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.
Episodes
Freeing the Serfs
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
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
Lady Elaine is pushed into becoming engaged to a nobleman's crude son, in order to save her uncle.
Black Boar
Ivanhoe gets in serious trouble killing a royal boar to save a life.
German Knight
Ivanhoe tries to help a runaway indentured servant avoid capture when he returns home to visit his ailing mother.
Rinaldo
A nobleman that is an opponent of Prince John's high taxes finds himself framed for murder.
Lyman the Pieman
Lyman witnesses a murder and is about to testify, when an crooked lord has him abducted.
The Escape
Prince John plots to kill all the loyalists to Richard to consolidate his grip on the throne.
Ragen's Forge
A nobleman promises a girl he will spare her fiancee and father from execution -- if she marries him.
The Ransom
A nobleman is kidnapped, and his son attempts a rescue himself, without listening to Ivanhoe's advice.
The Prisoner in the Tower
The victim of an ambush believes that the mastermind behind it is his future father-in-law.
Murder at the Inn
Ivanhoe lends a hand to villagers being terrorized by a brutal lord.
Brothers in Arms
Five monks collecting taxes for Prince John disappear, and Ivanhoe goes to find them.
Counterfeit
A chest of gold for King Richard has been changed out with counterfeit pieces, and Ivanhoe tries finding the thief.
Widow of Woodcote
Ivanhoe is the target of thieves after winning prizes in a tournament.
The Kidnapping
Ivanhoe tries sneaking King Richard's heir out of the country.
Treasures from Cathay
People are running from Wentworth castle, believing the world is coming to its end.
By Hook or By Crook
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
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
Ivanhoe goes to retrieve a treasure map that has fallen in the wrong hands.
The Masked Bandits
Ivanhoe goes after bandits that have stolen from serfs.
Freelance
A soldier for Prince John becomes a conscientious objector and resigns, only to be threatened with death for his stance.
The Masons
Prince John tries preventing King Richard's return by blockading the coast.
Arms and the Woman
A nobleman leaves his castle vulnerable after heading out to rescue his son.
The Cattle Killers
A man falsely accused of cattle killing faces death, and his wife asks for Ivanhoe's help.
The Gentle Jester
Sir Maverick is looking for a new jester, unaware that among the applicants are assassins.
3 Days to Worcester
Ivanhoe is sidetracked by a spy while trying to save a loyalist to King Richard from execution.
The Night Raiders
Ivanhoe tries rescuing a farmer's daughter who's been abducted by raiders terrorizing their village in the valley of Kent.
The Raven
A cruel land baron believes a raven's appearance spells doom for him.
The Princess
Prince John tries forcing a nobleman's loyalty by imprisoning his daughter, and Ivanhoe goes to rescue her.
The Fledgling
Ivanhoe discovers a young man has disguised himself in a tournament, hoping to win and prove he is worthy of knighthood.
The Circus
A group of travelling minstrels is attacked by Sir Mark, and Ivanhoe seeks revenge.
The Devil's Dungeon
A baron that's turned traitor arranges for an escort of ransom money for King Richard to be ambushed.
Top Cast
Roger Moore
Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe
Robert Brown
Gurth
