Roger Bunce

I wondered if anyone, apart from me, has been reliving their childhood by watching those old adventure series of the 1950s and 1960s, – “The Adventures of Robin Hood”, “The Adventures of Sir Lancelot”, “The Adventures of William Tel” and “The Adventures of Sir Francis Drake” – which are now (July 2020) being re-shown on the Talking Pictures channel (09.00 hrs weekdays, and various times over the weekend).

Much of the nostalgic fun comes from spotting the old character actors of the time, particularly those who became more famous for other things.

George Woodbridge and Ballard Berkeley (the Major from “Fawlty Towers”) played a wonderful pair of cantankerous old warriors in “Sir Lancelot”, while Frederick Treves played a couple of virtually non-speaking parts.

Leslie Phillips and Douglas Wilmer appeared in a recent “Robin Hood”.

Roger Delgado is a masterfully villainous Spanish ambassador in “Sir Francis Drake”.

While, in “William Tell”, Mr. Baines from “The Onedin Line” played an armourer, and the Captain of the Guard was Peter Hammond – later to become an esteemed drama director.