The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956)

Action & Adventure 30m

65^%

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Score

6.9/10

Overview

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.

Leslie Pointon

Creator

Top Billed Cast

William Russell

Sir Lancelot du Lac

Ronald Leigh-Hunt

King Arthur

Cyril Smith

Merlin

Edward Judd

Garth, Ronk, Soldier, Priest, Sentry, King's Man, Auctioneer, Abel, Sir Grint, James, Sir Christopher

David Morrell

Sir Kay, Porter, Boltan

Robert Scroggins

Brian

Reginald Hearne

Sir Eustace, Blacksmith, Chamberlain, Sir Julian, Hugo, Captain, Rajah, Hedrick, Branston, Cedric

Derren Nesbitt

Cook-monk, Derry, Chad, Warrior, Magnus, Sir Oringle, Firth, Tristram, Gogus

Eric Corrie

Peasant, Overseer, Jailer, Herald, Sir Robert, Seneschal, The Saracen, Osbert, Priest

Nigel Green

Peasant, Jailer, Farmer, Thief, Sir Grint, Probus

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on February 23, 2022

William Russell is usually on quite good form in this series depicting the chivalric challenges facing the eponymous knight at the Camelot court of the legendary King Arthur (not always played by the same actor, which could have been a bit confusing were it not for his crown!). There are thirty of these enjoyable 30-minuters that allow us to sit back and enjoy some adventures for the knights of th...

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