The Adventures of Sir Prancelot was a children's animated TV Series written and produced by John Ryan

John Ryan (cartoonist)

John Gerald Christopher Ryan was a British animator and cartoonist, best known for his character Captain Pugwash. His brother was Roman Catholic theologian and philosopher Columba Ryan.-Biography:Ryan was born in Edinburgh...

 for the John Ryan Studios company. It followed the adventures of an eccentric Knight and his family as they head for the Crusades

Crusades

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 in the Holy Land

Holy Land

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Background

The Sir Prancelot animation came from the same stable as Captain Pugwash

Captain Pugwash

Captain Pugwash is a fictional pirate in a series of British children's comic strips and books created by John Ryan. The character's adventures were adapted into a TV series, using cardboard cut-outs filmed in live-action , also called Captain Pugwash, first shown on the BBC in 1957, a later colour...

and was in a similar style.

Narration

All voices were performed by Peter Hawkins

Peter Hawkins

Peter John Hawkins was an English actor and voice artist.- Career :Born in London and a native of Brixton, Hawkins' long association with British children's television began in 1952 when he voiced both Bill and Ben, the Flower Pot Men. In 1955–1956, He voiced Big Ears & Mr. Plod from The...

. The story featured the narration of The Minstrel character, whose Cockney

Cockney

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 accent was rather reminiscent of Michael Caine

Michael Caine

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The music was composed by Alan Parker

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Characters

• Sir Prancelot
• Lady Histeria
• Sim and Sue, the children
• Master Girth, who administers the accounts
• The Minstrel (the narrator)
• Bert and Harry, the serfs
• Pigwig, Lady Histeria's pet pig
• Count Otto, sworn enemy of Sir Prancelot
• Duke Uglio

Episodes

• Crumblecreek Crusade
• The Lady Hysteria
• A Few Items of Baggage
• A Weighty Problem
• On the Rocks
• Count Otto
• Thunderstruck
• Landfall
• Kidnapped
• Hostile Enemy Intentions
• The Haunted Watch-tower
• The Flight
• Flying Crusade
• Duke Uglio
• An Ugly Affair
• Behind the Times
• Not Cricket
• Balloon Blitz
• Ships of the Desert
• A Nice Cup of tea
• Common Marker
• Flyiing Carpet
• Open Sesame
• High Treason
• Homeward Bound
• Hurry to the Rescue
• Gold for Otto
• Mystery in the Tower
• Blast Off
• Splash Down
• Command Performance