Arthur of the Britons

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.

en
Action & Adventure
Drama
Created By

First Aired on

Dec 06, 1972

2 seaons till Nov 28, 1973

Popularity: 15.5144
2 votes
Networks
(GB)
Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: The Girl from Rome

Seasons & episodes

Total 2 seasons, 24 episodes

Season 1

Aired

12 Episodes
  • Episode 1Arthur is Dead25 min

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

  • Episode 2The Gift of Life25 min

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

  • Episode 3The Challenge25 min

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

  • Episode 4The Penitent Invader25 min

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

  • Episode 5People of the Plough25 min

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

Crew & Team

Patrick Dromgoole

Producer

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