A kid-friendly take on the exploits of King Richard the Lion Heart, from his participation in the Crusades, to his capture in Austria, to his final return to England.
A kid-friendly take on the exploits of King Richard the Lion Heart, from his participation in the Crusades, to his capture in Austria, to his final return to England.
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 1
Long Live the King
30m
Training soldiers off in the countryside, Prince Richard is unaware that his father the King is ill. A messenger is sent to tell him, but scheming Prince John has him killed and a false message sent that causes Richard to go off to make a treaty with the unpredictable Lady Catherine. In the mean time, the King dies and John insists that in Richard's absence, he should become the new King.
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Written by Mark GranthamGuest stars Alan Haywood, Robin Hunter, Iain Gregory, Trader Faulkner, Lisa Daniely, Tony Doonan, Tom Gill, Alan Rolfe
Back in 1189 London, Richard and his men receive no welcome, only to find that Prince John has kidnapped their mother, Queen Eleanor, and is intent on installing himself as the new King.
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Written by Paul Tabori, Stanley MillerGuest stars Alan Haywood, Robin Hunter, Iain Gregory, Trader Faulkner, Prudence Hyman, Tom Bowman, Colin Tapley, Brandon Brady
In defiance of Richard's orders, Baron Giles gives protection to fugitives from justice. To add insult to injury, he abducts the Lady Rosalie, recently betrothed to Sir Geoffrey.
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Written by Paul Tabori, Stanley MillerGuest stars Alan Haywood, Robin Hunter, Iain Gregory, Francis de Wolff, John Bennett, Julie Alexander, Katharine Page, Ian Fleming
Anxious to learn the plight of his subjects firsthand. Richard sallies forth in disguise – and soon finds himself arrested for not paying his taxes.
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Written by Paul Tabori, Stanley MillerGuest stars Alan Haywood, Robin Hunter, Iain Gregory, Peter Illing, Dawn Beret, Derrick Sherwin, Jill Hyem, Edgar K. Bruce
Having sent several of his friends in pursuit of three escaped prisoners, Richard is concerned when he hears that they have taken refuge in the castle of a knight who feeds his foes to his wild animals.
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Written by Paul Tabori, Stanley MillerGuest stars Alan Haywood, Robin Hunter, Iain Gregory, Ian Fleming, Peter Reynolds, Kevin Brennan, Tony Doonan, Howard Greene
Believing himself to be Richard's equal, Forked Beard, a self-styled 'King', seeks a treaty between himself and the English king. Having rejected his proposal, Richard is taken prisoner.
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Written by Paul Tabori, Stanley MillerGuest stars Alan Haywood, Robin Hunter, Iain Gregory, Julie Alexander, Martin Benson, Trader Faulkner, Michael Peake, John Longden
Lady Rosalie's appeal to Richard to help her father, whom she believes she has fallen under the spell of Villanus, an alchemist, almost costs Richard his life.
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Written by Paul Tabori, Stanley MillerGuest stars Alan Haywood, Robin Hunter, Iain Gregory, Julie Alexander, Trader Faulkner, Soraya Rafat, Christopher Carlos
Led by a bogus pretender to the English throne, a Black Knight issues a challenge that Richard, with too few knights at court, must accept – or forfeit his throne.
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Written by Paul Tabori, Stanley MillerGuest stars Alan Haywood, Robin Hunter, Iain Gregory, Ian Fleming, John Longden, Trader Faulkner, John Scott, John Bay
Richard leads his men to capture thieves who've stolen Excalibur from Arthur's tomb at Glastonbury Abbey, but danger dogs block his path.
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Written by Paul Tabori, Stanley MillerGuest stars Alan Haywood, Robin Hunter, Iain Gregory, Trader Faulkner, Prudence Hyman, Ian Fleming, Ferdy Mayne, Daphne Anderson
Zara and her brother Umbaldo issue a challenge to Richard. He must choose a champion to defeat Umbaldo. Should Umbaldo win, Richard will pay service to Zara — should he be defeated, Zara will become Richard's bride.
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Written by Paul Tabori, Stanley MillerGuest stars Alan Haywood, Robin Hunter, Iain Gregory, John Longden, Zena Marshall, Trader Faulkner, Ian Curry, Paul Craig
Urged by his counsellors to take a bride, Richard sets out in disguise to visit the court of Prince Frederick, to take a cautious look at his daughter.
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Written by Paul Tabori, Stanley MillerGuest stars Alan Haywood, Robin Hunter, Iain Gregory, Ian Fleming, John Longden, Trader Faulkner, John Serret, Susan Shaw
In Lebanon, Richard and his men find a dying boy near a supposedly friendly abbey with monks renowned for helping pilgrims and travelers. The monks have in fact been replaced by a band of murderous thieves who have assumed the robes of the friars. Richard infiltrates by posing as a fellow cutthroat.
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Written by Stanley MillerGuest stars Robin Hunter, Alister Williamson, Maurice Reyna, Max Faulkner, Olaf Pooley, Jack Melford, Edgar Wreford
Queen Berengaria, honeymooning with her new husband, is unaware that someone is plotting treachery at Richard's court — returning home, she faces a charge of treason.
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Written by Paul Tabori, David NichollGuest stars Alan Haywood, Robin Hunter, Iain Gregory, Ian Fleming, Trader Faulkner, Susan Shaw, Olaf Pooley, Sheila Whittingham
Unaware that King Tancred of Sicily and King Philip of France are plotting his death, Richard accepts their invitation to a banquet given in his honour.
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Written by David NichollGuest stars Robin Hunter, Trader Faulkner, Elwyn Brook-Jones, Sheila Whittingham
Pursuing his plot to have Richard killed, King Philip joins forces with Prince John. Together, they challenge Richard to face Saladin, in a 'friendly' tournament.
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Written by David NichollGuest stars Iain Gregory, Trader Faulkner, Marne Maitland, Michael Peake, Robert Rietti, Martin Benson, Sheila Whittingham, Francis de Wolff
Determined to join Richard's Crusade, Kenneth, a young Scottish warrior, arrives at Richard's castle. While attempting to impress Richard. he loses the King banner - and sentenced to death.
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Written by Stanley MillerGuest stars Alan Haywood, Robin Hunter, Trader Faulkner, Max Faulkner, Michael Peake, Jennifer Daniel, Peter Vaughan, Roy Kinnear
Ali, a Saracen youth with a flair for conjuring – bit a fear of killing – is ordered to infiltrate Richard's camp and slay the monarch.
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Written by Mark GranthamGuest stars Max Faulkner, Sheila Whittingham, George Pastell, Riggs O'Hara, Eric Dodson, Tatiana Reyna, Steve Plytas, Christopher Carlos
Arnold, master of Kernak Castle, is a Crusader in name only. So when he hears that the King is travelling to query his absence from court, he plans to have Richard killed.
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Written by David NichollGuest stars Robin Hunter, Michael Peake, Willoughby Goddard, Francis Matthews, Nadja Regin, Hugh David, Jack May
Gravely ill with fever, Richard is taken to the vamp of his allies where, unknown to his friends, the attendant physician is in the pay of Saladin, Richard's enemy.
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Written by Stanley MillerGuest stars Robin Hunter, Trader Faulkner, Max Faulkner, Marne Maitland, Michael Peake, Jennifer Daniel, Anton Rodgers, Brian McDermott
On the pretence of Lady Edith's marriage to Sir Kenneth, Richard sends his confidant to Saladin to propose that the Moslem leader consolidate the peace between them marrying the girl.
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Written by Stanley MillerGuest stars Robin Hunter, Iain Gregory, Marne Maitland, Michael Peake, Jennifer Daniel, Anton Rodgers, Conrad Phillips, Francis de Wolff
Fearing for her safety, Richard orders Queen Berengaria to return to England, so she takes her entourage yet tries to travel in disguise. She's captured not by Saladin or Muslim raiders, but by unscrupulous rival crusader Conrad of Montferrat.
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Written by David NichollGuest stars John Longden, Marne Maitland, Michael Peake, Robert Rietti, Sheila Whittingham, Conrad Phillips, John Bennett, Silvia Francis
Prince Otto's castle is the only barrier in the Crusader's path. He insists on being paid before he'll allow anyone to pass – including the British sovereign.
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Written by Stanley MillerGuest stars Alan Haywood, Robin Hunter, Iain Gregory, Michael Peake, Brian McDermott, Walter Gotell, Jill Ireland, Paul Craig
Within sight of Jerusalem and victory, Richard readies for a final battle with the Muslim forces, but he realises his erstwhile allies are undependable. The Austrian King is losing interest because he won't get enough glory, and the French King and his troops outright leave the crusade, just as word is received the enemy forces are about to abandon the city.
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Written by Stanley MillerGuest stars Alan Haywood, Robin Hunter, Max Faulkner, Anton Rodgers, Brian McDermott, Conrad Phillips, Hugo de Vernier, Anna Gerber
Hearing that Leopold demands a price of 150,000 marks for Richard's release, Queen Berengaria commands Sir Gilbert and Sir Geoffrey to raise the money.
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Written by David NichollGuest stars Alan Haywood, Robin Hunter, Iain Gregory, Trader Faulkner, Ian Fleming, Sheila Whittingham, Francis de Wolff, Joan Haythorne
Told by a fortune-teller that Richard is dead, Prince John makes plans to proclaim himself King. He has reckoned without Robin Hood and his Merry Men – Richard's loyal subjects.
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Written by David NichollGuest stars Alan Haywood, Robin Hunter, Iain Gregory, Trader Faulkner, Sheila Whittingham, Joan Haythorne, Colin Tapley, Ronald Howard
The "Little People" are taxpayers of outlying counties. They've been dunned for four large payments and are nearly bankrupt. Richard finds they have been tricked into paying by false documents backed by Prince John's soldiers.
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Written by Paul Tabori, Stanley Miller, Mark GranthamGuest stars Robin Hunter, Trader Faulkner, Alan Haywood, Roy Kinnear, Jack Smethurst, John Scott, Jocelyn Britton, Bartlett Mullins
Out hunting, Richard and Gilbert finds the body of a murdered man — a discovery which leads them to a murderous knight responsible for several killings.
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Written by Mark GranthamGuest stars Robin Hunter, Alan Haywood, Neil Hallett, Robert Raglan, Philip Latham, Bill Nagy, Michael Wynne, Tom Busby
In a small backward town, Richard finds the locals living in fear of a hermit living in a nearby cave, who blackmails them with threats of invoking a supernatural power over their water supply. After seeing the beautiful Lady Diane, the hermit insists she marry him, or the land will go dry.
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Written by Mark GranthamGuest stars Sheila Whittingham, Robin Hunter, June Thorburn, Nigel Green, Trader Faulkner, Mark Burns, Guy Deghy, Alan Haywood
After a desperate man steals Richard's horse, the squire of Fitzgeorge Castle takes him in. He can't see the man's son though they served gallantly in a crusade. The serving maid tells of a plot, where it was actually a serf that fought alongside the King, and the real scion of Fitzgeorge hid back in England.
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Written by Paul Tabori, David NichollGuest stars Iain Gregory, Ellen Pollock, Richard Caldicot, Derrick Sherwin, Eira Heath, Roy Patrick
Under Richard's tutelage is knight in training Miguel of Navarre, but nights find the lad deep in debt to disreputable owners of a local gambling den. They threaten him with complete disgrace by exposure, unless he conspires with them in a plot to steal the crown jewels.
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Written by Mark GranthamGuest stars Alan Haywood, Sheila Whittingham, Maurice Kaufmann, Lisa Daniely, Sean Lynch
Nicholas, a charlatan posing as a monk, goes from town to town selling indulgences, with forged documents of authority from Richard. His intention is to blackmail nobles who supported John's attempted coup. Richard seeks the phony friar, and pursues him to a country inn.
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Written by David NichollGuest stars Robin Hunter, Trader Faulkner, Nigel Green, Noel Coleman, Garard Green
Arthur, the young prince of England, is to visit his uncle Richard from his home in Brittany. But the knight that's to escort him is waylaid and a kidnapper takes his place. In pursuit of the outlaws, Richard goes undercover as a sailor to find their hideout.
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Written by David NichollGuest stars Robin Hunter, Trader Faulkner, Margaretta Scott, Christopher Witty, William Fox, Victor Spinetti, Patrick McAlinney
As Richard's coronation draws near, great importance is placed on the clothes to be worn to the ceremony. One such costume is smuggled out so that a lord, who will lose his status should Richard come to full power, can disguise himself and get close enough to kill him so the exiled John will be crowned.
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Written by David NichollGuest stars Alan Haywood, Robin Hunter, Iain Gregory, Trader Faulkner, Sheila Whittingham, David Davenport, Max Faulkner, Jane Hylton
