sentences:  British television production in the genre was prolific, and includes "The Buccaneers" (1956–1957), "The Adventures of Sir Lancelot" (1956–1957), "Sword of Freedom" (1958), "The Adventures of William Tell" (1958), "The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel" (ITV, 1956), ITC's "The Count of Monte Cristo" (ITV, 1956) and George King's "Gay Cavalier" (ITV, 1957), "Quentin Durward" (Studio Canal, 1971) and "Sharpe" (ITV, since 1993).American television produced two series of "Zorro" (1957 and 1990).Following the film "The Mask of Zorro" (1998), a television series about a female swashbuckler, the "Queen of Swords", aired in 2000.