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Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe

1958 - 1959

Freeing the Serfs

5th January 1958
Episode 1
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

12th January 1958
Episode 2
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

19th January 1958
Episode 3
Lady Elaine is pushed into becoming engaged to a nobleman's crude son, in order to save her uncle.

Black Boar

26th January 1958
Episode 4
Ivanhoe gets in serious trouble killing a royal boar to save a life.

Whipping Boy

2nd February 1958
Episode 5
Ivanhoe tries freeing a boy from an abusive baron.

The Witness

9th February 1958
Episode 6
Ivanhoe unwillingly attends a banquet for Prince John.

German Knight

16th February 1958
Episode 7
Ivanhoe tries to help a runaway indentured servant avoid capture when he returns home to visit his ailing mother.

Face to Face

23rd February 1958
Episode 8
A captured church robber tries claiming he is Ivanhoe.

Rinaldo

2nd March 1958
Episode 9
A nobleman that is an opponent of Prince John's high taxes finds himself framed for murder.

Lyman the Pieman

9th March 1958
Episode 10
Lyman witnesses a murder and is about to testify, when an crooked lord has him abducted.

The Escape

16th March 1958
Episode 11
Prince John plots to kill all the loyalists to Richard to consolidate his grip on the throne.

Ragen's Forge

23rd March 1958
Episode 12
A nobleman promises a girl he will spare her fiancee and father from execution -- if she marries him.

The Ransom

29th March 1958
Episode 13
A nobleman is kidnapped, and his son attempts a rescue himself, without listening to Ivanhoe's advice.

The Prisoner in the Tower

5th April 1958
Episode 14
The victim of an ambush believes that the mastermind behind it is his future father-in-law.

Murder at the Inn

12th April 1958
Episode 15
Ivanhoe lends a hand to villagers being terrorized by a brutal lord.

Brothers in Arms

14th June 1958
Episode 16
Five monks collecting taxes for Prince John disappear, and Ivanhoe goes to find them.

The Weavers

21st June 1958
Episode 17
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Counterfeit

6th July 1958
Episode 18
A chest of gold for King Richard has been changed out with counterfeit pieces, and Ivanhoe tries finding the thief.

Widow of Woodcote

20th July 1958
Episode 19
Ivanhoe is the target of thieves after winning prizes in a tournament.

The Kidnapping

27th July 1958
Episode 20
Ivanhoe tries sneaking King Richard's heir out of the country.

Treasures from Cathay

10th August 1958
Episode 21
People are running from Wentworth castle, believing the world is coming to its end.

By Hook or By Crook

17th August 1958
Episode 22
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

24th August 1958
Episode 23
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

31st August 1958
Episode 24
Ivanhoe goes to retrieve a treasure map that has fallen in the wrong hands.

The Masked Bandits

7th September 1958
Episode 25
Ivanhoe goes after bandits that have stolen from serfs.

Freelance

21st September 1958
Episode 26
A soldier for Prince John becomes a conscientious objector and resigns, only to be threatened with death for his stance.

The Masons

28th September 1958
Episode 27
Prince John tries preventing King Richard's return by blockading the coast.

Arms and the Woman

5th October 1958
Episode 28
A nobleman leaves his castle vulnerable after heading out to rescue his son.

The Cattle Killers

19th October 1958
Episode 29
A man falsely accused of cattle killing faces death, and his wife asks for Ivanhoe's help.

The Gentle Jester

26th October 1958
Episode 30
Sir Maverick is looking for a new jester, unaware that among the applicants are assassins.

3 Days to Worcester

9th November 1958
Episode 31
Ivanhoe is sidetracked by a spy while trying to save a loyalist to King Richard from execution.

The Night Raiders

16th November 1958
Episode 32
Ivanhoe tries rescuing a farmer's daughter who's been abducted by raiders terrorizing their village in the valley of Kent.

The Raven

23rd November 1958
Episode 33
A cruel land baron believes a raven's appearance spells doom for him.

The Monk

30th November 1958
Episode 34
A monk and his apprentice help Ivanhoe free a village.

The Swindler

7th December 1958
Episode 35
A peddler is caught trying to exchange counterfeit gold.

The Princess

14th December 1958
Episode 36
Prince John tries forcing a nobleman's loyalty by imprisoning his daughter, and Ivanhoe goes to rescue her.

The Fledgling

21st December 1958
Episode 37
Ivanhoe discovers a young man has disguised himself in a tournament, hoping to win and prove he is worthy of knighthood.

The Circus

28th December 1958
Episode 38
A group of travelling minstrels is attacked by Sir Mark, and Ivanhoe seeks revenge.

The Devil's Dungeon

4th January 1959
Episode 39
A baron that's turned traitor arranges for an escort of ransom money for King Richard to be ambushed.
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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.

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