I came across information on "The Talisman" accidentally. After reading a review of a new blu-ray box set of Carroll Baker's Italian "giallo" movies, I went to IMDb to check on the movies in the collection.
I had seen this short film on Youtube years ago, and was as excited (as I am sure all other fans were) by the prospect. It was great to see some sort of effort made towards bringing the book to life.
I read the novel a few weeks ago and I liked it very much. Stephen King is amazing and so far "The Talisman" is my favorite book.
I searched for years for this mini-series and lo and behold it popped up on Amazon Prime! Full of derring-do, deceit, treachery and chivalry, it is a BBC swashbuckler that does nor disappoint.
I haven't seen this since it was broadcast in 1980-81, when I was in my teens, so my memories are less sharp than I would like. However, as I recall, it was a faithful adaptation of Scott's extremely weird interpretation of the Third Crusade.
