The Time Tunnel - Season 1 - Eps 19: The Ghost of Nero
Tony and Doug arrive near the Italian-Austrian Alps on October 23, 1915, as the Germans are preparing to bombard the area. An explosion knocks them out and uncovers the stone coffin of Emperor Nero. Nero's sword floats out of it, but kills a German soldier. They awaken and discover they are beneath the villa of Count Galba. He claims the two travelers are American friends, covering for them against the invading Germans. The ghost of Nero has other ideas, and wants to kill Galba, whose ancestor was responsible for Nero's death. First a German soldier then Tony are possessed by the ghost. The Time Tunnel project staff manage to free Tony with a high-powered electrical discharge on the recommendation of a Dr. Steinholtz, whom they call in. However, they then pull the ghost into the current day, but manage to send him back. Tony and Doug get Galba to safety and help lead the Italian resistance to the Germans. The German leader, Neistadt, flees but Nero's ghost delays him long enough for an
About The Time Tunnel
Title: The Time Tunnel
First Air Date: 1966-09-09
Last Air Date: 1967-04-07
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.602/10 (from 171 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 30
Network: ABC
Genres: Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
Production Companies: Irwin Allen Productions, 20th Century Fox Television, ABC, Kent Productions
Synopsis
The Time Tunnel is a 1966–1967 U.S. color science fiction TV series, written around a theme of time travel adventure. The show was creator-producer Irwin Allen's third science fiction television series, released by 20th Century Fox and broadcast on ABC. The show ran for one season of 30 episodes. Reruns are viewable on cable and by internet streaming. A pilot for a new series was produced in 2002, although it was not picked up.
Cast
James Darren
Tony Newman
Robert Colbert
Doug Phillipps
Whit Bissell
General Heywood Kirk
Lee Meriwether
Dr. Ann McGregor
John Zaremba
Dr. Raymond Swain
