Arthur of the Britons

1 9 7 2 - 1 9 7 3 (UK)
26 x 30 minute episodes

This series stripped away the elaborate medieval view of Camelot, and instead presented Arthur as the chief of a small Celt tribe in Dark-Ages Britain, a century or two after the withdrawal of Rome.
Arthur struggled to weave the scattered tribes of Celts, Jutes, etc into a union that could effectively oppose the Saxon invaders .

He was aided by his adoptive father, Llud, and his foster brother, Kai, who was himself a Saxon
Guest stars included; Carry On veteran Bernard Bresslaw; Sally James (Tiswas); Tom Baker (Dr Who); Michael Gambon (The Singing Detective); Alfie Bass; Peter Firth (from Here come the Double Deckers) and David Prowse (Darth Vader from Star Wars and the Green Cross Man).