Roger Moore
Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe (1958)
Season 1
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.
Released Jan. 5, 1958
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Action, Adventure, History
Keywords: imdb.character-name-as-series-title, imdb.ivanhoe-character, imdb.medieval-times, imdb.british-historical-setting, imdb.12th-century, imdb.swashbuckler-adventure, imdb.swashbuckler + 3 more, imdb.middle-ages, imdb.knight, imdb.based-on-novel
Network: ITV1
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Freeing the Serfs
Returning from the Crusades, Ivanhoe finds England under the cruel tyranny of Prince John and begins the fight to remove him from power.
Jan. 5, 1958, midnight
S1E2 - Slave Traders
Young people are disappearing, and people believe it's the Devil's work; but Ivanhoe believes something not so supernatural is behind it all.
Jan. 12, 1958, midnight
S1E3 - Wedding Cake
Lady Elaine is pushed into becoming engaged to a nobleman's crude son, in order to save her uncle.
Jan. 19, 1958, midnight
S1E4 - Black Boar
Ivanhoe gets in serious trouble killing a royal boar to save a life.
Jan. 26, 1958, midnight
S1E5 - Whipping Boy
Ivanhoe tries freeing a boy from an abusive baron.
Feb. 2, 1958, midnight
S1E6 - The Witness
Ivanhoe unwillingly attends a banquet for Prince John.
Feb. 9, 1958, midnight
S1E7 - German Knight
Ivanhoe tries to help a runaway indentured servant avoid capture when he returns home to visit his ailing mother.
Feb. 16, 1958, midnight
S1E8 - Face to Face
A captured church robber tries claiming he is Ivanhoe.
Feb. 23, 1958, midnight
S1E9 - Rinaldo
A nobleman that is an opponent of Prince John's high taxes finds himself framed for murder.
March 2, 1958, midnight
S1E10 - Lyman the Pieman
Lyman witnesses a murder and is about to testify, when an crooked lord has him abducted.
March 9, 1958, midnight
S1E11 - The Escape
Prince John plots to kill all the loyalists to Richard to consolidate his grip on the throne.
March 16, 1958, midnight
S1E12 - Ragen's Forge
A nobleman promises a girl he will spare her fiancee and father from execution -- if she marries him.
March 23, 1958, midnight
S1E13 - The Ransom
A nobleman is kidnapped, and his son attempts a rescue himself, without listening to Ivanhoe's advice.
March 29, 1958, midnight
S1E14 - The Prisoner in the Tower
The victim of an ambush believes that the mastermind behind it is his future father-in-law.
April 5, 1958, midnight
S1E15 - Murder at the Inn
Ivanhoe lends a hand to villagers being terrorized by a brutal lord.
April 12, 1958, midnight
S1E16 - Brothers in Arms
Five monks collecting taxes for Prince John disappear, and Ivanhoe goes to find them.
June 14, 1958, midnight
S1E17 - The Weavers
June 21, 1958, midnight
S1E18 - Counterfeit
A chest of gold for King Richard has been changed out with counterfeit pieces, and Ivanhoe tries finding the thief.
July 6, 1958, midnight
S1E19 - Widow of Woodcote
Ivanhoe is the target of thieves after winning prizes in a tournament.
July 20, 1958, midnight
S1E20 - The Kidnapping
Ivanhoe tries sneaking King Richard's heir out of the country.
July 27, 1958, midnight
S1E21 - Treasures from Cathay
People are running from Wentworth castle, believing the world is coming to its end.
Aug. 10, 1958, midnight
S1E22 - By Hook or By Crook
Ivanhoe tries to keep a ruthless land baron from destroying a village in order to build himself a private hunting preserve.
Aug. 17, 1958, midnight
S1E23 - The Double-Edged Sword
Ivanhoe intervenes when a group believes they know the whereabouts of King Arthur's sword, Excalibur, and tear the countryside apart looking for it.
Aug. 24, 1958, midnight
S1E24 - Counterfeit Coins
Ivanhoe goes to retrieve a treasure map that has fallen in the wrong hands.
Aug. 31, 1958, midnight
S1E25 - The Masked Bandits
Ivanhoe goes after bandits that have stolen from serfs.
Sept. 7, 1958, midnight
S1E26 - Freelance
A soldier for Prince John becomes a conscientious objector and resigns, only to be threatened with death for his stance.
Sept. 21, 1958, midnight
S1E27 - The Masons
Prince John tries preventing King Richard's return by blockading the coast.
Sept. 28, 1958, midnight
S1E28 - Arms and the Woman
A nobleman leaves his castle vulnerable after heading out to rescue his son.
Oct. 5, 1958, midnight
S1E29 - The Cattle Killers
A man falsely accused of cattle killing faces death, and his wife asks for Ivanhoe's help.
Oct. 19, 1958, midnight
S1E30 - The Gentle Jester
Sir Maverick is looking for a new jester, unaware that among the applicants are assassins.
Oct. 26, 1958, midnight
S1E31 - 3 Days to Worcester
Ivanhoe is sidetracked by a spy while trying to save a loyalist to King Richard from execution.
Nov. 9, 1958, midnight
S1E32 - The Night Raiders
Ivanhoe tries rescuing a farmer's daughter who's been abducted by raiders terrorizing their village in the valley of Kent.
Nov. 16, 1958, midnight
S1E33 - The Raven
A cruel land baron believes a raven's appearance spells doom for him.
Nov. 23, 1958, midnight
S1E34 - The Monk
A monk and his apprentice help Ivanhoe free a village.
Nov. 30, 1958, midnight
S1E35 - The Swindler
A peddler is caught trying to exchange counterfeit gold.
Dec. 7, 1958, midnight
S1E36 - The Princess
Prince John tries forcing a nobleman's loyalty by imprisoning his daughter, and Ivanhoe goes to rescue her.
Dec. 14, 1958, midnight
S1E37 - The Fledgling
Ivanhoe discovers a young man has disguised himself in a tournament, hoping to win and prove he is worthy of knighthood.
Dec. 21, 1958, midnight
S1E38 - The Circus
A group of travelling minstrels is attacked by Sir Mark, and Ivanhoe seeks revenge.
Dec. 28, 1958, midnight
S1E39 - The Devil's Dungeon
A baron that's turned traitor arranges for an escort of ransom money for King Richard to be ambushed.
Jan. 4, 1959, midnight
Network: ITV1
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Jan. 5, 1958
Last Air Date: Jan. 4, 1959, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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