Who played the title role the ITV series Ivanhoe, first broadcast in 1958?
Ivanhoe (1958 TV series) Ivanhoe (1958 TV series) 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. The series was set in England during the 12th century reign of King Richard the Lionheart, who had gone to fight in the Crusades and failed to return. In his absence, power had been taken by his younger brother, the ambitious and wicked Prince John, who sought to
Ivanhoe (1958 TV series) complete Charlie riding around in all that armour and damned stupid plumed helmet. I felt like a medieval fireman". The series finished when Moore returned to Hollywood after Warner Brothers offered him a movie role in "The Miracle" (1959). The 39 episodes of the series were originally broadcast from 5 January 1958 to 4 January 1959, then were later repeated several times. The original air dates are in parentheses. The series has not been released on DVD. Each episode starts with the title song: Each episode ends with the following song: Ivanhoe (1958 TV series) Ivanhoe is a British television