Richard the Lionheart was a British

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television series which ran from 1961 to 1963, aimed at younger audiences. It began with the death of King Henry II, and put forward the traditional view of King Richard the Lionheart as a hero, and his brother Prince John (played by

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) as the villain. Richard was played by Irish actor

Dermot Walsh Dermot Walsh (10 September 1924 – 26 June 2002) was an Irish stage, film and television actor, known for portraying King Richard the Lionheart in the 1962 television series '' ''Richard the Lionheart'. Early life Born in Dublin, Walsh was t ...

who said, "he was not always all one would like to see as a man. We have concentrated on his good side." Richard was perhaps a product of his time. A man brimful of contradictions. A brilliant general, but a poor ruler. A sensitive poet and singer. The producers claimed that the series was based on fact as far as possible; though as little was known of Richard's personal life, "we have taken some liberties here and there," according to associate producer Brian Taylor in a ''

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'' article indicating the start of the series. Other regular characters in the series included Sir Gilbert ( Robin Hunter), Sir Geoffrey (Alan Haywood), Blondel (Iain Gregory), Leopold of Austria ( Francis de Wolff) and Queen Berengaria (Sheila Whittingham). According to

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"despite the treadmill efforts of the production... this routine swashbuckler, presenting an atmosphere of knightly conduct versus villainous skulduggery, was saved from total tedium by the presence of recurring players Trader Faulkner, a sneering Prince John, and Francis de Wolfe as the delightfully monstrous Leopold of Austria."The Danzigers
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A single DVD was released by Stratx Digital Media on 6 June 2016. Although all episodes are thought to survive, the DVD contains only five episodes: "Long Live The King", "School For a King", "Crown In Danger", "The Pirate King" and "The Challenge". The picture quality for the most part is watchable, but the sound at times is flawed.

Cast

as King Richard The Lionheart * Robin Hunter as Sir Gilbert *Alan Haywood as Sir Geoffrey *Iain Gregory as Blondel *

as Prince John/ King Philip of France/Ubaldo *Sheila Whittingham as Queen Berengaria * Francis de Wolff as Leopold Of Austria *

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as De Fleury *Michael Peake as Conrad of Montferrat *

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as Lord Chancellor *Brian McDermott as Banister * Glyn Owen as Hugo * John Longden as Sir Thomas * Elwyn Brook-Jones as Count Rolf *David Davenport as 1st Courtier * Conrad Phillips as Guy of Lusignan * Anton Rodgers as Sir Kenneth *

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* as Marta * Garard Green as Captain * Peter Reynolds as Sergeant Michael * Colin Tapley as Chamberlain *

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as Lady Rosalie *Tom Bowman as Baron Fitz-Rheinfrid *

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as Lady Edith *Howard Greene as Abdul *

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as Queen Eleanor * Steve Plytas as Ulric * Susan Shaw as Princess Alice * Robert Rietti as Father Ignatius *Jeremy Bisley as Second Prince * Brian Cobby as Captain *

Lisa Daniely Lisa Daniely (born Mary Elizabeth Bodington; 4 June 1929 – 24 January 2014) was a British film and television actress. Life and career Born in Reading, Berkshire, to an English solicitor father and a French mother, she was educated in Paris ...

as Catherine *Hugo De Vernier as Duke of Aumerle *Peter Duguid as Old Arab *

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as La Motte * John Scott Martin as King William *Alan Rolfe as William *John Serret as Duke of Berri * Richard Shaw as Abbas * Derrick Sherwin as Alan *

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as 2nd English soldier * John Bennett as Kermal * Martin Benson as Forked Beard *Christopher Carlos as Theodore *

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as Nur *Tony Doonan as Sir Miles *John Gabriel as De Glanville * Tom Gill as Fitzcormac *

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as Pilgrim *Raymond Rollett as De Bohm * Nigel Green as Hermit *

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as Sheriff of Nottingham *

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as Second Sailor * Daphne Anderson as Lady Guinevere *Michael Ashlin as 2nd Courtier *Dawn Beret as Lady Blanche *Brandon Brady as Sergeant-at-Arms * Kevin Brennan as Bertram de la Marche *John Brooking as Steward *Robert Bruce as Royal servant *Vivienne Burgess as Maid *Ian Curry as Sir Roland * Hugh David as 1st Knight *Patrick Durkin as Guard *Peter Elliott as Simeon *Denzil Ellis as Steward *William Forbes as Tom the tracker *Silvia Francis as Lady Stephanie *

Willoughby Goddard Willoughby Wittenham Rees Goddard (4 July 1926 – 11 April 2008) was an English actor whose trademark rotund figure was well known on television and in films for more than 40 years. Biography Goddard was born in Bicester, Oxfordshire. He pl ...

as Arnold de Chatillon *Nicholas Grimshaw as Physician *Laurence Hardy as Salivar *Reginald Hearne as Steward *Stuart Hillier as Herald of Scotland *Robert Hollyman as Monk * Peter Illing as Stephen de Tours *John Kelland as Sir Percy *David Ludman as 2nd Guard *

Oliver MacGreevy Oliver John MacGreevy (25 July 1928 - October 1981) was an Irish actor who appeared in many British films and television series from the mid 1950s until he retired in 1980, often as brutish, shaven-headed villains. Among his roles he played Hou ...

as 1st Guard *

Andreas Malandrinos Andreas Malandrinos ( el, Ανδρέας Μαλανδρίνος; 14 November 1888, in Greece – 11 July 1970, in Surrey) was a Greek-born actor who started appearing in British films from 1930, until his death 40 years later in Surrey, England ...

as Gatekeeper *

Zena Marshall Zena Moyra Marshall (1 January 1926 – 10 July 2009) was a British actress of film and television, who was born in Kenya. Early years Marshall was of English, Irish and (on her mother's side) French descent. Though born in Kenya, after her ...

as Zara * Francis Matthews as Sir Humphrey *

Jack May Jack Wynne May (23 April 1922 – 19 September 1997) was an English actor. Early life and education May was born in 1922 in Henley-on-Thames, and was educated at Forest School in Walthamstow. After war service with the Royal Indian Navy in Bri ...

as 2nd Knight * Ferdy Mayne as

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*Michael McStay as Knight *Riggs O'Hara as Ali *Katharine Page as Mother Maria *Bill Parsons as Priest *

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as Gamal *Soraya Rafat as Villa *

Hubert Rees Hubert Rees (27 April 1928 – 20 October 2009) was a Welsh character actor, known for his supporting roles in British television shows throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Early life Rees was born on 27 April 1928 in Abergavenny, Wales. Career Ree ...

as Chamberlain *

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as Shirin *

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as King Henry II *Alec Ross as 1st English soldier *Stuart Saunders as Landlord *

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as Red Hugh *Norman Wynne as Harbour Master *Fred Abbott as Guard *Roger Bizley as First Thief *

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as First Sailor * Richard Caldicot as Baron Fitzgeorge *Golda Casimir as Jewish Woman *

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as Sir Roland *Richard Dobson as Stable Boy *

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as First Soldier *Anna Gerber as Farah *

Nora Gordon ''Nora Gordon'' (29 November 1893, West Hartlepool, County Durham – 11 May 1970, London) was a British film and television actress. She was married to Leonard Sharp. Her daughter was the actress Dorothy Gordon. She also appeared in a number o ...

as Innkeeper's Wife * Walter Gotell as Prince Otto * Neil Hallett as Lemuel *John Hatton as Second Arab *

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as Queen Eleanor *Eira Heath as Rose *John G. Heller as First Prince * Ronald Howard as Robin Hood *

Jane Hylton Jane Hylton (16 July 1926 – 28 February 1979, born as Audrey Gwendolene Clark) was an English actress who accumulated 30 film credits, mostly in the 1940s and 1950s, before moving into television work in the latter half of her career in the ...

as Megan *

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as Marianne *

Jennifer Jayne Jennifer Jayne (14 November 1931 – 23 April 2006) was an English film and television actress born in Yorkshire to theatrical parents. Born Jennifer Jayne Jones, she adopted her stage name of Jennifer Jayne to avoid confusion with the Holly ...

as Mary * Ann Lancaster as Second Onlooker * Howard Lang as First Shepherd * Philip Latham as Brian McFergus *Sean Lynch as Gangleader Demere *Robert MacKenzie as Sailor Guard *John Mahoney as Tailor *Bernard Martin as Guard *Bernadette Milnes as Girl *Peter Myers as Sir Hugh *

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as Meredith *Michael O'Brien as Sir Thomas *Rasidi Onikoyi as Nubian *Roy Patrick as Captain *

Ellen Pollock Ellen Pollock (29 June 1902 – 29 March 1997) was a British character actress who mainly appeared on stage in London's West End. She also appeared in several films and TV productions. A devotee of Bernard Shaw, she was president of the Shaw S ...

as Lady Melinda * Robert Raglan as Father Benedict *Frederick Rawlings as Third Onlooker *Robert Robinson as First Arab * Margaretta Scott as Duchess *John Southworth as Second Shepherd *Charles Stanley as First Onlooker * Donald Tandy as Herald of France * June Thorburn as Diane *

Leon Cortez Leon Cortez (27 May 1898 – 31 December 1970) was a British musician and actor who appeared regularly on stage and in films and television in a career that spanned five decades. Biography Leon Cortez was born in London as Richard Alfred Chalklin ...

as Innkeeper *Michael Wells as Second Soldier *Jill Williams as Nora *Christopher Witty as Arthur *Michael Wynne as Captain * Colin Bean as Yeoman

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* {{IMDb title, id=0157242, title=Richard the Lionheart 1960s British drama television series 1960s British children's television series Cultural depictions of Richard I of England Cultural depictions of Eleanor of Aquitaine Black-and-white British television shows English-language television shows Television series set in the 12th century Television shows shot at New Elstree Studios