Sir Francis Drake: Story, Cast and Series Facts
Sir Francis Drake (1961): Action, Adventure. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
Sir Francis Drake was a British adventure series that aired on the ITV Network from 1961-1962.
The series starred Starring Terence Morgan as Sir Francis Drake, who was the commander of the vessel, The Golden Hind. As well as battles at sea and an abundance of sword fights, the series also deals with intrigue at Queen Elizabeth's court.
Series details
- Title: Sir Francis Drake
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Action, Adventure
- Premiere date: 1961-11-12
- Final broadcast date listed: 1962-05-20
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
- Network country: United Kingdom
- Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 18376
- TVDB ID: 70535
Cast and credited roles
- Jean Kent — Queen Elizabeth I
- Terence Morgan — Sir Francis Drake
- Jean Kent — Queen Elizabeth
- Michael Crawford — John Drake
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 1961-11-12; final listed air date 1962-05-20.
Source and licence
Adapted from Sir Francis Drake on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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