Tuesday 30 August 2022

L is for... Lancelot


Sir Lancelot, famous knight of King Arthur's Round Table, was of the characters summoned by the Doctor to fight the Master of the Land of Fiction. He appeared in full armour on horseback and overcame the villainous Blackbeard the Pirate in their mental duel.

Played by: John Greenwood. Appearances: The Mind Robber (1968).
  • Fight arranger Greenwood also played D'Artagnan in the same episode.
  • Ancelyn, the character from 1989's Battlefield, was based on Lancelot.
  • William Russell, who played companion Ian Chesterton, first came to fame playing the knight of Camelot in The Adventures of Sir Lancelot.

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