
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.
Seasons

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.

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.

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.

4. Black Boar
Air Date: 1958-01-26
Ivanhoe gets in serious trouble killing a royal boar to save a life.

5. Whipping Boy
Air Date: 1958-02-02
Ivanhoe tries freeing a boy from an abusive baron.

6. The Witness
Air Date: 1958-02-09
Ivanhoe unwillingly attends a banquet for Prince John.

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.

8. Face to Face
Air Date: 1958-02-23
A captured church robber tries claiming he is Ivanhoe.

9. Rinaldo
Air Date: 1958-03-02
A nobleman that is an opponent of Prince John's high taxes finds himself framed for murder.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

15. Murder at the Inn
Air Date: 1958-04-12
Ivanhoe lends a hand to villagers being terrorized by a brutal lord.

16. Brothers in Arms
Air Date: 1958-06-14
Five monks collecting taxes for Prince John disappear, and Ivanhoe goes to find them.

17. The Weavers
Air Date: 1958-06-21

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.

19. Widow of Woodcote
Air Date: 1958-07-20
Ivanhoe is the target of thieves after winning prizes in a tournament.

20. The Kidnapping
Air Date: 1958-07-27
Ivanhoe tries sneaking King Richard's heir out of the country.

21. Treasures from Cathay
Air Date: 1958-08-10
People are running from Wentworth castle, believing the world is coming to its end.

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.

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.

24. Counterfeit Coins
Air Date: 1958-08-31
Ivanhoe goes to retrieve a treasure map that has fallen in the wrong hands.

25. The Masked Bandits
Air Date: 1958-09-07
Ivanhoe goes after bandits that have stolen from serfs.

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.

27. The Masons
Air Date: 1958-09-28
Prince John tries preventing King Richard's return by blockading the coast.

28. Arms and the Woman
Air Date: 1958-10-05
A nobleman leaves his castle vulnerable after heading out to rescue his son.

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.

30. The Gentle Jester
Air Date: 1958-10-26
Sir Maverick is looking for a new jester, unaware that among the applicants are assassins.

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.

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.

33. The Raven
Air Date: 1958-11-23
A cruel land baron believes a raven's appearance spells doom for him.

34. The Monk
Air Date: 1958-11-30
A monk and his apprentice help Ivanhoe free a village.

35. The Swindler
Air Date: 1958-12-07
A peddler is caught trying to exchange counterfeit gold.

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.

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