Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe is a British television series first shown on ITV in 1958-59. The show features Roger Moore in his first starring role, as Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe, in a series of adventures aimed at a children's audience. The characters were drawn loosely from Sir Walter Scott's 1819 novel.

Action & Adventure

Seasons

Freeing the Serfs

1. Freeing the Serfs

Air Date: 1958-01-05

Returning from the Crusades, Ivanhoe finds England under the cruel tyranny of Prince John and begins the fight to remove him from power.

Slave Traders

2. Slave Traders

Air Date: 1958-01-12

Young people are disappearing, and people believe it's the Devil's work; but Ivanhoe believes something not so supernatural is behind it all.

Wedding Cake

3. Wedding Cake

Air Date: 1958-01-19

Lady Elaine is pushed into becoming engaged to a nobleman's crude son, in order to save her uncle.

Black Boar

4. Black Boar

Air Date: 1958-01-26

Ivanhoe gets in serious trouble killing a royal boar to save a life.

Whipping Boy

5. Whipping Boy

Air Date: 1958-02-02

Ivanhoe tries freeing a boy from an abusive baron.

The Witness

6. The Witness

Air Date: 1958-02-09

Ivanhoe unwillingly attends a banquet for Prince John.

German Knight

7. German Knight

Air Date: 1958-02-16

Ivanhoe tries to help a runaway indentured servant avoid capture when he returns home to visit his ailing mother.

Face to Face

8. Face to Face

Air Date: 1958-02-23

A captured church robber tries claiming he is Ivanhoe.

Rinaldo

9. Rinaldo

Air Date: 1958-03-02

A nobleman that is an opponent of Prince John's high taxes finds himself framed for murder.

Lyman the Pieman

10. Lyman the Pieman

Air Date: 1958-03-09

Lyman witnesses a murder and is about to testify, when an crooked lord has him abducted.

The Escape

11. The Escape

Air Date: 1958-03-16

Prince John plots to kill all the loyalists to Richard to consolidate his grip on the throne.

Ragen's Forge

12. Ragen's Forge

Air Date: 1958-03-23

A nobleman promises a girl he will spare her fiancee and father from execution -- if she marries him.

The Ransom

13. The Ransom

Air Date: 1958-03-29

A nobleman is kidnapped, and his son attempts a rescue himself, without listening to Ivanhoe's advice.

The Prisoner in the Tower

14. The Prisoner in the Tower

Air Date: 1958-04-05

The victim of an ambush believes that the mastermind behind it is his future father-in-law.

Murder at the Inn

15. Murder at the Inn

Air Date: 1958-04-12

Ivanhoe lends a hand to villagers being terrorized by a brutal lord.

Brothers in Arms

16. Brothers in Arms

Air Date: 1958-06-14

Five monks collecting taxes for Prince John disappear, and Ivanhoe goes to find them.

The Weavers

17. The Weavers

Air Date: 1958-06-21

Counterfeit

18. Counterfeit

Air Date: 1958-07-06

A chest of gold for King Richard has been changed out with counterfeit pieces, and Ivanhoe tries finding the thief.

Widow of Woodcote

19. Widow of Woodcote

Air Date: 1958-07-20

Ivanhoe is the target of thieves after winning prizes in a tournament.

The Kidnapping

20. The Kidnapping

Air Date: 1958-07-27

Ivanhoe tries sneaking King Richard's heir out of the country.

Treasures from Cathay

21. Treasures from Cathay

Air Date: 1958-08-10

People are running from Wentworth castle, believing the world is coming to its end.

By Hook or By Crook

22. By Hook or By Crook

Air Date: 1958-08-17

Ivanhoe tries to keep a ruthless land baron from destroying a village in order to build himself a private hunting preserve.

The Double-Edged Sword

23. The Double-Edged Sword

Air Date: 1958-08-24

Ivanhoe intervenes when a group believes they know the whereabouts of King Arthur's sword, Excalibur, and tear the countryside apart looking for it.

Counterfeit Coins

24. Counterfeit Coins

Air Date: 1958-08-31

Ivanhoe goes to retrieve a treasure map that has fallen in the wrong hands.

The Masked Bandits

25. The Masked Bandits

Air Date: 1958-09-07

Ivanhoe goes after bandits that have stolen from serfs.

Freelance

26. Freelance

Air Date: 1958-09-21

A soldier for Prince John becomes a conscientious objector and resigns, only to be threatened with death for his stance.

The Masons

27. The Masons

Air Date: 1958-09-28

Prince John tries preventing King Richard's return by blockading the coast.

Arms and the Woman

28. Arms and the Woman

Air Date: 1958-10-05

A nobleman leaves his castle vulnerable after heading out to rescue his son.

The Cattle Killers

29. The Cattle Killers

Air Date: 1958-10-19

A man falsely accused of cattle killing faces death, and his wife asks for Ivanhoe's help.

The Gentle Jester

30. The Gentle Jester

Air Date: 1958-10-26

Sir Maverick is looking for a new jester, unaware that among the applicants are assassins.

3 Days to Worcester

31. 3 Days to Worcester

Air Date: 1958-11-09

Ivanhoe is sidetracked by a spy while trying to save a loyalist to King Richard from execution.

The Night Raiders

32. The Night Raiders

Air Date: 1958-11-16

Ivanhoe tries rescuing a farmer's daughter who's been abducted by raiders terrorizing their village in the valley of Kent.

The Raven

33. The Raven

Air Date: 1958-11-23

A cruel land baron believes a raven's appearance spells doom for him.

The Monk

34. The Monk

Air Date: 1958-11-30

A monk and his apprentice help Ivanhoe free a village.

The Swindler

35. The Swindler

Air Date: 1958-12-07

A peddler is caught trying to exchange counterfeit gold.

The Princess

36. The Princess

Air Date: 1958-12-14

Prince John tries forcing a nobleman's loyalty by imprisoning his daughter, and Ivanhoe goes to rescue her.

The Fledgling

37. The Fledgling

Air Date: 1958-12-21

Ivanhoe discovers a young man has disguised himself in a tournament, hoping to win and prove he is worthy of knighthood.

38. The Circus

Air Date: 1958-12-28

A group of travelling minstrels is attacked by Sir Mark, and Ivanhoe seeks revenge.

39. The Devil's Dungeon

Air Date: 1959-01-04

A baron that's turned traitor arranges for an escort of ransom money for King Richard to be ambushed.

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Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

1958-01-05

Episodes

39 (1 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast