Ivanhoe was a BBC television series from 1970. The script was by Alexander Baron, based on Sir Walter Scott's 1819 novel Ivanhoe. The director was David Maloney.
| Ivanhoe | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Adventure |
| Based on | Ivanhoe by Walter Scott |
| Written by | Alexander Baron |
| Directed by | David Maloney |
| Starring | Eric Flynn Anthony Bate |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Campbell Logan John McRae |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 4 January – 8 March 1970 |
It was shown on the Sunday tea-time slot 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.
The opening uses the fanfare at the start of Symphony No. 4 (Tchaikovsky).
Cast
edit- 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
edit- ^ "Eric Flynn". The Independent. 14 March 2002. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
External links
edit- IMDb entry
- Review of DVD version