Ivanhoe

Released: 1997-01-12

Runtime: 30 minutes

Episode Overview

Adventure series set in the twelfth century. England is suffering under the rule of Prince John. Ivanhoe is makinh his way back home disguised as a pilgram after being wrongly disgraced for betraying Richard whilst in Palestine. He reaches his fathers house just in time for his beloved Rowena to be betrothed to a Saxon prince. Ivanhoe's enemy Bois-Guilbert is also back fom the crusades. He orders the death of Isaac of York but Ivanhoe intervenes.

Series Overview

The epic tale of the idealistic young knight Ivanhoe and his battle against the evil Templar Bois-Guilbert. Caught between the rivalries and religious struggles are Ivanhoe's betrothed Rowena and the brave, beautiful Jewess healer Rebecca, who wins Ivanhoe's heart with her courage. This grand six-part adaptation of Sir Walter Scott's rousing adventure of the Middle Ages is set against the historical backdrop of a Britain straining under the corrupt rule of Prince John while Richard the Lionhearted fights in the Crusades.