Pretenders - Season 1

Pretenders - Season 1

Season 1

In England in 1685, two children are caught up in the Duke of Monmouth's rebellion against King James II.
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Episodes13
DatesFeb 27, 1972 - May 21, 1972

Episodes

Rebellion
Season 1Episode 130 min

Rebellion

It is June 1685, the start of one of the most colorful and abortive power bids in English history, with one of the biggest of all prizes at stake: the English Crown.
As this exciting new drama serial opens, the Protestant Duke of Monmouth has landed in Dorset determined to raise an army and wrest the throne from his Catholic uncle King James II.

Feb 27, 1972
Not a Live Thing Left
Season 1Episode 230 min

Not a Live Thing Left

Elam sets off with his sister, Perfect, to find their father and avoid the conflicts and passions of the Monmouth rebellion.
Mar 5, 1972
Escape!
Season 1Episode 330 min

Escape!

Joachim, Elam and Perfect are held by Royalist soldiers on the march. When they make camp, the children plan to free Joachim. Encountering two of Monmouth's men who wish to desert, Elam tries to inspire them to fight on.
Mar 12, 1972
In Safe Keeping
Season 1Episode 430 min

In Safe Keeping

The children seek refuge from the Royalists with Alice, an innkeeper in a village that supports the rebel cause - but danger stalks in the form of a merchant who plans to kidnap the children and hold them to ransom.
Mar 19, 1972
The Players to the Rescue
Season 1Episode 530 min

The Players to the Rescue

Elam and Perfect are still locked in the hovel while Bailey and Carrity wait for a chance to hand them to the Royalists. However, Joachim meets the travelling Players and together they arrive in the village, where innkeeper Alice has discovered Bailey's plot.
Mar 26, 1972
Shipwreck
Season 1Episode 630 min

Shipwreck

Still trying to reaching the Duke, Joachim, Elam and Perfect board a boat for a trip along the Bristol Channel to Bridgewater. Both the boatman and the weather turn against them.
Apr 2, 1972
The Paymaster
Season 1Episode 730 min

The Paymaster

Elam, Perfect and Joachim finally make it to Somerset but Joachim is arrested by the King's Dragoons when he is caught trying to steal some food.
Apr 9, 1972
Prince of Avalon
Season 1Episode 830 min

Prince of Avalon

Young Elam's claim to royal blood seems to be recognised when he is greeted as a prince on the road to Glastonbury - but it is only by a scheming merchant who plans to use the lad to gain favour with Monmouth.
Apr 16, 1972
Into Battle
Season 1Episode 930 min

Into Battle

The battle to decide the fate of the throne is imminent: the King's army camps on Sedgemoor while Monmouth plans a surprise attack. Meanwhile, Elam and Perfect decide to follow the assorted rebel forces as they march from Bridgewater.
Apr 23, 1972
The Last Battle
Season 1Episode 1030 min

The Last Battle

The rival forces come together at last on Sedgemoor in a battle which will determine the future of the English crown once and for all.
Apr 30, 1972
The Eye of the Drum
Season 1Episode 1130 min

The Eye of the Drum

After their disastrous rout at Sedgemoor, the battered remnants of Monmouth's rebels are forced to flee the wrath of the victorious Royalists. Elam and Perfect must not only save themselves but try to rescue the captured Joachim.
May 7, 1972
Prizemen
Season 1Episode 1230 min

Prizemen

Elam finally confronts the man whom he believes to be his father. He finds that the Pretender is very unlike the man that he had imagined him to be.
May 14, 1972
Fare Thee Well
Season 1Episode 1330 min

Fare Thee Well

Joachim is now on the run and, amid a climactic series of events, abandons the two children.
May 21, 1972

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