Hereward the Wake

Name: Hereward the Wake
Genre: Drama
Released: 1965-09-12
Cast: Alfred Lynch, Bryan Pringle

— Sep 1965 1 Season 16 Episodes

Ended

Drama

Overview

Hereward, son of Duke Leofric and Lady Godiva, fought a long and ultimately hopeless guerilla war against the invading forces of William the Conqueror in the fens of Lincolnshire, betrayed not only by his allies but by his own weaknesses.

Created by Campbell Logan

BBC

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · English

Cast

Alfred Lynch

Hereward

Bryan Pringle

Martin Lightfoot

Key Crew

Joan Craft

Director

Peter Hammond

Director

Charles Kingsley

Novel

Anthony Steven

Writer

Campbell Logan

Producer

Richard Rodney Bennett

Original Music Composer

Forfeit for Eternity

How Hereward is outlawed and made to seek his fortune in the world.

Sep 12, 1965 25m

A Single Blow

Hereward fights the great white bear.

Sep 19, 1965 25m

The Brain Biter

How Hereward aids the Princess of Cornwall.

Sep 26, 1965 25m

A Champion's Reward

How Hereward wins the magic sword and goes from England.

Oct 3, 1965 25m

The Sorceress of St Omer

How a fair lady uses the mechanical art to win Hereward's love.

Oct 10, 1965 25m

The Court of Love

How Hereward is given the enchanted armour but does not fight.

Oct 17, 1965 25m

The Wind Blows

How Hereward is angered by the Duke of Normandy's plans.

Oct 24, 1965 25m

Death of a King

How Hereward is made sad by news from England.

Oct 31, 1965 25m

The War Arrow

How Hereward clears Bourne of Frenchmen.

Nov 7, 1965 25m

E10

The Art of War

How Hereward is knighted in the English fashion.

Nov 14, 1965 25m

E11

The Broken Promise

How Hereward threatens to hang Gilbert of Ghent.

Nov 21, 1965 25m

E12

Live and Die

How Hereward finds he and his men are trapped.

Nov 28, 1965 25m

E13

The Burning of the Golden Borough

How Hereward fulfils his words to the Prior of Peterborough.

Dec 5, 1965 25m

E14

Face to Face

How Hereward plays the potter and cheats the King.

Dec 12, 1965 25m

E15

The King's Vengeance

How Hereward and his men defend Ely.

Dec 19, 1965 25m

E16

The Last of the English

How Hereward gets his soul's price.

Dec 26, 1965 25m

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