Pretenders(1972)
First Air Date: 1972-02-27
Average Runtime: N/A
Rating: 6.5
Votes: 2
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
Pretenders was a 13 episode British television series produced by Harlech Television in the UK in February 1972 on ITV. Pretenders was filmed in Somerset, England and Wales. The 13-part historical adventure series with a factual background starring Frederick Jaeger as a German mercenary who assists Elam, a boy who believes he is the illegitimate son of The Duke Of Monmouth, who in turn is the illegitimate son of Charles ll, and therefore claims to be rightful heir to the throne. The series followed their various adventures, leading up to the climactic battle of Sedgemoor, the last battle on English soil.
Keywords
heir to the thronerebellionbritish history17th century
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 13E01
Rebellion
Air Date: 1972-02-27
The Protestant Duke of Monmouth has landed in Dorset, determined to raise an army and wrest the throne from his Catho...
E02
Not a Live Thing Left
Air Date: 1972-03-05
Elam sets off with his sister, Perfect, to find their father and avoid the conflicts and passions of the Monmouth reb...
E03
Escape!
Air Date: 1972-03-12
Joachim, Elam and Perfect are held by Royalist soldiers on the march. When they make camp, the children plan to free ...
E04
In Safe Keeping
Air Date: 1972-03-19
The children seek refuge from the Royalists with Alice, an innkeeper in a village that supports the rebel cause - but...
E05
The Players to the Rescue
Air Date: 1972-03-26
Elam and Perfect are still locked in the hovel while Bailey and Carrity wait for a chance to hand them to the Royalis...
E06
Shipwreck
Air Date: 1972-04-02
Still trying to reaching the Duke, Joachim, Elam and Perfect board a boat for a trip along the Bristol Channel to Bri...
E07
The Paymaster
Air Date: 1972-04-09
Elam, Perfect and Joachim finally make it to Somerset but Joachim is arrested by the King's Dragoons when he is caugh...
E08
Prince of Avalon
Air Date: 1972-04-16
Young Elam's claim to royal blood seems to be recognised when he is greeted as a prince on the road to Glastonbury - ...
E09
Into Battle
Air Date: 1972-04-23
The battle to decide the fate of the throne is imminent: the King's army camps on Sedgemoor while Monmouth plans a su...
E10
The Last Battle
Air Date: 1972-04-30
The rival forces come together at last on Sedgemoor in a battle which will determine the future of the English crown ...
E11
The Eye of the Drum
Air Date: 1972-05-07
After their disastrous rout at Sedgemoor, the battered remnants of Monmouth's rebels are forced to flee the wrath of ...
E12
Prizemen
Air Date: 1972-05-14
Elam finally confronts the man whom he believes to be his father. He finds that the Pretender is very unlike the man ...
E13
Fare Thee Well
Air Date: 1972-05-21
Joachim is now on the run and, amid a climactic series of events, abandons the two children.
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