From the novel by Cervantes
[Starring] Rex Harrison
and Frank Finlay as Sancho Panza
with Rosemary Leach as Dulcinea, Bernard Hepton as The Priest, Ronald Lacey as The Barber, Roger Delgado as The Monk and Robert Eddison as The Duke

Don Quixote dreams of helping the oppressed by reviving the glory of Knight Errantry despite the important people of his village who try to 'bring him to his senses'. After many exciting adventures in the Spanish countryside his illusions are finally shattered but, on his deathbed, he has the last word concerning dreams and reality.

(First shown on BBC1)
A BBCtv-Universal Pictures Television Co-production