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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

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Season 1

  • Enemies and Lovers
    8.5/1014 votes

    Enemies and Lovers

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/31/1973

    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.

    Director: Sidney Hayers

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Wood People
    8.5/109 votes

    The Wood People

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 2/14/1973

    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.

    Director: Sidney Hayers

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Gift of Life
    8.4/1014 votes

    The Gift of Life

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 12/13/1972

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

    Director: Pat Jackson

    Writer: Terence Feely

  • The Slave
    8.4/109 votes

    The Slave

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 2/7/1973

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

    Director: Pat Jackson

    Writer: Robert Banks Stewart

  • The Pupil
    8.3/1014 votes

    The Pupil

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 1/17/1973

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

    Director: Sidney Hayers

    Writer: Terence Feely

  • The Prize
    8.3/1012 votes

    The Prize

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/21/1973

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

    Director: Pat Jackson

    Writer: Robert Banks Stewart

  • People of the Plough
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    People of the Plough

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/3/1973

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

    Director: Sidney Hayers

    Writer: Dave Martin

  • The Duel
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    The Duel

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 1/10/1973

    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.

    Director: Pat Jackson

    Writer: Terence Feely

  • Rolf the Preacher
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    Rolf the Preacher

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1/24/1973

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

    Director: Sidney Hayers

    Writer: Terence Feely

  • The Penitent Invader
    7.7/1015 votes

    The Penitent Invader

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/27/1972

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

    Director: Patrick Dromgoole

    Writer: Terence Feely

  • Arthur is Dead
    7.5/1016 votes

    Arthur is Dead

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 12/6/1972

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

    Director: Peter Sasdy

    Writer: Terence Feely

  • The Challenge
    7.2/1013 votes

    The Challenge

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/20/1972

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

    Director: Sidney Hayers

    Writer: Terence Feely