In Episode 9 Mordrin and Arthur are meeting on neutral ground, Arthur has taken both Gervase and his father Owen along. Although Mordrin orders Gervase to kill Arthur, he is not the one he has been brainwashed to take out and doesn’t do anything. Arthur realises that Gervase has been brainwashed to kill the one who will unite Britain and that his plans for Gervase to find him will now not work. Arthur tells Owen to take Gervase back to Wales and let him be a fisherman. Julia however tells Arthur that Love will always win out and if she is with Gervase he will do whatever they want.
Collee is also still insisting that Gervase and Julia be put on trial, if found guilty they will be sentenced to death. The jury are locked at 6-6 which luckily gives Arthur the casting vote.
Back at HQ Mordrin has learnt of Hugo’s take-over bid, Simon wants Mordrin to take action against Hugo but Mordrin wants to watch the situation for awhile. It doesn’t take long to set a plan in motion though and after a meeting of the council Hugo is finished. Even more so when he fights Williams (who has been put up to it by Mordrin) and kills him.
Williams lies in wait for Hugo.
classic quote
“Hugo? If my mind was a book he wouldn’t even be a note in the margin.”
production details
UK / ITV – TVS / 1×25 minute episode / Broadcast 8 November 1987
Writer: Richard Cooper / Director: Michael Kerrigan
Series: Knights of God Episode 9 (of 13)
cast
Claire Parker as Julia
George Winter as Gervase
Julian Fellowes as Hugo
John Woodvine as Mordrin
Patrick Troughton as Arthur
Barrie Cookson as Brigadier Clarke
Don Henderson as Colley
John Vine as Williams
Gareth Thomas as Owen
Shirley Stelfox as Beth
Nigel Stock as Simon
Peter Childs as Tyrell