The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
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The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

6.5 / 10
1956
1 season
30 episodes
Action & Adventure

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot is a British television series first broadcast in 1956, produced by Sapphire Films for ITC Entertainment and screened on the ITV network. The series starred William Russell as the eponymous Sir Lancelot, a Knight of the Round Table in the time of King Arthur at Camelot.

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.The Knight with the Red Plume

    15-09-1956

    Sir Lancelot is challenged by the other knights before he can become a member of King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table. He has to prove his worth and is put through a series o...

  • Ep 2

    2.Ferocious Fathers

    22-09-1956

    Sir Lancelot goes to the rescue of Urgan the Strong, whose castle is besieged by Sir Melius the Mighty and his two sons. Sir Lancelot drives off the invaders, and Urgan offer...

  • Ep 3

    3.The Queen's Knight

    29-09-195630m

    Queen Guinevere is kidnapped by King Arthur's cousin, Sir Mordred. He and his father, King Pell, demand King Arthur's kingdom in exchange for the queen's life.

  • Ep 4

    4.The Outcast

    06-10-1956

    When Sir Lancelot requests that his squire be trained to become a knight of the Round Table, he meets with considerable opposition.

  • Ep 5

    5.Winged Victory

    13-10-1956

    King Arthur entrusts Sir Lancelot with a secret battle plan for Prince Boudwin. The Prince is besieged in his castle by King Mark and is badly in need of help. When Sir Lancelot...

  • Ep 6

    6.Sir Bliant

    20-10-195630m

    Sir Bliant's three sons decide to break the truce King Arthur arranged between their father and Sir Rolf. They carry Sir Rolf's three daughters away as hostages and the distraugh...

  • Ep 7

    7.The Pirates

    27-10-1956

    King Arthur and his men set off to capture a band of pirates, believing they are hiding out in a coastal town. Actually, the pirates are just waiting for them to leave so they ca...

  • Ep 8

    8.The Magic Sword

    03-11-1956

    A cowardly knight wants to rescue a lady who is imprisoned by her brother. He comes to King Arthur, for advice on how to become courageous. Merlin instills confidence in the young...

  • Ep 9

    9.Lancelot's Banishment

    10-11-1956

    Lancelot is banished from Camelot because King Arthur thinks he made a false claim against King Marhaus. Outside Camelot, Lancelot encounters Marhaus and discovers and evil plot.

  • Ep 10

    10.Roman Wall

    17-11-1956

    Sir Lancelot and his squire Brian go to the aid of King Boltan, who swears that ghosts have abducted his daughter.

  • Ep 11

    11.Caledon

    24-11-1956

    While Sir Lancelot is on a mission for King Arthur, he is robbed and his horse is killed by a group of wild warriors.

  • Ep 12

    12.Theft of Excalibur

    01-12-1956

    On St. Stephen's Day, King Arthur and his knights traditionally change places for one day with the court squires. During the day, one of the ""squires-for-a-day"" steals the Sword...

  • Ep 13

    13.The Black Castle

    15-12-1956

    A young knight's prospective father-in-law has been kidnapped and is being held prisoner. Sir Lancelot agrees to help the knight rescue the man.

  • Ep 14

    14.Shepherd's War

    15-12-1956

    A band of renegade knights is preying on the shepherds in the area. Sir Lancelot decides to champion the shepherds' cause, and masquerades as a shepherd to teach them how to fight...

  • Ep 15

    15.The Magic Book

    05-01-1957

    Sir Lancelot volunteers to defend an abbey and its occupants from invading Danes.

  • Ep 16

    16.The Ruby of Radnor

    12-01-1957

    As a punishment because he rebels at working with Merlin's pigeons, Squire Brian is sent on an errand to deliver a crate of pigeons to a neighboring castle. En route, he becomes in...

  • Ep 17

    17.The Lesser Breed

    19-01-1957

    King Arthur learns that a nearby village is being terrorized by a horrible monster. Sir Lancelot is sent to investigate. He discovers that the monster is really a Viking boat,...

  • Ep 18

    18.Witches' Brew

    26-01-1957

    A woman claiming mystical powers has convinced King Bors of Sagitaw that she is working evil against him. Sir Lancelot enlists Merlin's aid against her powers.

  • Ep 19

    19.Sir Crustabread

    02-02-1957

    King Arthur gives Sir Lancelot a new name and sends him off to champion a lady who is being forced into marrying an unscrupulous man.

  • Ep 20

    20.Maid of Somerset

    09-02-1957

    A young girl asks Sir Lancelot's aid. An evil monarch, King Meliot, is selling the young men of the village of Cheddar into slavery.

  • Ep 21

    21.Knight Errant

    16-02-1957

    After their father dies, two sisters inherit his tiny impoverished kingdom. Their guardian is eager to set up a rich marriage for the older girl, but she is not willing.

  • Ep 22

    22.Double Identity

    23-02-1957

    Sir Richard of Taunton is attacked and beaten by three men and left for dead. His uncle plans to substitute his son, Richard's double, and gain control of the family estate. La...

  • Ep 23

    23.The Lady Lilith

    02-03-1957

    The Lady Lilith has been running the castle of Goodhue since it was left to her by the late Sir William , when she was 14 years old. But now Sir Liones petitions for a ruling a...

  • Ep 24

    24.The Bridge

    09-03-1957

    While preparing for knighthood, Squire Brian uncovers a plot by King Marhaus. The king plans to break a treaty and take over a village.

  • Ep 25

    25.The Ugly Duckling

    16-03-1957

    While on a visit to castle Lamorack, Sir Lancelot and Merlin try to help their host when he receives a note threatening his daughter's life. Merlin learns that the note is false, a...

  • Ep 26

    26.Knights' Choice

    23-03-1957

    After the death of a knight of the Round Table, a young man enters a tournament that will decide who will fill the vacancy. But the other knights object to the young contestant bec...

  • Ep 27

    27.The Missing Princess

    30-03-1957

    When a king breaks a treaty between his country and a tribe of women, his sister is taken hostage. Sir Lancelot sets forth to rescue the princess.

  • Ep 28

    28.The Mortaise Fair

    06-04-1957

    While visiting Mortaise Castle, Queen Guinevere is presented with a priceless jewel from the Rajah of Kaipur. Shortly afterward there is a fire, and during the excitement the jew...

  • Ep 29

    29.The Thieves

    13-04-1957

    King Arthur and Sir Lancelot disguise themselves as thieves in order to test the validity of a statement by Lancelot. The knight believes that the thieves of the kingdom are thie...

  • Ep 30

    30.The Prince of Limerick

    20-04-1957

    A prince in love with King Anguish's daughter Kathleen, is banished from the court because he possesses nothing but the ability to write rhymes. Sir Lancelot, hearing of the youn...

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