who also wrote the show's music. The series was the first to use an early version of Anderson's Supermarionation puppetry. Thirty-nine 13-minute episodes were produced, broadcast by Granada from February until November 1960. The setting is the late 19th-century fictional Kansas town of Four Feather Falls, where the hero of the series, Tex Tucker, is 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.
Tex's speaking voice was provided by Nicholas Parsons, and his singing voice by Michael Holliday. The series has never been repeated on British television, but it was released on DVD in 2005.
Episodes S01E01 How It Began 1960-02-25
Sheriff Tex Tucker arrives in Four Feather Falls. more S01E02 Kidnapped 1960-03-03
Sheriff Tucker must solve a kidnapping. more S01E03 Pedro Has A Plan 1960-03-10
Pedro has a great idea, but will it all go wrong? more S01E04 Pedro's Pardon 1960-03-17
Pedro is pardoned by Tex. more S01E05 A Close Shave 1960-03-24
Tex Tucker has a close call. more S01E06 Indian Attack 1960-03-31
Four Feather Falls is attacked by a group of Indians. more S01E07 Sheriff For A Day 1960-04-07
Tex takes a day off, but who will be the sheriff? more S01E08 Dusty Becomes Deputy 1960-04-14
Tex promotes Dusty to the position of deputy sheriff. more S01E09 Gun Runners 1960-04-21
Tex encounters a group of gunrunners and it's his job to bring them in. more S01E10 Trouble At Yellow Gulch 1960-04-28
Tex experiences a spot of bother at Yellow Gulch. more S01E11 Frame Up 1960-05-05
Can Tex discover who really committed the crime? more S01E12 Gold Diggers 1960-05-12
Tex encounters some gold diggers. more S01E13 Gold Is Where You Find It 1960-05-19
Tex and the gang go looking for gold. more S01E14 Trapped 1960-05-26
Tex and the gang become trapped in a dangerous situation, but can they save themselves? more S01E15 The Best Laid Plans 1960-06-02
Even the best plans can go wrong. more S01E16 Escort 1960-06-09
Pedro and Fernando pose as sheriffs so they can steal a shipment of gold. more S01E17 The Toughest Guy In The West 1960-06-16
A reward is offered for the capture of Indian Jack. more S01E18 Chance Of A Ghost 1960-06-23
Marvin 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. more S01E19 Gun Play 1960-06-30
Two cattle rustlers challenge Tucker to fight without his magic guns. more S01E20 A Lawman Rides Alone 1960-07-07
As Tex prepares to take a criminal to court, Big Ben plans a jail break. more S01E21 Jail Break 1960-07-14
Pedro helps Tex capture some criminals in return for the reward money. more S01E22 A Little Bit of Luck 1960-07-21
Tex is away visiting family, but in his absence crime runs out of control. more S01E23 Land Grabbers 1960-07-28
The 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. more S01E24 Once a Lawman 1960-08-04
With the townspeople unhappy with Tex's dealing of a spate of robberies, Tex turns in his badge. more S01E25 Election Day 1960-08-11
Usually Tex is the only one to run for the post of sheriff on election days, but this time Pedro makes a bid for the position. more S01E26 Gun Fight On Main Street 1960-08-18
Tex's old friend arrives in town looking for two criminals. Tex helps him, but they end up in a dangerous showdown on Main Street. more S01E27 A Bad Name 1960-08-25
Pedro and Fernando steal all of Four Feather Falls' horses and Tex is unable to pursue them until new horses arrive. more S01E28 Horse Thieves 1960-09-01
Big Ben needs Tex's help after being falsly accused of stealing cattle. more S01E29 The Ma Jones Story 1960-09-08
Ma Jones falls a scam and is almost swindled out of her shop. more S01E30 Bandits Abroad 1960-09-15
Fernando bears a striking resemblance to another master criminal, so Pedro comes up with an idea to get the reward money for capturing him. more S01E31 A Cure for Everything 1960-09-22
A 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. more S01E32 Teething Troubles 1960-09-29
Rocky gets toothache but won't let Doc Haggerty remove it. more S01E33 Buffalo Rocky 1960-10-06
When several horses are stolen, the only suspects seems to be a buffalo... more S01E34 Safe As Houses 1960-10-13
A stranger arrives in town claiming to be able to sell things to people they didn't even know they wanted. more S01E35 First Train Through 1960-10-20
The railroad finally comes to Four Feather Falls connecting it to Dallas, however someone keeps sabotaging the tracks. more S01E36 Happy Birthday 1960-10-27
The 'fastest and bestest in the westest' arrives in town, worrying Tex that he will attract other gunmen to the town. more S01E37 Fancy Shooting 1960-11-03
The townspeople plan a party for Tex's birthday. more S01E38 Ambush 1960-11-10
The train from Dallas is robbed of $10,000. more S01E39 Ride 'Em Cowboy 1960-11-17
Tex takes part in the rodeo against Silver City's best rider, Bart Stevens. more 
