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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - You Wanna Be a Hero, Get Yourself a White Horse
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - You Wanna Be a Hero, Get Yourself a White Horse

    S1:E2

    Brand's first experience of Parliament leaves him feeling betrayed by the party.

    Director:Roland Joffé
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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - August for the Party
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - August for the Party

    S1:E5

    Brand's agent forces him to spend the summer recess working in his constituency to regain his popularity.

    Director:Roland Joffé
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Tranquillity of the Realm
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Tranquillity of the Realm

    S1:E7

    Brand surprises and alarms his colleagues on the standing committee for an anti-terrorism bill by using it as a platform from which to berate the Government.

    Director:Roland Joffé
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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - Anybody's
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Anybody's

    S1:E9

    Brand has agreed to be David Last's right hand man in his bid for party leadership.

    Director:Roland Joffé
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - It Is the People Who Create
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - It Is the People Who Create

    S1:E11

    Final episode. Brand gravitates increasingly to the fringes of politics to counteract the complacency of his colleagues.

    Director:Roland Joffé
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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Vengeance Is Mine
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #6 - Vengeance Is Mine

    S1:E4

    General Sam Houston and his Rangers launch a surprise attack on the Mexican Army in the decisive battle of San Jacinto.

    Director:Roland Joffé
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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - From the Ashes
    7.7/10(6 votes)

    #7 - From the Ashes

    S1:E1

    After the brutal defeat at the Alamo, the fearless Texas Rangers, under General Sam Houston's command, fight for revenge against Santa Anna's troops.

    Director:Roland Joffé
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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Blood for Blood
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #8 - Blood for Blood

    S1:E3

    With his leadership in question, Sam Houston orders his army south to force a final battle with Santa Anna.

    Director:Roland Joffé
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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Fate and Fury
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #9 - Fate and Fury

    S1:E2

    Surrounded by the Mexican Army, Colonel Fanin's troops are forced into making a surrender deal. But when Santa Anna orders their execution, the Texians are left even more determined to exact revenge.

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - The Rise of the Republic
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - The Rise of the Republic

    S1:E5

    The Texas Rangers return to Victoria to celebrate their victory over Mexico and Houston is encouraged to take an important role in the future of the newly independent territory.

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - The Firestorm
    1.0/10(3 votes)

    #11 - The Firestorm

    S1:E8

    Numb from trauma, Elizabeth returns from the conflict and is stopped by Stokely for questioning. She finds an ally in Hampton.

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Babcock
    1.0/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Babcock

    S1:E7

    Mary Jane searches Davis' office to differentiate real intel from planted misinformation. Nearly caught, Mary Jane hurries to write notes for Jericho to deliver to their cohort.

    Director:Roland Joffé
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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - Alien Enemies
    1.0/10(3 votes)

    #13 - Alien Enemies

    S1:E6

    Stokely and Lumpkin round up enemies, holding some hostage and beating and killing others. Clara is about to be beaten for a confession by Stokely when the Van Lews and President Davis arrive. Stokely is stopped and the hostages are released.

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Treason Ends on the Gallows
    1.0/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Treason Ends on the Gallows

    S1:E5

    In 1862, the Van Lews, upset over the Balls Bluff defeat, fret over how to get General McClellan to take them seriously. At the Confederate fundraiser, Mary Jane informs Eliza and Elizabeth of more messages sewn into her donated clothes.

    Director:Roland Joffé
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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Spy Ring
    1.0/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Spy Ring

    S1:E4

    Mary Jane arrives at the Gray House and is warned about Lavinia. Union officers Captain Lounsbury and Major Revere, captured at Bull Run, get mustered into the P.O.W. lockup by Confederate General Winder as Erasmus Ross looks on.

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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - First Blood
    1.0/10(3 votes)

    #16 - First Blood

    S1:E3

    Grieving Tadpole, the Van Lew's ensure his death is not in vain. After his funeral, Mary Jane confides to Elizabeth and Eliza an idea for retribution against the Confederacy.

    Director:Roland Joffé
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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Never Secede!
    1.0/10(3 votes)

    #17 - Never Secede!

    S1:E2

    As Mary Jane recovers, the Van Lew family prepares to transport runaway Robert Ford across the border to the safety of the North...nearly getting caught by Laurette when smuggling him out. For Elizabeth, this is their last Underground Railroad duty.

    Director:Roland Joffé
    Writer:N/A

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  18. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Nothin' Like the Fourth of July
    1.0/10(3 votes)

    #18 - Nothin' Like the Fourth of July

    S1:E1

    It seems all of Richmond Virginia is celebrating Independence Day 1960 until a slave wagon appears; among its sickly occupants is Mary Jane Richards, who is being questioned by Slave Patrol Officer Pike.

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Roland Joffé Ratings Summary

"You Wanna Be a Hero, Get Yourself a White Horse" is the best rated episode directed by Roland Joffé. It scored 8/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 6/14/1976 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "August for the Party".