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Arthur of the Britons Episode Guide
Arthur is Dead
S1 Ep1
4.0
6th Dec 1972
In a ploy aimed at bringing together an assortment of Romano-British chieftains, Arthur fakes his own death, with unexpected results.
The Gift of Life
S1 Ep2
13th Dec 1972
Arthur finds two Saxon children, abandoned after an attack on a British village.
The Challenge
S1 Ep3
20th Dec 1972
Arthur's cousins Gawain and Garet cause a lot of trouble for him.
The Penitent Invader
S1 Ep4
27th Dec 1972
Arthur has a plan to use his Christian faith against Pictish invaders.
People of the Plough
S1 Ep5
3rd Jan 1973
When Kai, Arthur's lieutenant, falls for a Saxon girl, he thinks carefully about the implications.
The Duel
S1 Ep6
10th Jan 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.
The Pupil
S1 Ep7
17th Jan 1973
The youthful Corin, in the hope of proving himself as a warrior, launches a foolhardy attack on Arthur.
Rolf the Preacher
S1 Ep8
24th Jan 1973
Rolf of the Picts has converted to Christianity, but he remains a threat to Arthur.
Enemies and Lovers
S1 Ep9
31st Jan 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.
The Slave
S1 Ep10
7th Feb 1973
Arthur fights to free some enslaved villagers - and one in particular.
The Wood People
S1 Ep11
14th Feb 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.
The Prize
S1 Ep12
21st Feb 1973
Arthur and Mark join forces to mount a raid on a Saxon treasure hoard.
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.
The first episode of Arthur of the Britons aired on December 06, 1972.
The last episode of Arthur of the Britons aired on November 28, 1973.
