Last Updated: 23 April 2003 | Compiled by John Freeman
This series, shot in New Zealand, follows Ivanhoe’s epic quest to restore King Richard to the throne and bring peace to England… The amount of quality CGI being used is groundbreaking for a television series.
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Production Credits
Produced by: Terry Marcel (Creator & producer); Phil Wallbank (Producer); Tim Buxton, David Wright, Joseph D’Morais and Harley Cokeliss (Executive producers); Clive Waldron (Line producer)
Creator: Terry Marcel
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Number of Episodes shot: 26
Number of episodes available: 26
Initial Broadcaster: Channel 5 UK
Production Company: Palana Productions (NZ) Ltd and Dark Knight Production (UK) Ltd in conjunction with TVNZ (Avalon) and Channel 5 as the UK broadcaster. Also Blue Dolphin.
Also Portman Entertainment, owned by PrimeEnt plc, the long-established UK independent film and television producer acquired in November four new feature films, one television film and two series now in production. It’s expecting to produce between 15 and 20 hours of new content a year.
Film highlights of Portman also include Saving Grace, the international hit film and television shows such as Urban Gothic, Channel 5’s top rated series of modern horror tales.
| Season One | Season Two | |
| Executive Producers | Joe D’Morais, Tim Buxton, David Wright | Joe D’Morais, David Wright |
| Producers | Phil Wallbank, Terry Marcel | Phil Wallbank, Terry Marcel |
| Co-Executive Producers | Harley Cokeliss | |
| Line Producer | Clive Waldron | Jan Haynes |
| Production Manager | Pam Hislop | Glyn Jones |
| Production Accountant | Kathie O’Brien, | Kathie O’Brian |
| Production Secretary/Assistant | Sarah Redpath | — |
| Production Secretary | — | Jo Booker |
| Producer’s Assistant | — | Margaret Alison |
| Producer’s Secretary | — | Adele Smith |
| Casting Director | Penny Oldfield | Penny Oldfield |
| Production Co-ordinators | Pip Abbott, Stephanie Reid | Joanna Henaghan, Alison Langdon |
| Directors | See individual episode Credits | See individual episode credits |
| 1st ADs | Kath Eames, Witemara Rakete, Rod Smith | Witemara Rakete, Jim Corbett, Richard Barker, David Norris, Terri Kilmartin, Mark Harlen |
| 2nd Ads | Donna Kofoed, Del Chatterton | Donna Kofoed, Nikki Birchfield, Chris Husson |
| 3rd AD | Simon Murray, Nena Lutton | John Aberdein |
| DOP/CamOp | Wayne Vinten | Wayne Vinten, Renaud Maire, Mark Olsen |
| Focus Puller | Lee Allison | Fernando Reyes Allendes |
| Clapper Loader | Mark Prebble | Duncan Paterson |
| Camera Assistant | Duncan Paterson | — |
| Sound Recordist | Brian Shennan | Brian Shennan |
| NFU Sound Liaison | — | John Neill |
| Sound Designer | — | Dave Whitehead |
| Foley | — | Robyn McFarlane,Carolyn Lambourn |
| Dubbing Mixer | — | Mike Hedges, Gethin Creagh, John Boswell |
| Dialogue | — | Grant Johnson |
| Boom Operator | Jon Paske | Jon Paske |
| 2nd unit DOP/CamOp | Mark Olsen | — |
| 2nd unit foc pull | Harry Slowey, Rachel Douglas | — |
| Video Split | — | Simon Byers |
| Continuity | Merrin Gemmell, Fiona Buchanan | Fiona Buchanan, Merrin Gemmell |
| Key Grip | Trevor Rowe, | Alex Collins,Trevor Rowe |
| Grip Assistant | Al Clouston | Ricky Kinane |
| Gaffer | Don Gerson | Don Gerson |
| Best Boy | Alan Woodfield | Best Boy Alan Woodfield |
| Lighting Assistant | Paul Brown | — |
| Lighting Assist/Genny Op | — | Mike Arthur |
| Genny Op/Electrician | — | Neil Schabb |
| Genny Op | — | Colin Hodson |
| Lighting Electrician | — | Stephen Bedford |
| Electrician | Archie Campbell | — |
| Production Designer | Kevin Leonard-Jones | Kevin Leonard Jones |
| Art Directors | Catriona Campbell, David Watson | Rob Outterside |
| Props Master | Stephan McManus | Stephan McManus |
| Props Standby | Guy Cottrell | Guy Cottrell |
| Set Dresser | Don Devonshire | Don Devonshire |
| Art dept runners | Clint James, Dean Ward | Clinton James, Gary Daives, Heydyn Hughes |
| Storyboard artist | Jeff Fowler, Andrew Burdan | Andrew Burdan |
| Scenic Artist | Anthony Maddock, Troy Stephens | |
| Model makers/prosthetics | Alex Kennedy, Judy Alexander | Vince Austin |
| Construction Manager | Alec Hughes | Alec Hughes |
| Leading Hand | Russell Stoupe | |
| Carpenter | Allan Rua | |
| Construction | Russell Stoup, Allan Rua, Tony Evensen, Vince Austin | — |
| Set Finishers | SmartArts | Shane Walters, Rodney Jones |
| SPFX tech | Luke Marcel | — |
| SPFX Supervisor | — | Luke Marcel |
| SPFX asst | Jason Jamieson | Jason Jamieson |
| Costume Designer | Tina Harris | Tina Harris |
| Wardrobe Buyer | Alison Underhill | Alison Underhill |
| Standby Wardrobe | Chris Pickard | Chris Pickard |
| Assist Standby Wardrobe | Fiona Stewart | Fiona Stewart |
| Cutters | Ester Lee, Jane Woodhall | Esther Lee |
| Machinists | Joy Gray, Coralie Hare, Sheree Roud | Sheree Roud, Coralie Hare |
| Finisher | Joy Gray | |
| Make-up Supervisor: | Karen Donaldson | Michael Krehl |
| Make-up Artistes | Paula Young, Gerry Jacobson, Jayne Donaldson | Claire Rutledge, Jayne Donaldson, Carolyn Beaver |
| Location Manager: | Brent MacDonald | Brent MacDonald, Seumas Cooney |
| Location Scout | Alison Langdon | |
| Unit Manager: | Dean Bushby | Jade Tonks, Gina Deakin, Emily Ireland |
| Catering | Charlotte Watkins | Charlotte Watkins |
| Security | Massey TeFono | |
| Onset Nurse | Tess Della-Giacoma | |
| Animal Trainers | Hero Animals | Hero Animals |
| Production runners: | Michelle Wilson, Sarah Morse | Shirley Langdon, Tim Klarwill |
| Post Production Supervisor: | Jan Haynes | — |
| Editors: | Paul Sutorius, Simon James | Simon James, Paul Sutorius, Chris Todd, Owen Ferrier Kerr |
| Editorial Assistant: | Johanna Sanders | |
| PP Asst: | Peter Wallbank | Peter Wallbank |
| Visual Effects: | Sector 14 The young team at Wellington’s Sector 14 Productions were faced with the task of creating original creatures and visual FX for the creature-intensive Dark Knight. Aimed at family audiences around the world, Dark Knight uses extensive CGI to create a magical world filled with elves and goblins, as well as monsters from the underworld. | Sector 14 Digital Shaun Vize, Charles Morley Hall |
| CGI | Trevor Brymer, Ray Van Steenwyk, John Homer, Kurt Butler, Janice Jones, Lisa Wild | |
| Composer: | Jeremy Dempsey | Jeremy Dempsey |
| Stills: | Annelies Van Der Poel | Helen Mitchell, Mark Coote |
| Publicity: | Annie Murray | |
| Graphic and web designer: | Jon Paske | Jon Paske |
| Stunt Co-ordinator | — | Sam Williams |
| Stunts Company: | Sam Williams | — |
| Stunts | Jonathan Costelloe, Glen Levy | ?? |
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John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.
He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.