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Season 1

  • S01E01 Arthur Is Dead

    • December 6, 1972
    • ITV1

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

  • S01E02 The Gift of Life

    • December 13, 1972
    • ITV1

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

  • S01E03 The Challenge

    • December 20, 1972
    • ITV1

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

  • S01E04 The Pentinent Invader

    • December 27, 1972
    • ITV1

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

  • S01E05 People of the Plough

    • January 3, 1973
    • ITV1

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

  • S01E06 The Duel

    • January 10, 1973
    • ITV1

    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.

  • S01E07 The Pupil

    • January 17, 1973
    • ITV1

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

  • S01E08 Rolf the Preacher

    • January 24, 1973
    • ITV1

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

  • S01E09 Enemies and Lovers

    • January 31, 1973
    • ITV1

    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.

  • S01E10 The Slave

    • February 7, 1973
    • ITV1

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

  • S01E11 The Wood People

    • February 14, 1973
    • ITV1

    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.

  • S01E12 The Prize

    • February 21, 1973
    • ITV1

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

Season 2

  • S02E01 The Swordsman

    • September 12, 1973
    • ITV1

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

  • S02E02 Rowena

    • September 19, 1973
    • ITV1

    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.

  • S02E03 The Prisoner

    • September 26, 1973
    • ITV1

    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.

  • S02E04 Some Saxon Women

    • October 3, 1973
    • ITV1

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

  • S02E05 Go Warily

    • October 10, 1973
    • ITV1

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

  • S02E06 The Marriage Feast

    • October 17, 1973
    • ITV1

    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.

  • S02E07 In Common Cause

    • October 24, 1973
    • ITV1

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

  • S02E08 Six Measures of Silver

    • October 31, 1973
    • ITV1

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

  • S02E09 Daughter of the King

    • November 7, 1973
    • ITV1

    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.

  • S02E10 The Games

    • November 14, 1973
    • ITV1

    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.

  • S02E11 The Treaty

    • November 21, 1973
    • ITV1

    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.

  • S02E12 The Girl From Rome

    • November 28, 1973
    • ITV1

    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.