After the "War of Northern Aggression against The South" the nation is recovering from the trauma of the war and the doubly traumatic assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. While President Lincoln's plans were to forgive and forget and let's get back to work and re-build the country. His murder brought cries of revenge thus ushering in the era of "Reconstruction". One of the reasons why the South until the late sixties early seventies was solidly Democratic.
The city of New Orleans Administrator John Colton knew he had a challenge on his hands with this assignment. The city known for its vices and underworld goings on he needed a person on the inside keeping track on what is going on. Enter Yancy Derringer, plantation owner, paddle boat owner, silver mine owner, gambler, and of course ladies man. Derringer was a Capitian in the Confederate States of America and was returning home to pick up the pieces of his life. With the aid of his loyal bodyguard Pahoo-Ka-Ta-Wa translate into "Wolf Who Stands in Water" Derringer agrees to help. He is aware if things go wrong he's stuck.
You have such characters such as Madame Francine owner of his favorite home away from home Sazarack Restaurant. played by Frances Bergen (mother of Candace Bergen), The notorious river pirate "CoCo LaSalle" played by Beverly Garland, to frontiersman "Colorado Charlie" played by Kelly Thordsen, Lisa Lu playing Miss Mandarin, and to real life characters such as George Armstrong Custer played by Grant Williams.
Too bad CBS had to be greedy and try to horn in and get a piece of the action leading to cancellation. Since they are doing re-boots why not this series?
The city of New Orleans Administrator John Colton knew he had a challenge on his hands with this assignment. The city known for its vices and underworld goings on he needed a person on the inside keeping track on what is going on. Enter Yancy Derringer, plantation owner, paddle boat owner, silver mine owner, gambler, and of course ladies man. Derringer was a Capitian in the Confederate States of America and was returning home to pick up the pieces of his life. With the aid of his loyal bodyguard Pahoo-Ka-Ta-Wa translate into "Wolf Who Stands in Water" Derringer agrees to help. He is aware if things go wrong he's stuck.
You have such characters such as Madame Francine owner of his favorite home away from home Sazarack Restaurant. played by Frances Bergen (mother of Candace Bergen), The notorious river pirate "CoCo LaSalle" played by Beverly Garland, to frontiersman "Colorado Charlie" played by Kelly Thordsen, Lisa Lu playing Miss Mandarin, and to real life characters such as George Armstrong Custer played by Grant Williams.
Too bad CBS had to be greedy and try to horn in and get a piece of the action leading to cancellation. Since they are doing re-boots why not this series?