Outlaws
 from The Boy's Western Television and Film Annual
edited by Ken and Sylvia Ferguson

In 1889, when the former Indian lands were opened to homesteaders, law officers were called in to maintain order amongst them.  The ATV series OUTLAWS centers its exciting stories around these officers.

In the original series, Barton MacLane played the starring role as Chief Marshal Frank Caine. The new series saw Caine’s assistant, Will Foreman, promoted to Chief Marshal, Caine leaving to become Territorial Governor.

The part of Foreman is played by Don Collier, and he is assisted by Chalk Breeson, played by Bruce Yarnell. Other important characters include Connie Masters (Judy Lewis), the estranged wife of an outlaw. She is romantically involved with Foreman. Slim is the town’s ne’er-do’well, a simple soul who is easily led and influenced, and there is a dog named "Bill Doolin", played by "Spike."

Apart from their troubles in bring outlaws to justice, there is also conflict between the Chief Marshal and his assistant.

Both men have different ideas as to how the law should be enforced. Foreman is a man who adheres strictly to the letter of the law. He always goes by the book, but deputy Breeson is an easy-going man with a "live and let live" attitude towards his fellow men. Breeson is the rugged type who believes the law should be flexible according to varying circumstances. He is a man who believes that it is more important to administrate the spirit of the law than to stick to the book.

This attitude causes Marshal Foreman to face his job with considerable self-doubt, and because of this he finds himself the center of criticism from the followers of the former Marshal.  Yet he manages to hid his self-doubts from all those except those who are closest to him.

Outlaws is a series with a difference…

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