| Arthur of the Britons | |
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| Genre | Docudrama |
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| Starring | Oliver Tobias Brian Blessed Michael Gothard Jack Watson Rupert Davies Gila von Weitershausen Clive Revill Peter Stephens |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | HTV |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV |
| Original run | 1972 – 1973 |
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. It was broadcast on several occasions on various local ITV stations during the 1970s and 1980s.
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Plot
Set in the Dark Ages a century after the Roman withdrawal from Britain, Arthur is not a great king with an elaborate court; instead, he is the chieftain of a small Celtic tribe and works to unite the other tribes against the Saxon invaders. Helping him is Llud, his adoptive father; Kai, a Saxon orphan reared as Arthur's brother; Arthur's cousin, Mark of Cornwall; the Jute woman Rowena; and the Jute chief Yorath. Cerdig, chieftain of the Saxons, is Arthur's main nemesis.
Cast
- Oliver Tobias – Arthur, Chief of the Celts
- Brian Blessed – Mark of Cornwall
- Michael Gothard – Kai
- Jack Watson – Llud the Silver-Handed
- Rupert Davies – Cerdig, Chief of the Saxons
- George Marishka – Yorath, Chief of the Jutes
- Gila von Weitershausen – Rowena of the Jutes
- Clive Revill – Rolf the Preacher
- Peter Stephens – Amlodd
Episodes
Home video and DVD releases
In 1975, the series was edited into a 90 minute direct-to-video movie, King Arthur, the Young Warlord. The complete series was released on DVD in 2008, by Network DVD.
See also
References
- Thompson, Raymond H. (1991) "Television Series". In Lacy, Norris J. (Ed.), The New Arthurian Encyclopedia, pp. 445–446. New York: Garland. ISBN 0-8240-4377-4.
External links
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