Sir Francis Drake (TV series)
Sir Francis Drake (aka The Adventures of Sir Francis Drake) is a 1961–1962 British adventure television series starring Terence Morgan as Sir Francis Drake, commander of the sailing ship the Golden Hind. As well as battles at sea and sword fights, the series also deals with intrigue at Queen Elizabeth's court.
Sir Francis Drake
The Adventures of Sir Francis Drake
Clive Donner
Harry Booth (1961)
Ivor Slaney
United Kingdom
English
1
26 (list of episodes)
Leslie Harris
Brendan J. Stafford
Jack Mills
25 Mins
12 November 1961 –
20 May 1962
Broadcast history[edit]
The series was originally shown on UK network ATV from 12 November 1961, until 20 May 1962. It later aired in the US on NBC from 24 June 1962, to 9 September 1962 as a summer replacement for Car 54, Where Are You?.[3] In 2020, it began being broadcast on Talking Pictures TV.
DVD release[edit]
The complete series is out on DVD and includes a still showing Terence Morgan as Sir Francis Drake playing bowls, alluding to the famous incident when the Spanish Armada was sighted.