''Ivanhoe'' was a BBC television series from 1970. The script was by

Alexander Baron Alexander Baron ( – ) was a British author and screenwriter. He is best known for his highly acclaimed novel about D-Day, ''From the City, from The Plough'' (1948), and his London novel ''The Lowlife'' (1963). Early life Baron's father was B ...

, based on Sir

Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet, playwright and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature, notably the novels '' Ivanhoe'', '' Rob Roy ...

's 1819 novel '' Ivanhoe''. The director was

David Maloney David John Lee Maloney (14 December 1933 – 18 July 2006) was a British television director and producer, best known for his work on the BBC science-fiction series ''Doctor Who'', ''Blake's 7'' and ''The Day of the Triffids''. ''The Guardi ...

. 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 ten 25-minute episodes.

Eric Flynn Eric William Flynn (13 December 1939 – 4 March 2002) was a British actor. Early life Flynn was born on 13 December 1939 on Hainan Island, China, where his father was a customs officer for the Hong Kong government. After the outbreak of war a ...

, who played the title role, became better known for his work in stage musicals. Other cast members, such as

John Franklyn-Robbins John Franklyn-Robbins (14 December 1924 – 21 March 2009) was an English character and voice actor. A prolific Shakespearean actor, he trained at RADA and proceeded to work at the Manchester Library Theatre and the Bristol Old Vic early i ...

, Hugh Walters and Bernard Horsfall, were regulars in British TV classic dramas of the 1960s and 1970s. The complete series was released on a Region 2 DVD two-disc set in September 2017 by Simply Media. The opening uses the fanfare at the start of Symphony No. 4 (Tchaikovsky).

Cast

as Ivanhoe * Anthony Bate as Sir Brian de Bois Guilbert, the villain *Vivian Brooks as Rebecca *Clare Jenkins as Rowena * Bernard Horsfall as King Richard *

Tim Preece Tim Preece (born 5 August 1938) is an English actor. He has appeared on British television since the 1960s and also acted on stage. Early life Preece was born in Shrewsbury in Shropshire and was educated at the Priory Grammar School for Boys, ...

as Prince John *

Clive Graham Clive Graham (7 October 1937 in Swansea– 11 June 2007) was a British television actor. He had a lengthy career, roles included Robin of Locksley in ''Ivanhoe ''Ivanhoe: A Romance'' () by Walter Scott is a historical novel published ...

as Robin of Locksley * Michael Napier Brown as Miller

References

External links

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