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The Talisman

Season 1
Walter Scott's exciting tale of chivalry, daring-do and intrigue set in the Holy Land at the time of the Crusades. A brave Scottish knight foils Richard the Lionheart's assassins, winning the gratitude of the king and the hand of the lady he loves.
IMDb 7.319819 episodesTV-14
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Episode 1
    November 30, 1980
    26min
    TV-14
    The treachery of friends; the nobility of enemies; the steadfast devotion of an impossible love; this romance of the days of chivalry has all the power that only Scott could bring to his favorite subject, the Crusaders.
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  2. S1 E2 - Episode 2
    December 7, 1980
    27min
    TV-14
    King Richard lies mortally ill in the Christian camp. Sir Kenneth, carrying terms for an honorable peace with the Saracens, has fallen in with one of their knights, Ilderim.
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  3. S1 E3 - Episode 3
    December 14, 1980
    26min
    TV-14
    Richard is near to death. While waiting at Engaddi for Ilderim, who has gone to fetch a Saracen physician he claims can cure the king, Kenneth is reunited with the Lady Edith.
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  4. S1 E4 - Episode 4
    December 21, 1980
    25min
    TV-14
    While waiting for the Talisman's elixir to cure King Richard, El Hakim reveals to Kenneth that the other princes have offered Saladin a Christian bride of royal blood. Could it be Edith?
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  5. S1 E5 - Episode 5
    December 28, 1980
    26min
    TV-14
    Set to guard Richard's standard, Kenneth, the victim of a hoax, deserts his post and the standard is stolen. Condemned to death, he is saved by the intervention of El Hakim and taken as a slave to the Saracen camp.
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  6. S1 E6 - Episode 6
    January 4, 1981
    27min
    TV-14
    Kenneth has been taken to Saladin as a bond slave. Edith is determined to find a way to save him.
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  7. S1 E7 - Episode 7
    January 11, 1981
    25min
    TV-14
    King Richard is surprised to receive a gift from Saladin, a slave leading the hound Roswal. Outside the king's tent, the murderous Charegite awaits his opportunity.
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  8. S1 E8 - Episode 8
    January 18, 1981
    26min
    TV-14
    Edith has still not returned to the Christian camp, where King Richard has challenged the treacherous Montserrat.
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  9. S1 E9 - Episode 9
    January 25, 1981
    24min
    TV-14
    Kenneth, revealed as the natural son of the King of Scotland, is to fight Montserrat as the champion of King Richard.
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Subtitles
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Directors
Richard Bramall
Producers
Barry Letts
Cast
Donald BurtonDamien ThomasStephen ChaseJoanne PearceSimon Templeman
Studio
BBC
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