Ivanhoe

The story

Ivanhoe was a BBC television series from 1970. The script was by Alexander Baron, based on Sir Walter Scott's novel of the same name. The director was David Maloney.

It was shown on the Sunday tea-time slot on BBC1, which for several years showed fairly faithful adaptations of classic novels aimed at a family audience. It was later shown on US television. It consisted of five 50-minute episodes.

It is not widely remembered nowadays, but is remembered favourably by some who do remember it, as one of the better BBC Sunday adaptations, and possibly more accessible to a late 20th-century audience than Scott's original novel.

The seasons

Season 1 Miniseries 1970 · 10 episodes Season details＋

Jan. 4, 1970

Ivanhoe. The well trodden paths of Sir Walter Scott's novel televised by the BBC in ten episodes.

Cast

V Vivian BrooksRebecca E Eric FlynnIvanhoe A Anthony BateSir Brian de Bois Guilbert K Kevin BrennanPrior Aymer C Clive GrahamLocksley M Michael Napier BrownMiller M Michael BrennanFront de Boeuf T Tim PreecePrince John B Bernard HorsfallBlack Knight N Noel ColemanWaldemar Fitzurse F Francis de WolffGodfrey Front de Boeuf