List of Richard the Lionheart episodes

The following is a list of episodes of Richard the Lionheart, a family television show based loosely on the life of Richard I which aired between 1962 and 1963.

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.K. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Long Live The King"	Ernest Morris	Mark Grantham	June 4, 1962 (1962-06-04)	N/A
Training soldiers off in the countryside, Prince Richard is unaware that his father the King is ill. A messenger is sent to tell him, but scheming Prince John has him killed and a false message sent that causes Richard to go off to make a treaty with the unpredictable Lady Catherine. In the meantime, the King dies and John insists that in Richard's absence, he should become the new King.
2	2	"The Lion and The Eagle"	Ernest Morris	Paul Tabori and Stanley Miller	June 11, 1962 (1962-06-11)	N/A
Back in London in 1189, Richard and his men receive no welcome, only to find his brother Prince John has kidnapped their mother, Queen Eleanor and is intent on installing himself as the new King. Searching for the Queen, the Lionhearts find a trail of her jewelry in the forest.
3	3	"The Robbers of Ashdown Forest"	Ernest Morris	Paul Tabori and Stanley Miller	June 18, 1962 (1962-06-18)	N/A
King Richard finds allies in the forest when he goes to stop Prince John from starting a war.
4	4	"The Wolf of Banbury"	Ernest Morris	Paul Tabori and Stanley Miller	June 25, 1962 (1962-06-25)	N/A
In defiance of Richard's orders, Baron Giles gives protection to fugitives from justice. To add insult to injury, he abducts the Lady Rosalie, recently betrothed to Sir Geoffrey.
5	5	"School For A King"	Ernest Morris	Paul Tabori and Stanley Miller	July 2, 1962 (1962-07-02)	N/A
Anxious to learn the plight of his subjects at first hand. Richard sallies forth in disguise - and soon finds himself arrested for not paying his taxes.
6	6	"Crown In Danger"	Ernest Morris	Paul Tabori and Stanley Miller	July 9, 1962 (1962-07-09)	N/A
Having sent several of his friends in pursuit of three escaped prisoners, Richard is concerned when he hears that they have taken refuge in the castle of a knight who feeds his foes to his wild animals.
7	7	"The Pirate King"	Ernest Morris	Paul Tabori and Stanley Miller	July 16, 1962 (1962-07-16)	N/A
Believing himself to be Richard's equal, Forked Beard, a self-styled 'King', seeks a treaty between himself and the English king. Having rejected his proposal, Richard is taken prisoner.
8	8	"The Alchemist of Rouen"	Ernest Morris	Paul Tabori and Stanley Miller	July 23, 1962 (1962-07-23)	N/A
Lady Rosalie's appeal to Richard to help her father, whom she believes she has fallen under the spell of Villanus, an alchemist, almost costs Richard his life.
9	9	"The King's Champion"	Ernest Morris	Paul Tabori and Stanley Miller	July 30, 1962 (1962-07-30)	N/A
Led by a bogus pretender to the English throne, a Black Knight issues a challenge that Richard, with too few knights at court, must accept - or forfeit his throne.
10	10	"King Arthur's Sword"	Ernest Morris	Paul Tabori and Stanley Miller	August 6, 1962 (1962-08-06)	N/A
Richard leads his men to capture the thieves who have stolen King Arthur's sword Excalibur, from Arthur's tomb at Glastonbury Abbey, but danger dogs blocks his path.
11	11	"The Challenge"	Ernest Morris	Paul Tabori and Stanley Miller	August 13, 1962 (1962-08-13)	N/A
Zara and her brother Umbaldo issue a challenge to Richard. He must choose a champion to defeat Umbaldo. Should Umbaldo win, Richard will pay service to Zara - should he be defeated, Zara will become Richard's bride.
12	12	"The Bride"	Ernest Morris	Paul Tabori and Stanley Miller	August 20, 1962 (1962-08-20)	N/A
Pressed by counsellors to marry, Richard reluctantly agrees to take a cautious look at Princess Alice, who lives with her cousin at Blanch-Garde castle. Disguised as a troubadour and accompanied by Sir Gilbert, Richard rides to the castle where his plans are very much disrupted.
13	13	"The Strange Monks of Latroun"	Ernest Morris	Stanley Miller	August 27, 1962 (1962-08-27)	N/A
In Lebanon, Richard and his men find a dying boy near a supposedly friendly abbey with monks renowned for helping pilgrims and travelers. The monks have in fact been replaced by a band of murderous thieves who have assumed the robes of the friars. Richard infiltrates by posing as a fellow cutthroat.
14	14	"The Great Enterprise"	Ernest Morris	David Nicholl	September 3, 1962 (1962-09-03)	N/A
Queen Berengaria, honeymooning with her new husband, is unaware that someone is plotting treachery at Richard's court - returning home, she faces a charge of treason.
15	15	"The Norman King"	Ernest Morris	David Nicholl	September 10, 1962 (1962-09-10)	N/A
Unaware that Tancred, King of Sicily and King Philip of France are plotting his death, Richard accepts their invitation to a banquet given in his honor.
16	16	"When Champions Meet"	Ernest Morris	David Nicholl	September 21, 1962 (1962-09-21)	N/A
Pursuing his plot to have Richard killed, King Philip joins forces with Richard's brother, Prince John. Together they challenge Richard to face Saladin, in a 'friendly' tournament.
17	17	"The Warrior From Scotland"	Ernest Morris	Stanley Miller	September 28, 1962 (1962-09-28)	N/A
Determined to join Richard's Crusade, Kenneth, a young Scottish warrior, arrives at Richard's castle. While attempting to impress Richard. he loses the King banner - and sentenced to death.
18	18	"The Conjurer"	Ernest Morris	Mark Grantham	October 5, 1962 (1962-10-05)	N/A
Ali, a Saracen youth with a flair for conjuring - bit a fear of killing - is ordered to infiltrate Richard's camp and slay the monarch.
19	19	"The Lord of Kerak"	Ernest Morris	David Nicholl	October 12, 1962 (1962-10-12)	N/A
Arnold, master of Kernak Castle, is a Crusader in name only. So when he hears that the King is travelling to query his absence from court, he plans to have Richard killed.
20	20	"The Saracen Physician"	Ernest Morris	Stanley Miller	October 19, 1962 (1962-10-19)	N/A
Gravely ill with fever, Richard is taken to the vamp of his allies where, unknown to his friends, the attendant physician is in the pay of Saladin - Richard's enemy.
21	21	"A Marriage of Convenience"	Ernest Morris	Stanley Miller	October 26, 1962 (1962-10-26)	N/A
On the pretense of Lady Edith's marriage to Sir Kenneth, Richard sends his confidant to Saladin to propose that the Muslim leader consolidate the peace between them marrying the girl.
22	22	"Queen in Danger"	Ernest Morris	David Nicholl	November 2, 1962 (1962-11-02)	N/A
Fearing for her safety, Richard orders Queen Berengaria to return to England, so she takes her entourage yet tries to travel in disguise. She's captured not by Saladin or Muslim raiders, but by unscrupulous rival crusader Conrad of Montferrat.
23	23	"Prince Otto"	Ernest Morris	Stanley Miller	March 15, 1963 (1963-03-15)	N/A
Prince Otto's castle is the only barrier in the Crusader's path. He insists on being paid before he'll allow anyone to pass - including the British sovereign.
24	24	"The Vision Fades"	Ernest Morris	Stanley Miller	March 29, 1963 (1963-03-29)	N/A
Within sight of Jerusalem and victory, Richard readies for a final battle with the Muslim forces, but he realizes his erstwhile allies are undependable. The Austrian King is losing interest because he won't get enough glory, and the French King and his troops outright leave the crusade, just as word is received the enemy forces are about to abandon the city.
25	25	"The Fugitive"	Ernest Morris	Stanley Miller	April 12, 1963 (1963-04-12)	N/A
The sole survivor of a shipwreck, Richard swims ashore to safety. Unfortunately he's landed on the land of Duke Leopold - his sworn enemy.
26	26	"Knight Errant At Large"	Ernest Morris	David Nicholl	April 26, 1963 (1963-04-26)	N/A
Following his knight's vows, Richard helps a young woman in distress - and quickly finds himself a prisoner of the tyrannical Lord Rudolph.
27	27	"Guardian of the Temple"	Ernest Morris	David Nicholl	May 10, 1963 (1963-05-10)	N/A
With his new friends, Hugo and Marta, Richard stops at a market-town to purchase fresh mounts - and finds arrested as an enemy spy.
28	28	"Capture"	Ernest Morris	David Nicholl	May 24, 1963 (1963-05-24)	N/A
Within sight of escape from Austria, Marta collapses from fatigue, Though he risks capture, Richard refuses to continue until she has recovered.
29	29	"A King's Ransom"	Ernest Morris	David Nicholl	June 7, 1963 (1963-06-07)	N/A
Hearing that Leopold demands a price of 150,000 marks for Richard's release, Queen Berengaria commands Sir Gilbert and Sir Geoffrey to raise the money.
30	30	"The Devil is Unloosed"	Ernest Morris	David Nicholl	June 21, 1963 (1963-06-21)	N/A
Told by a fortune-teller that Richard is dead. Prince John makes plans to proclaim himself King. He has reckoned without Robin Hood and his Merry Men - Richard's loyal subjects.
31	31	"The Little People of Lyntor"	Ernest Morris	Mark Grantham	July 5, 1963 (1963-07-05)	N/A
The "Little People" of the subtitle are the taxpayers of outlying counties. They've been dunned for four large payments and are nearly bankrupt. Richard finds they have been tricked into paying by false documents backed by Prince John's soldiers.
32	32	"The Raiders"	Ernest Morris	Mark Grantham	July 19, 1963 (1963-07-19)	N/A
Out hunting, Richard and Gilbert finds the body of a murdered man - a discovery which leads them to a castle of a murderous knight, responsible for several killings.
33	33	"An Eye for An Eye"	Ernest Morris	Mark Grantham	August 2, 1963 (1963-08-02)	N/A
Richard finds himself abducted by a knight with a grievance against the English Throne. Found guilty of treason, Richard is sentenced to be hanged.
34	34	"The Caveman"	Ernest Morris	Mark Grantham	August 16, 1963 (1963-08-16)	N/A
In a small backward town, Richard finds the local peasants living in fear of a hermit living in a nearby cave, who blackmails them with threats of invoking a supernatural power over their water supply. After seeing the beautiful Lady Diane, the hermit insists she be forced to marry him, or the land will go dry. The King investigates the cave to find the source of the supposed wizardry.
35	35	"A Year and A Day"	Ernest Morris	David Nicholl	August 30, 1963 (1963-08-30)	N/A
After a desperate man steals Richard's horse, the squire of Fitzgeorge Castle takes him in. He can't see the man's son though he served gallantly in a crusade with him. The serving maid tells of a plot, where it was actually a serf that fought alongside the King, and the real scion of Fitzgeorge hid back in England.
36	36	"The Crown Jewels"	Ernest Morris	Mark Grantham	September 13, 1963 (1963-09-13)	N/A
A young knight in training is Miguel from Navarre. His days are spent under Richard's tutelage, but nights find him deeply in debt to disreputable owners of a gambling den in town. They threaten him with complete disgrace by exposure, unless he conspires with them in a plot to steal the crown jewels.
37	37	"The Man Who Sold Pardons"	Ernest Morris	David Nicholl	November 29, 1963 (1963-11-29)	N/A
A charlatan posing as a monk named Nicholas goes from town to town selling indulgences, and bearing a forged document of authority from King Richard, intends blackmailing nobles who supported Prince John's attempted coup. Richard seeks whoever is behind the phony friar, and pursues him to a country inn.
38	38	"The Heir of England"	Ernest Morris	David Nicholl	December 6, 1963 (1963-12-06)	N/A
Arthur, the young prince of England, is to visit his uncle, King Richard, from his home in Brittany. But the knight that's to escort him is waylaid and a kidnapper takes his place. To find the outlaws, Richard goes under cover as a lowly sailor to find out where their hideout is.
39	39	"The People's King"	Ernest Morris	David Nicholl	December 13, 1963 (1963-12-13)	N/A
As Richard's coronation in Westminster Abbey draws near, great importance is placed on the clothes to be worn by important guests to the ceremony. One such costume is smuggled out so that one of the lords, who will lose his status if Richard comes to full power, can disguise himself and get close enough to kill him so exiled Prince John will come to the throne.