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Episode Title: "The Chosen"
Original Fox Air Date: 07/28/1997
Sci-Fi Air Date: 04/16/2003
Conor and his band step in when the new spiritual leader, a child named Glas (Carl Snell), is targeted by assassins. Furbaide: Desmond Kelly. Goll: Wayne Pygram. Slana: Alyson Standen. Conor: Heath Ledger. Fergus: John Saint Ryan. Longinus: Sebastian Roche.
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Conor and his band agree to escort a boy named Glas to Cathbad – Glas is the new Druid king and must go to Cathbad to be crowned. Sinsar, a man from Glas' village, attacks the group and grabs the boy, claiming Glas belongs to the village. Then Queen Diana appears with her Roman soldiers and takes everyone prisoner. Desiring the boy's power for herself, she decides to escort him to Cathbad personally.
Conor devises an escape plan for Glas; he and his friends hide in Glas' tent with the boy, waiting until Diana's soldiers leave to search for them before finally sneaking away. Glas wants to return home, not realizing that Diana's men have torched his village and killed his father. Instead, Conor takes the boy to Cathbad.
Once there, however, Furbaide, the head Druid, sends Conor's band away, insisting that non-Druids may not witness the coronation. Then he orders his henchman Goll, who has attacked Conor's group several times, to follow the band and kill them. Furbaide wants Glas killed, because if the boy is crowned Furbaide will lose his authority. Diana learns of the murder plot and is furious – she wants the boy's power, so she has Furbaide executed for interfering with her. Meanwhile, Glas' mother Slana finds Conor and accompanies him back into Cathbad.
During the ceremony, Goll tries to kill Glas but is stopped by Diana. Glas kills Goll and accepts his destiny as King of the Druids. Glas invites his mother to live in his castle where she'll be safe, and thanks Conor for teaching him how to be a leader.
Heath Ledger [Conor]
Lisa Zane [Diana]
Sebastian Roche [Longinus]
Vera Farmiga [Catlin]
John Saint Ryan [Fergus]
Alonzo Greer [Tully]
Created By
Shaun Cassidy
&
Ron Koslow
ROAR
Guest Stars
Desmond Kelly [Furbaide]
Wayne Pygram [Goll]
Carl Snell [Glas]
Music By Jon Ehrlich
Co-Executive Producer Michael Nankin
Co-Producer Lawrence Meyers
Co-Producer Brian Chambers
Consulting Producer Jefery Levy
Producers Paul Barber
& Larry Barber
Produced By Howard Grigsby
Written By John Kirk
Directed By Ian Toynton
Executive Producer
Ron Koslow
Executive Producer
Shaun Cassidy
Associate Producer Todd London
With
Ric Anderson Cu Roi
Tony Bishop Centurian
Winston Cooper Novice
Ronald Falk Councillor #2
Mark Fitzpatrick Sinsar
John Gregg Councillor #1
Barry McMahon Druid #1
Grahaem Neil Dermat
Nikki Price Druid Woman
Michael Roughan Slavemaster
Alyson Standen Slave
Director of Photography John Stones
Production Designer Bernard Hides
Edited By Craig Ridenour
Unit Production Manager Gina Black
First Assistant Director Peter Fitzgerald
Second Assistant Directors Angella McPherson
Vera Biffone
Casting by Megan Branman, CSA (L.A.)
Maura Fay
Lynne Ruthven (Australia)
Set Decorator Ken James
Art Director Michael Rumph
Supervising Sound Editor Charlie Crutcher
Music Editor Eduardo Ponsdomench
Visual Effects Supervisors John F. K. Parenteau
Branden L. Smith
Production Services Village Roadshow Pictures
Sound Mixer Bob Clayton
Panaflex(R) Camera and
Lenses by Panavision (R)
Costume Designer Jean Turnbull
Make-up/Hairstylist Viv Rushbrook
Set Designer Jacinta Leong
Stunt Coordinator Danny Baldwin
Filmed at
Warner Roadshow
Movie World Studios,
Queensland
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Universal Roar Productions, Inc.
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