Pretenders

In 1685 England, two children are caught up in the Duke of Monmouth's rebellion against King James II.

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  E1Rebellion

  Feb 27, 1972· 25m

  The Protestant Duke of Monmouth has landed in Dorset, determined to raise an army and wrest the throne from his Catholic uncle, James II.

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  E2Not a Live Thing Left

  Mar 5, 1972· 25m

  Elam sets off with his sister, Perfect, to find their father and avoid the conflicts and passions of the Monmouth rebellion.

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  E3Escape!

  Mar 12, 1972· 25m

  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.

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  E4In Safe Keeping

  Mar 19, 1972· 25m

  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.

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  E5The Players to the Rescue

  Mar 26, 1972· 25m

  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.

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  E6Shipwreck

  Apr 2, 1972· 25m

  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.

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  E7The Paymaster

  Apr 9, 1972· 25m

  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.

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  E8Prince of Avalon

  Apr 16, 1972· 25m

  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.

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  E9Into Battle

  Apr 23, 1972· 25m

  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.

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  E10The Last Battle

  Apr 30, 1972· 25m

  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.

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  E11The Eye of the Drum

  May 7, 1972· 25m

  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.

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  E12Prizemen

  May 14, 1972· 25m

  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.

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  E13Fare Thee WellFinale

  May 21, 1972· 25m

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