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Series · 1972–1973Ended

Arthur of the Britons

8.0·2 seasons·24 episodes·25 min avg.·United Kingdom

This series strips away the elaborate medieval view of Camelot, and presents Arthur as the chief of a small Celt tribe in Dark-Ages Britain, a century or two after the withdrawal of Rome. Arthur struggles to weave the scattered tribes of Celts, Jutes, etc. into a union that can effectively oppose the Saxon invaders who are arriving in Britain in growing numbers. He is aided by his adoptive father, Llud, and his foster brother, Kai, who is himself a Saxon foundling.

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Arthur is DeadUp next
Dec 6, 1972

In a ploy aimed at bringing together an assortment of Romano-British chieftains, Arthur fakes his own death, with unexpected results.

02
The Gift of Life
Dec 13, 1972

Arthur finds two Saxon children, abandoned after an attack on a British village.

03
The Challenge
Dec 20, 1972

Arthur's cousins Gawain and Garet cause a lot of trouble for him.

04
The Penitent Invader
Dec 27, 1972

Arthur has a plan to use his Christian faith against Pictish invaders.

05
People of the Plough
Jan 3, 1973

When Kai, Arthur's lieutenant, falls for a Saxon girl, he thinks carefully about the implications.

06
The Duel
Jan 10, 1973

One of Mark's men is killed in a skirmish - Mark believes Llud is to blame for the death and insists on a trial by combat.

07
The Pupil
Jan 17, 1973

The youthful Corin, in the hope of proving himself as a warrior, launches a foolhardy attack on Arthur.

08
Rolf the Preacher
Jan 24, 1973

Rolf of the Picts has converted to Christianity, but he remains a threat to Arthur.

09
Enemies and Lovers
Jan 31, 1973

Morcant suspects Arthur and Kai are after the hand of Goda, the daughter of King Athel - and Morcant wants her for himself. So he has Arthur and Kai arrested and claims they have acted as spies for the Saxons.

10
The Slave
Feb 7, 1973·10.0

Arthur fights to free some enslaved villagers - and one in particular.

11
The Wood People
Feb 14, 1973

Saxon fighters kidnap two children and threaten to kill them unless Arthur surrenders himself in the children's place. But Arthur finds an ingenious solution to his dilemma.

12
The Prize
Feb 21, 1973

Arthur and Mark join forces to mount a raid on a Saxon treasure hoard.

Cast

3 credited
Oliver Tobias
Arthur
Michael Gothard
Kai
Jack Watson
Llud

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