The Prisoner of Zenda (1984)

Name: The Prisoner of Zenda
Genre: Adventure
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Malcolm Sinclair, Pauline Moran, John Woodvine, Jonathon Morris, Nicholas Gecks

Adventure

A kingdom's ascending heir, marked for assassination, switches identities with a lookalike, who takes his place at the coronation. When the real king is kidnapped, his followers try to find him, while the stand-in falls in love with the king's intended bride, the beautiful Princess Flavia.

IMDb rating: 6.7 (93 votes)
Episode average: 7.6 +0.9 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1984)

7.62 avg 6 episodes 7.0 → 8.2 26 min avg

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Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #1.1	7.0	8
2	Episode #1.2	7.6	7
3	Episode #1.3	7.5	6
4	Episode #1.4	7.6	5
5	Episode #1.5	7.8	5
6	Episode #1.6	8.2	5