Hereward the Wake (1965)
Hereward, son of Duke Leofric and Lady Godiva, fought a long and ultimately hopeless guerilla war against the invading forces of William the Conqueror in the fens of Lincolnshire, betrayed not only by his allies but by his own weaknesses.
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Episode 1 - Forfeit for Eternity
Release Date: 12 Sep. 1965How Hereward is outlawed and made to seek his fortune in the world.
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Episode 2 - A Single Blow
Release Date: 19 Sep. 1965Hereward fights the great white bear.
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Episode 3 - The Brain Biter
Release Date: 26 Sep. 1965How Hereward aids the Princess of Cornwall.
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Episode 4 - A Champion's Reward
Release Date: 3 Oct. 1965How Hereward wins the magic sword and goes from England.
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Episode 5 - The Sorceress of St. Omer
Release Date: 10 Oct. 1965How a fair lady uses the mechanical art to win Hereward's love.
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Episode 6 - The Court of Love
Release Date: 17 Oct. 1965How Hereward is given the enchanted armour but does not fight.
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Episode 7 - The Wind Blows
Release Date: 24 Oct. 1965How Hereward is angered by the Duke of Normandy's plans.
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Episode 8 - Death of a King
Release Date: 31 Oct. 1965How Hereward is made sad by news from England.
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Episode 9 - The War Arrow
Release Date: 7 Nov. 1965How Hereward clears Bourne of Frenchmen.
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Episode 10 - The Art of War
Release Date: 14 Nov. 1965How Hereward is knighted in the English fashion.
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Episode 11 - The Broken Promise
Release Date: 21 Nov. 1965How Hereward threatens to hang Gilbert of Ghent.
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Episode 12 - Live and Die
Release Date: 28 Nov. 1965How Hereward finds he and his men are trapped.
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Episode 13 - The Burning of the Golden Borough
Release Date: 5 Dec. 1965How Hereward fulfils his words to the Prior of Peterborough.
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Episode 14 - Face to Face
Release Date: 12 Dec. 1965How Hereward plays the potter and cheats the King.
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Episode 15 - The King's Vengeance
Release Date: 19 Dec. 1965How Hereward and his men defend Ely.
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Episode 16 - The Last of the English
Release Date: 26 Dec. 1965How Hereward gets his soul's price.