Season 1 (1972)

Rebellion
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February 27, 1972 • 25m

The Protestant Duke of Monmouth has landed in Dorset, determined to raise an army and wrest the throne from his Catholic uncle, James II.

Not a Live Thing Left
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March 5, 1972 • 25m

Elam sets off with his sister, Perfect, to find their father and avoid the conflicts and passions of the Monmouth rebellion.

Escape!
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March 12, 1972 • 25m

Joachim, Elam and Perfect are held by Royalist soldiers on the march. When they make camp, the children plan to free Joachim. Enco...Read more

In Safe Keeping
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March 19, 1972 • 25m

The children seek refuge from the Royalists with Alice, an innkeeper in a village that supports the rebel cause - but danger stalk...Read more

The Players to the Rescue
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March 26, 1972 • 25m

Elam and Perfect are still locked in the hovel while Bailey and Carrity wait for a chance to hand them to the Royalists. However, ...Read more

Shipwreck
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April 2, 1972 • 25m

Still trying to reaching the Duke, Joachim, Elam and Perfect board a boat for a trip along the Bristol Channel to Bridgewater. Bot...Read more

The Paymaster
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April 9, 1972 • 25m

Elam, Perfect and Joachim finally make it to Somerset but Joachim is arrested by the King's Dragoons when he is caught trying to steal some food.

Prince of Avalon
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April 16, 1972 • 25m

Young Elam's claim to royal blood seems to be recognised when he is greeted as a prince on the road to Glastonbury - but it is onl...Read more

Into Battle
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April 23, 1972 • 25m

The battle to decide the fate of the throne is imminent: the King's army camps on Sedgemoor while Monmouth plans a surprise attack...Read more

The Last Battle
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April 30, 1972 • 25m

The rival forces come together at last on Sedgemoor in a battle which will determine the future of the English crown once and for all.

The Eye of the Drum
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May 7, 1972 • 25m

After their disastrous rout at Sedgemoor, the battered remnants of Monmouth's rebels are forced to flee the wrath of the victoriou...Read more

Prizemen
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May 14, 1972 • 25m

Elam finally confronts the man whom he believes to be his father. He finds that the Pretender is very unlike the man that he had imagined him to be.

Fare Thee Well
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May 21, 1972 • 25m

Joachim is now on the run and, amid a climactic series of events, abandons the two children.