Arthur of the Britons (1972)

Genre

drama television series

Country

United Kingdom

Length

2 seasons, 24 episodes

Rated

PG

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This 1970s TV series follows a historical King Arthur who strives to make peace between the Britons and the Saxons. The show features sword fights and adventure with a rockstar-inspired look for its characters.

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What happens

Arthur of the Britons is a British television show about the historical King Arthur. Produced by the HTV regional franchise, it consisted of two series, released between 1972 and 1973. ITV had already a reputation for entertaining historical TV shows that would display adventure and swordplay, such as The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1956), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955), The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956), Ivanhoe (1958) and Sir Francis Drake (1961). Like Richard Lionheart in the TV shows about Robin Hood and Ivanhoe this King Arthur shows greatness by making peace between the two foremost peoples in the England of his era. The looks of King Arthur and his brother-in-arms Kai resemble contemporary rockstars. Arthur of the Britons was broadcast repeatedly on numerous local ITV stations during the 1970s and 1980s. The theme music was by Elmer Bernstein. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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