Series 5

Knightmare Series 5 was formed of 16 episodes. It was shown on Friday afternoons from 6 September - 20 December 1991.

Key facts

Teams: 9
Winning Quests: Team 4 (Shield)
Longest Quest: Team 4 (62 mins)
Shortest Quest: Team 5 (19 mins)

New characters

Lord Fear
Skarkill, the Goblin Master
Aesandre
Sir Hugh de Wittless
Gwendoline the Greenwarden
Elita, the Cavern Elf
Pixel
Sylvester Hands
Julius Scaramonger
The Gatemaster
Smirkenorff the Dragon

Other additions

'Blockers' (walls) in Level 1 and 2.
Spyglasses to view the Opposition.
A dragon and 'descender' to transport dungeoneers.
Causeway puzzles.
Scrolls providing clues and spells.
Extended theme music for end credits.
New Broadsword logo animation.

Series 5: What's new?

In This Section

Children's ITV - 1991

CITV 1991 - Tommy Boyd

A review of Children's ITV in 1991, especially the autumn months when Knightmare was broadcast.

Gallery 1991

Treguard, Pickle, Hordriss, and Elita in the antechamber.

Promotional images and cast photocards from the fifth series of Knightmare (1991).

Series 5 Quest 1

Series 5, Quest 1. Hordriss makes Kathryn wait for his attention.

Team 1: Kathryn, Raelene, Fay and Alison from Liphook.

Series 5 Quest 2

Series 5, Quest 2. Richard navigates a causeway with tiles of rock, paper and scissors.

Team 2: Richard, Darren, Daniel and James from Gillingham.

Series 5 Quest 3

Series 5, Quest 3. Gwendoline the Greenwarden looks disapprovingly at dungeoneer, Sarah.

Team 3: Sarah, Keeley, Helen and William from Northampton.

Series 5 Quest 4

Series 5, Quest 4. Gwendoline interrogates Ben and Sylvester Hands to find out who is faking.

Team 4: Ben, Jonathan, Ray and John from Exeter.

Series 5 Quest 5

Series 5, Quest 5. Sylvester Hands attempts to rob new dungeoneer, Jenna.

Team 5: Jenna, Andrea, Kelly and Anna from Exeter.

Series 5 Quest 6

Series 5, Quest 6. Alex uses a divining rod to reveal a mystery chest.

Team 6: Alex, Ian, Grant and Richard from Amersham, Buckinghamshire.

Series 5 Quest 7

Series 5, Quest 7. Brother Mace goes to attack a goblin before realising it is dungeonner Christopher.

Team 7: Christopher, Paul, Keith and Ciaran from London.

Series 5 Quest 8

Series 5, Quest 8. Duncan trades with Julius Scaramonger.

Team 8: Duncan, Ian, Deborah and Richard from Windsor.

Series 5 Quest 9

Series 5, Quest 9. The gatekeeper prevents a hobgoblin from attacking Kelly at the end of Level 1.

Team 9: Kelly, Keeley, Taryn and Rachael from Rochdale.

Series 5: Characters

Treguard, Pickle, Hordriss, and Elita in the antechamber.

Series 5 saw the arrival of Lord Fear as Leader of the Opposition. The Powers that Be found a new ally in Smirkenorff the Dragon.

Series 5: Dungeon

The town of Wolfenden, which appeared in Series 5 and Series 6.

The Series 5 dungeon expanded on the theme of real-world locations, adding helicopter footage for flights on the new dragon.

Series 5: End of Season

Series 5, End of Series. Hordriss and Kelly escape through a vortex back to Knightmare Castle.

The final team of Series 5 is rescued by Hordriss as the sorceress Aesandre freezes the dungeon.

Series 5: Overview

Series 5, Powers that Be. Pickle (David Learner), and Treguard (Hugo Myatt).

What's new for Series 5 of Knightmare? A summary of the main differences.

Series 5: Teams

Series 5, Quest 7. Julius Scaramonger sells Christopher a spell.

Series 5 featured 9 teams across 16 episodes, with one winning quest.

Series 5: Winners

Series 5, Quest 4 take on the final causeway before they are crowned champions.

There was one winning team in Series 5. Team 4 retrieved the Shield, completing their quest in 63 minutes.