This article is about a British fantasy series. For the French comedy musical, see La Légende du roi Arthur.
British TV series or programme
The Legend of King Arthur
Written by
Andrew Davies
Directed by
Rodney Bennett
Starring
Andrew Burt Felicity Dean Maureen O'Brien David Robb
Theme music composer
Dudley Simpson
Country of origin
United Kingdom
No. of series
1
No. of episodes
8
Production
Producer
Ken Riddington
Running time
30 minutes
Original release
Network
BBC1
Release
7 October (1979-10-07) – 25 November 1979 (1979-11-25)
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The Legend of King Arthur is a British television fantasy serial, produced by the BBC in association with Time-Life Television and the Australian Broadcasting Commission, and broadcast on BBC 1 in 1979.[1]
^Kevin J. Harty, "Cinema Arthuriana: A Bibliography of Selected Secondary Materials", Arthurian Interpretations, Vol. 3, No. 2 (Spring 1989), p. 133.
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