Ivanhoe

A cosy, faithful Sunday-afternoon adventure with swordfights and romance, easy to follow and gently rousing.

Created by

David Maloney

Genres

Action & adventure

Starring

Vivian Brooks, Eric Flynn, Anthony Bate

Overview

Ivanhoe was a BBC television series from 1970. The script was by Alexander Baron, based on Sir Walter Scott's novel of the same name. The director was David Maloney. 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 five 50-minute episodes. It is not widely remembered nowadays, but is remembered favourably by some who do remember it, as one of the better BBC Sunday adaptations, and possibly more accessible to a late 20th-century audience than Scott's original novel.

How it feels

Earnest, warm, romantic and tense. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Justice, identity, loyalty, love

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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