Crossbow: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Crossbow follows the adventures of William Tell (Will Lyman) and takes place in the 14th-century in Switzerland. William Tell and his son Matthew are imprisoned by the tyrannical Gessler (Jeremy Clyde). As Governor of Austria, Gessler plans to stop the Swiss uprising. Having split the apple on his son's head with his crossbow, much to Gessler's chagrin, there is no stopping William Tell's legendary strength and skill.

Series details

• Title: Crossbow
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure
• Premiere date: 1987-08-30
• Final broadcast date listed: 1989-02-11
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Freeform
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 1646

Cast and credited roles

• Will Lyman — William Tell
• Jeremy Clyde — Governor Hermann Gessler
• David Barry Gray — Matthew Tell
• Hans Meyer — Tyroll
• Nick Brimble — Horst
• John Otway — Conrad
• Melinda Mullins — Blade
• Valentine Pelka — Roland
• Anne Lonnberg — Katrina Tell
• Robert Addie — Arris
• Conrad Phillips — Stefan
• Bernard Spiegel — Weevil

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1987-08-30; final listed air date 1988-02-07; episode order: 24.
• Season 2: premiered 1988-09-03; final listed air date 1989-02-11; episode order: 24.
• Season 3: episode order: 24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Crossbow on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.