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