| The epic tale of the idealistic young knight Ivanhoe and his battle against the evil Templar Bois-Guilbert. Caught between the rivalries and religious struggles are Ivanhoe's betrothed Rowena and the brave, beautiful Jewess healer Rebecca, who wins Ivanhoe's heart with her courage. This grand six-part adaptation of Sir Walter Scott's rousing adventure of the Middle Ages is set against the historical backdrop of a Britain straining under the corrupt rule of Prince John while Richard the Lionhearted fights in the Crusades. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Ciarán Hinds | Brian de Bois-Guilbert | 6 |
| Christopher Lee | Lucas de Beaumanoir | 6 |
| James Cosmo | Cedric | 6 |
| Siân Phillips | Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine | 6 |
| Nick Brimble | Front de Boeuf | 6 |
| Susan Lynch | Rebecca | 6 |
| Ron Donachie | Friar Tuck | 6 |
| Ralph Brown | Prince John | 6 |
| Ronald Pickup | Waldemar Fitzurse | 6 |
| David Barrass | Hubert | 6 |
| Peter Guinness | Montfitchit | 6 |
| Aden Gillett | Robin of Locksley | 6 |
| Steven Waddington | Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe | 6 |
| David Horovitch | Isaac | 6 |
| David J. Nicholls | Little John | 6 |
| Roger Ashton-Griffiths | Prior Aymer | 6 |
| Jimmy Chisholm | Wamba | 6 |
| Rory Edwards | King Richard | 6 |
| Renny Krupinski | Bardon | 6 |
| Simon Donald | Louis Winkelbrand | 6 |
| Trevor Cooper | Gurth | 6 |
| Victoria Smurfit | Lady Rowena | 6 |
| David Graham | Nathan Ben Israel | 1 |
| Patrick Baladi | Joseph | 1 |