TV series

The Black Brigand

1956 · 1 season

A stately, old-fashioned adventure serial with a brooding villain and a masked hero, offering mild suspense and moral clarity.

Overview: The Black Brigand' (1956) - starred William Devlin as Carl the White King, Laidman Browne as Don Rogano and Anthony Newlands played Fernando. Carl the White King was a Macchiavelian figure who ruled the country with cruelty and oppression. Don Fernando, exiled from court, was a Robin Hood/ Zorro type figure who redressed ordinary people's grievances, but whose identity was unknown to the King. Series is believed to be lost.
How it feels: Dark, tense, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Power, corruption, justice, identity
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
corruption
justice
identity
rebellion
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none