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Ivanhoe
Overview
Ivanhoe is a British television series first shown on ITV in 1958-59. The show features Roger Moore in his first starring role, as Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe, in a series of adventures aimed at a children's audience. The characters were drawn loosely from Sir Walter Scott's 1819 novel.
Key Crew
Producer: Peter Rogers
Top Cast
Seasons
Season 1 (1958)
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39 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Freeing the Serfs
1958-01-05Returning from the Crusades, Ivanhoe finds England under the cruel tyranny of Prince John and begins the fight to remove him from power.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 2: Slave Traders
1958-01-12Young people are disappearing, and people believe it's the Devil's work; but Ivanhoe believes something not so supernatural is behind it all.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 3: Wedding Cake
1958-01-19Lady Elaine is pushed into becoming engaged to a nobleman's crude son, in order to save her uncle.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 4: Black Boar
1958-01-26Ivanhoe gets in serious trouble killing a royal boar to save a life.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 5: Whipping Boy
1958-02-02Ivanhoe tries freeing a boy from an abusive baron.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 6: The Witness
1958-02-09Ivanhoe unwillingly attends a banquet for Prince John.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 7: German Knight
1958-02-16Ivanhoe tries to help a runaway indentured servant avoid capture when he returns home to visit his ailing mother.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 8: Face to Face
1958-02-23A captured church robber tries claiming he is Ivanhoe.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 9: Rinaldo
1958-03-02A nobleman that is an opponent of Prince John's high taxes finds himself framed for murder.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 10: Lyman the Pieman
1958-03-09Lyman witnesses a murder and is about to testify, when an crooked lord has him abducted.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 11: The Escape
1958-03-16Prince John plots to kill all the loyalists to Richard to consolidate his grip on the throne.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 12: Ragen's Forge
1958-03-23A nobleman promises a girl he will spare her fiancee and father from execution -- if she marries him.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 13: The Ransom
1958-03-29A nobleman is kidnapped, and his son attempts a rescue himself, without listening to Ivanhoe's advice.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 14: The Prisoner in the Tower
1958-04-05The victim of an ambush believes that the mastermind behind it is his future father-in-law.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 15: Murder at the Inn
1958-04-12Ivanhoe lends a hand to villagers being terrorized by a brutal lord.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 16: Brothers in Arms
1958-06-14Five monks collecting taxes for Prince John disappear, and Ivanhoe goes to find them.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 17: The Weavers
1958-06-21Episode 18: Counterfeit
1958-07-06A chest of gold for King Richard has been changed out with counterfeit pieces, and Ivanhoe tries finding the thief.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 19: Widow of Woodcote
1958-07-20Ivanhoe is the target of thieves after winning prizes in a tournament.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 20: The Kidnapping
1958-07-27Ivanhoe tries sneaking King Richard's heir out of the country.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 21: Treasures from Cathay
1958-08-10People are running from Wentworth castle, believing the world is coming to its end.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 22: By Hook or By Crook
1958-08-17Ivanhoe tries to keep a ruthless land baron from destroying a village in order to build himself a private hunting preserve.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 23: The Double-Edged Sword
1958-08-24Ivanhoe intervenes when a group believes they know the whereabouts of King Arthur's sword, Excalibur, and tear the countryside apart looking for it.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 24: Counterfeit Coins
1958-08-31Ivanhoe goes to retrieve a treasure map that has fallen in the wrong hands.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 25: The Masked Bandits
1958-09-07Ivanhoe goes after bandits that have stolen from serfs.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 26: Freelance
1958-09-21A soldier for Prince John becomes a conscientious objector and resigns, only to be threatened with death for his stance.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 27: The Masons
1958-09-28Prince John tries preventing King Richard's return by blockading the coast.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 28: Arms and the Woman
1958-10-05A nobleman leaves his castle vulnerable after heading out to rescue his son.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 29: The Cattle Killers
1958-10-19A man falsely accused of cattle killing faces death, and his wife asks for Ivanhoe's help.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 30: The Gentle Jester
1958-10-26Sir Maverick is looking for a new jester, unaware that among the applicants are assassins.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 31: 3 Days to Worcester
1958-11-09Ivanhoe is sidetracked by a spy while trying to save a loyalist to King Richard from execution.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 32: The Night Raiders
1958-11-16Ivanhoe tries rescuing a farmer's daughter who's been abducted by raiders terrorizing their village in the valley of Kent.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 33: The Raven
1958-11-23A cruel land baron believes a raven's appearance spells doom for him.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 34: The Monk
1958-11-30A monk and his apprentice help Ivanhoe free a village.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 35: The Swindler
1958-12-07A peddler is caught trying to exchange counterfeit gold.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 36: The Princess
1958-12-14Prince John tries forcing a nobleman's loyalty by imprisoning his daughter, and Ivanhoe goes to rescue her.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 37: The Fledgling
1958-12-21Ivanhoe discovers a young man has disguised himself in a tournament, hoping to win and prove he is worthy of knighthood.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 38: The Circus
1958-12-28A group of travelling minstrels is attacked by Sir Mark, and Ivanhoe seeks revenge.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 39: The Devil's Dungeon
1959-01-04A baron that's turned traitor arranges for an escort of ransom money for King Richard to be ambushed.
Runtime: 30 min
