Alias Smith and Jones 1971 – 73 ABC TV

An early 1970’s western series featuring the adventures of two reformed outlaws as they attempt to go straight. It was also one of the last of the TV westerns and a genre that had previously dominated television schedules throughout the fifties and sixties.

It originally starred Pete Duel as Hannibal Heyes and Ben Murphy as Jedediah “Kid” Curry, as the two outlaw cousins who are trying to reform. They have been offered a conditional amnesty, by the state governor , the “condition” is that they are still wanted men until it becomes politically advantageous for the governor to sign their clemency.

Due to the unfortunate death of Pete Duel in December of 1971. A gunshot wound reported as a suicide by his then girlfriend, though there were police reports of a man seen running from the premises shortly after the gunshots were heard. Duel was replaced at short notice by Roger Davis who had previously guest starred in an earlier episode and also provided narration for the series.