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The Best Episodes of Arthur of the Britons

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The Best Episodes of 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...

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  1. Background image for The Prisoner
    8.8/10(10 votes)

    #1 - The Prisoner

    S2:E3

    Roland, a childhood friend of Kai's, arrives on Arthur's territory, and Kai's loyalty to Arthur and the Britons is seen to be tested - as Roland is another Saxon.

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  2. Background image for The Games
    8.6/10(8 votes)

    #2 - The Games

    S2:E10

    The annual inter-tribal games are a chance for warriors to show what they can do in the field, but as they approach Arthur learns that Herrick and Barth are plotting to disrupt the games for their own ends.

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    Director:Sidney Hayers
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for The Treaty
    8.6/10(8 votes)

    #3 - The Treaty

    S2:E11

    A treaty with Cerdig appears to be bringing about Arthur's dream of peace among the tribes, but suspicion arises anew when one of Cerdig's men wants to host a friendly gathering.

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  4. Background image for The Pupil
    8.5/10(12 votes)

    #4 - The Pupil

    S1:E7

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

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  5. Background image for The Wood People
    8.5/10(9 votes)

    #5 - The Wood People

    S1:E11

    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.

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    Director:Sidney Hayers
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for The Gift of Life
    8.4/10(13 votes)

    #6 - The Gift of Life

    S1:E2

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

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    Director:Pat Jackson
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  8. Background image for Enemies and Lovers
    8.4/10(13 votes)

    #7 - Enemies and Lovers

    S1:E9

    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.

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    Director:Sidney Hayers
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for The Marriage Feast
    8.4/10(9 votes)

    #8 - The Marriage Feast

    S2:E6

    Arthur is in love with Rowena, but she is promised to his cousin Mark of Cornwall. Arthur must find a way to stop the wedding from going ahead.

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  10. Background image for Go Warily
    8.3/10(12 votes)

    #9 - Go Warily

    S2:E5

    Arthur has problems with a pair of identical twins of very different characters.Meanwhile, Llud is troubled by dreams of a gigantic enemy warrior.

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    Director:Sidney Hayers
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for The Girl from Rome
    8.3/10(8 votes)

    #10 - The Girl from Rome

    S2:E12

    When a haughty Roman princess seeks refuge from her father in Arthur's camp, he could be in for big trouble with a new enemy.

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  12. Background image for The Duel
    8.2/10(9 votes)

    #11 - The Duel

    S1:E6

    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.

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    Director:Pat Jackson
  13. Background image for The Swordsman
    8.2/10(9 votes)

    #12 - The Swordsman

    S2:E1

    Mordred tricks Arthur into a fight with Karn, who proves to be a more deadly swordsman than Arthur foresaw.

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    8.2/10(9 votes)

    #13 - Rowena

    S2:E2

    Arthur and Kai need better horses, and Yorath the Jute has what they want. The two young warriors agree to give payment in kind, by escorting Yorath's daughter Rowena to her wedding with a distant chieftain.

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  15. Background image for In Common Cause
    8.2/10(10 votes)

    #14 - In Common Cause

    S2:E7

    Arthur considers sharing resources with his Saxon enemies when their livestock suffers from a plague.

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  16. Background image for Six Measures of Silver
    8.2/10(9 votes)

    #15 - Six Measures of Silver

    S2:E8

    Arthur sets out to punish Kurk, a troublesome Saxon thief, when Kurk sells stolen cattle to Rowena of the Jutes.

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  17. Background image for The Slave
    8.1/10(8 votes)

    #16 - The Slave

    S1:E10

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

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    8.1/10(11 votes)

    #17 - The Prize

    S1:E12

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

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  19. Background image for Daughter of the King
    8.1/10(8 votes)

    #18 - Daughter of the King

    S2:E9

    Arthur is having a lot of trouble with the murderous King Bavick. To get some leverage in controlling the King's wicked ways, Arthur kidnaps Bavick's daughter - but his plan does not turn out quite as he intended.

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    Director:Peter Sasdy
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for The Penitent Invader
    8.0/10(13 votes)

    #19 - The Penitent Invader

    S1:E4

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

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  21. Background image for Rolf the Preacher
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #20 - Rolf the Preacher

    S1:E8

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

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  22. Background image for Some Saxon Women
    7.9/10(11 votes)

    #21 - Some Saxon Women

    S2:E4

    Yorath the Jute trades with a travelling merchant, exchanging a barrel of good wine for five Saxon wenches - with unforeseen consequences.

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    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for People of the Plough
    7.8/10(10 votes)

    #22 - People of the Plough

    S1:E5

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

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    Director:Sidney Hayers
  24. Background image for Arthur is Dead
    7.5/10(15 votes)

    #23 - Arthur is Dead

    S1:E1

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

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    Director:Peter Sasdy
  25. Background image for The Challenge
    7.3/10(12 votes)

    #24 - The Challenge

    S1:E3

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

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Prisoner" is the best rated episode of "Arthur of the Britons". It scored 8.8/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by Pat Jackson and written by Robert Banks Stewart, it aired on 9/26/1973. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Games".