Ivanhoe (1958)
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.
Ivanhoe: Season 1 - 39 Episode s
1x1 - Freeing the Serfs
January 5, 1958
Returning from the Crusades, Ivanhoe finds England under the cruel tyranny of Prince John and begins the fight to remove him from power.
1x2 - Slave Traders
January 12, 1958
Young people are disappearing, and people believe it's the Devil's work; but Ivanhoe believes something not so supernatural is behind it all.
1x3 - Wedding Cake
January 19, 1958
Lady Elaine is pushed into becoming engaged to a nobleman's crude son, in order to save her uncle.
1x4 - Black Boar
January 26, 1958
Ivanhoe gets in serious trouble killing a royal boar to save a life.
1x5 - Whipping Boy
February 2, 1958
Ivanhoe tries freeing a boy from an abusive baron.
1x6 - The Witness
February 9, 1958
Ivanhoe unwillingly attends a banquet for Prince John.
1x7 - German Knight
February 16, 1958
Ivanhoe tries to help a runaway indentured servant avoid capture when he returns home to visit his ailing mother.
1x8 - Face to Face
February 23, 1958
A captured church robber tries claiming he is Ivanhoe.
1x9 - Rinaldo
March 2, 1958
A nobleman that is an opponent of Prince John's high taxes finds himself framed for murder.
1x10 - Lyman the Pieman
March 9, 1958
Lyman witnesses a murder and is about to testify, when an crooked lord has him abducted.
1x11 - The Escape
March 16, 1958
Prince John plots to kill all the loyalists to Richard to consolidate his grip on the throne.
1x12 - Ragen's Forge
March 23, 1958
A nobleman promises a girl he will spare her fiancee and father from execution -- if she marries him.
1x13 - The Ransom
March 29, 1958
A nobleman is kidnapped, and his son attempts a rescue himself, without listening to Ivanhoe's advice.
1x14 - The Prisoner in the Tower
April 5, 1958
The victim of an ambush believes that the mastermind behind it is his future father-in-law.
1x15 - Murder at the Inn
April 12, 1958
Ivanhoe lends a hand to villagers being terrorized by a brutal lord.
1x16 - Brothers in Arms
June 14, 1958
Five monks collecting taxes for Prince John disappear, and Ivanhoe goes to find them.
1x17 - The Weavers
June 21, 1958
1x18 - Counterfeit
July 6, 1958
A chest of gold for King Richard has been changed out with counterfeit pieces, and Ivanhoe tries finding the thief.
1x19 - Widow of Woodcote
July 20, 1958
Ivanhoe is the target of thieves after winning prizes in a tournament.
1x20 - The Kidnapping
July 27, 1958
Ivanhoe tries sneaking King Richard's heir out of the country.
1x21 - Treasures from Cathay
August 10, 1958
People are running from Wentworth castle, believing the world is coming to its end.
1x22 - By Hook or By Crook
August 17, 1958
Ivanhoe tries to keep a ruthless land baron from destroying a village in order to build himself a private hunting preserve.
1x23 - The Double-Edged Sword
August 24, 1958
Ivanhoe intervenes when a group believes they know the whereabouts of King Arthur's sword, Excalibur, and tear the countryside apart looking for it.
1x24 - Counterfeit Coins
August 31, 1958
Ivanhoe goes to retrieve a treasure map that has fallen in the wrong hands.
1x25 - The Masked Bandits
September 7, 1958
Ivanhoe goes after bandits that have stolen from serfs.
1x26 - Freelance
September 21, 1958
A soldier for Prince John becomes a conscientious objector and resigns, only to be threatened with death for his stance.
1x27 - The Masons
September 28, 1958
Prince John tries preventing King Richard's return by blockading the coast.
1x28 - Arms and the Woman
October 5, 1958
A nobleman leaves his castle vulnerable after heading out to rescue his son.
1x29 - The Cattle Killers
October 19, 1958
A man falsely accused of cattle killing faces death, and his wife asks for Ivanhoe's help.
1x30 - The Gentle Jester
October 26, 1958
Sir Maverick is looking for a new jester, unaware that among the applicants are assassins.
1x31 - 3 Days to Worcester
November 9, 1958
Ivanhoe is sidetracked by a spy while trying to save a loyalist to King Richard from execution.
1x32 - The Night Raiders
November 16, 1958
Ivanhoe tries rescuing a farmer's daughter who's been abducted by raiders terrorizing their village in the valley of Kent.
1x33 - The Raven
November 23, 1958
A cruel land baron believes a raven's appearance spells doom for him.
1x34 - The Monk
November 30, 1958
A monk and his apprentice help Ivanhoe free a village.
1x35 - The Swindler
December 7, 1958
A peddler is caught trying to exchange counterfeit gold.
1x36 - The Princess
December 14, 1958
Prince John tries forcing a nobleman's loyalty by imprisoning his daughter, and Ivanhoe goes to rescue her.
1x37 - The Fledgling
December 21, 1958
Ivanhoe discovers a young man has disguised himself in a tournament, hoping to win and prove he is worthy of knighthood.
1x38 - The Circus
December 28, 1958
A group of travelling minstrels is attacked by Sir Mark, and Ivanhoe seeks revenge.
1x39 - The Devil's Dungeon
January 4, 1959
A baron that's turned traitor arranges for an escort of ransom money for King Richard to be ambushed.