Ivanhoe (1970 TV series)

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
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 (1970-01-04) – 8 March 1970 (1970-03-08)

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

• 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