Ivanhoe (1970 TV series)
Ivanhoe was a BBC television series from 1970. The script was by Alexander Baron, based on Sir Walter Scott's novel Ivanhoe. The director was David Maloney.
It was shown at Sunday tea-time 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, who played the title role, became better known for his work in stage musicals.[1] Other cast members, such as John Franklyn-Robbins, 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.
Cast
- Eric Flynn 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 as Prince John
- Clive Graham as Robin of Locksley
- Michael Napier Brown as Miller
References
- ^ "Eric Flynn". The Independent. 14 March 2002. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
External links
- IMDb entry
- Review of DVD version