
The Rogues
The Rogues is an American television series that appeared on NBC from September 13, 1964, to April 18, 1965, starring David Niven, Charles Boyer, and Gig Young as a related trio of former conmen who could, for the right price, be persuaded to trick a very wealthy and heinously unscrupulous mark. Although it won the 1964 Golden Globe award for Best Television Series, the show was cancelled after one season consisting of thirty episodes.
Cast: David Niven, Charles Boyer, Robert Coote
Season 1
30 episodes
- 1. The Personal TouchAfter selling a ""race"" horse to get some working capital, Alec poses as an eccentric millionaire to try to relieve a shipping tycoon of a million dollars.CC1 h 0 minSep 13, 1964
- 2. The Day They Gave the Diamonds AwayMarcel poses as a scientist who's invented a diamond making machine, which they try to sell to the world's biggest diamond merchant. As a side effect they buy the stock of his company when it drops in price, fully expecting it to return to full value once he destroys the machine.CC1 h 0 minSep 20, 1964
- 3. The Stefanini DowryIn New York, Tony tries to take back a diamond necklace that once ""belonged"" to the family, but were lost by an ancestor 106 years ago. The necklace is in the hotel room of a visiting dictator, who is planning to sell his country's crown jewels for his personal profit.CC1 h 0 minSep 27, 1964
- 4. Viva Diaz!Alec poses as an inveterate gambler and Marcel as a Swiss banker with a penchant for baccarat in a scheme to fleece a Latin American leader who absconded with his nation's treasury.CC1 h 0 minOct 4, 1964
- 5. House of CardsTony is brought in, when Uncle Bertie loses a small fortune at Courtleigh House, one of London's premiere gaming houses. Tony is supposed to crack the safe, but is setup for theft and caught red-handed. Briscoe gives the family 24 hours to prove his innocence.CC1 h 0 minOct 11, 1964
- 6. Death of a FlemingMarcel meets a girl who was sold into a harem. The family gets together a scheme to get a million dollars out of the sheik who is the buyer. As a part of the plan Tony must fake his death, only he sneezes.CC1 h 0 minOct 25, 1964
- 7. The Project ManTony and Timmy stumble onto some information about a proposed rocket site. They take advantage of this information to lighten the fortunes of the men who bought all the land the site may be built on.CC1 h 0 minNov 1, 1964
- 8. Two of a KindMarcel runs into another member of the old French resistance and she wants his help in supplying guidance for her son whom she thinks may be involved in the theft of a stamp. After Marcel meets him, he thinks he may be his son, but this boy needs an education on being a ""Rouge.""CC1 h 0 minNov 8, 1964
- 9. Take Me to ParisNo synopsis available at this time.CC1 h 0 minNov 15, 1964
- 10. Fringe BenefitsAlec is forced to participate in a diamond smuggling operation by Briscoe who has a case built against the family. While in Rio, he and Timmy try to make a little money on the side by exploiting the rich exiles.CC1 h 0 minNov 22, 1964
- 11. Plavonia, Hail and FarewellTony poses as an international financier, and Margaret as the last member of the royal family of Plavonia. The scheme is to get a wealthy Plavonian man to invest some of his reclusive millions, so they can help other Plavonian refugees. The scheme goes amiss when Tony is kidnapped.CC1 h 0 minNov 29, 1964
- 12. The Boston Money PartyTony and the family help out a friend of his whose business has just been raided. They position this corporate raider for a fall, by trying to sell him a textile company that has developed a new process for making fabric or so he thinks.CC1 h 0 minDec 6, 1964
- 13. The Computer Goes WestMarcel and Timmy are just given the task of smuggling a computer back to the west, when their friend is murdered. They are accused and arrested, but a government official offers them a deal, which Marcel plans to use in completing their original task.CC1 h 0 minDec 13, 1964
- 14. Hugger-Mugger, by the SeaTony sets up a shipping magnate into thinking he is working for his rival and that they are on the trail of some treasure. The treasure is contained within a ship that is part of a fleet of ""worthless"" U.S. Navy ships.CC1 h 0 minDec 20, 1964
- 15. The Real Russian CaviarNo synopsis available at this time.CC1 h 0 minDec 27, 1964
- 16. Money Is for BurningTony and the family are plotting to sell a castle with a few well-placed trinkets in it. The scheme gets compounded when a train has been robbed of three million pounds and the thieves are hiding it in the castle while they are placing their trinkets. Tony gets mixed up with a charming woman while trying to get away from the thieves and the police.CC1 h 0 minJan 3, 1965
- 17. Gambit by the Golden GateMarcel brings a fake Rembrandt to San Francisco where they will try switching it with the original which is owned by ""The Concrete King."" Their plan is changed when the original is donated to a museum, but later stolen, so they use the fake to bait the thief.CC1 h 0 minJan 10, 1965
- 18. Bless You, G. Carter HuntingtonA wealthy man buys the land that also contains a cemetery with the remains of Alexis St. Clair. It's a family affair as Marcel, Alec and Timmy meet Tony in New York City to put one over on him. They find help with their plan from Huntington's unhappily married wife.CC1 h 0 minJan 17, 1965
- 19. The Golden OceanTony comes to the aid of an old friend who's being forced to pay back a loan totaling $250,000 in five days. With help from the family he plans to get the money from the loaner, but this man may be too sharp for them.CC1 h 0 minJan 24, 1965
- 20. The Diamond-Studded PieTony poses as a ""Great White Hunter,"" where the plan is to take an American businessman on the hunt of his life. Only wild animals aren't the intended game, it's some well-placed diamonds.CC1 h 0 minJan 31, 1965
- 21. Bow to a Master""The Cat"" takes a pearl necklace that Tony has just taken, so he sets out to skin ""The Cat."" The plot is to help him steal a large diamond, by switching in a fake when it's delivered.CC1 h 0 minFeb 7, 1965
- 22. Run For the MoneyTony and Timmy enter East Berlin to retrieve a million in gold coins that will be used to help finance a refugee escape route from the East to the West. While there, Tony must also try to rescue the daughter of an old friend before she is shot for treason.CC1 h 0 minFeb 14, 1965
- 23. The Laughing Lady of LuxorMarcel and Timmy meet an old friend who tells them he will make them rich, but he winds up dead before he can tell them which object in his shipment is worth ""millions."" So they setup shop, with their ploy to see who is the most interested in this unknown object.CC1 h 0 minFeb 21, 1965
- 24. The Bartered MacBrideTony poses as the lost cousin of a family that is waiting to collect the inheritance they are expecting after their uncle's ""unexpected"" death. Tony and the family are going to sell them the part of the inheritance he kept, but only after they convince them there is oil on it.CC1 h 0 minFeb 28, 1965
- 25. The Pigeons of ParisTimmy's old school friend, who is a painter and an undercover agent, is murdered. Marcel and Timmy move into his Paris studio to try to uncover what he was working on that caused him to be killed.CC1 h 0 minMar 7, 1965
- 26. Our Men in MarawatMarcel and Timmy are sent by Briscoe to return an original art object back to its rightful place and help avoid the political situation that may result if the fake is discovered.CC1 h 0 minMar 14, 1965
- 27. Wherefore Art Thou, Harold?Margaret enlists the family to help a friend who is being evicted by a publisher who wants to get his hands on copies of first editions that belong with the house she owns. Tony & Marcel set out to sell him a Timmy first edition, a forgery he did in Shakespeare's handwriting years ago.CC1 h 0 minMar 21, 1965
- 28. Grave DoubtsTony gets involved with a girl whose father was just murdered or was he really killed twenty years ago. The original body's coffin is to be exhumed by two ""cousins"" planning to take it back to Germany (what secrets does it hold?) but Tony puts his and Marcel's talents to use.CC1 h 0 minMar 28, 1965
- 29. Mr. White's ChristmasMarcel and another American cousin, work on a scheme to make Horatio T. White, a Scrooge-like millionaire, become the ""world's greatest philanthropist.""CC1 h 0 minApr 4, 1965
- 30. A Daring Step BackwardMarcel and the family help a fashion designer whose latest creations were pirated and her studio ruined. Their con creates ""new"" fashions with Margaret's old dresses from 1932 as they begin to setup the fashion magazine editor who is responsible.CC1 h 0 minApr 18, 1965
The Rogues
The Rogues is an American television series that appeared on NBC from September 13, 1964, to April 18, 1965, starring David Niven, Charles Boyer, and Gig Young as a related trio of former conmen who could, for the right price, be persuaded to trick a very wealthy and heinously unscrupulous mark. Although it won the 1964 Golden Globe award for Best Television Series, the show was cancelled after one season consisting of thirty episodes.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Ben Roberts, Ivan Goff
- Studio
- Giyo See, Four Stars Productions
Maturity rating
Not yet rated.
Audio languages
English
Where to watch
Not currently listed on any streaming, rental or purchase service.






















