

Season 1 • Episode 13
LatestAt the end of the 15th century and the beginning of the next, the great deeds of the "Knight without Fear and without Reproach", Bayard, faithful captain of kings Charles VIII, Louis XII and François I.
Acting
René Roussel carries impossible dignity like it's nothing.
Production
1964 France went ALL IN on period detail.
Writing
Claude Pierson treats legend with surprising nuance.
Creator
Claude Pierson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bayard was France's national hero long before Joan, his 'knight without fear' epithet becoming shorthand for impossible virtue.
René Roussel was primarily a stage actor; this series remains his most visible screen work.