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.
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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 |
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Producers | Campbell Logan John McRae |
Running time | 25 minutes |
Production company | BBC |
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Original network | BBC One |
Original 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).
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