Robin of Sherwood

Robin of Sherwood is a British television series, which originally aired between 1984 and 1986. The series is written by Richard Carpenter and is based on the legend ofRobin Hood. The stories of the series are also available in book form.

In the series Michael Praed then interpret and Jason Connery two different versions of Robin Hood.



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[hide] *1 Overview  ==Overview[ Edit] == The story is based on the well-known Robin Hood hero known for his aid to the poor by stealing money from the rich. Robins biggest enemy is the sheriff of Nottingham, who in the series has the name Robert de Rainault, who will try their best to capture Robin. The sheriff is aided by his assistant Sir Guy of Gisbourne. Other members from the gang of Robin are Little John, Will Scarlet, Friar Tuck, Much and the beautiful Lady Marion. Also, the writer of this series, two more elements added in later renditions of the story of Robin Hood often are retrieved, namely the Saraceen Nasir and the mysterious Druid Herne the Hunter.
 * 2 Story
 * 3 Actors
 * 4 Music
 * 5 Prizes
 * 6 external links

There are a total of three series of the series included, including a two-hour pilot episode . Topics covered in the series are the struggle between good and evil, the Knights Templar, different religions (Christianity, Judaism, Celtic), and King Richard the Lionheart. In General, the series a mysterious and imaginative atmosphere. There is every now and then magic used in the story. ==Story[ Edit] == The series begins with the murder of the father of the then 5-year-old Robin of Loxley, Ailric from the village of Loxley. Robins father was secretly commissioned by Herne the Hunter, the guardian of the silver arrow. This arrow carries the forces of good and evil in itself. Just before he dies Ailric predicts that ' The Hooded Man ' will come to fight evil.

Fifteen years later caught Robin, who lovingly is included in the Miller family, that his younger and somewhat simple foster brother Much in the secret to poaching is in the Woods. Before they can flee, they are caught by Sir Guy of Gisbourne who put their captured in the dungeons of Nottingham Castle. Robin, Much and some other prisoners (including Will Scarlet) managed to escape. As a result, they are outlawed and live from that moment between the trees in Sherwood Forest. From that moment on, Robin does everything it can to help the poor and downtrodden under the pseudonym Robin Hood. Robins father has won; The Hooded Man has come to fight evil.

At the end of season two Robin of Loxley is killed. However, his identity as Robin Hood is taken over by Robert of Huntingdon. ==Actors<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p lang="en" len="56" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The film stars the following actors:

<p lang="en" len="14" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Other roles:
 * Robin of Loxley- Michael Praed (first and second season)
 * Robert (Robin) or Huntingdon- Jason Connery (third season)
 * Lady Marian - Judy Trott
 * Little John - Clive Mantle
 * Will Scarlet - Ray Winstone
 * Friar Tuck - Phil Rose
 * Much - Peter Llewellyn Williams
 * N - Mark Ryan
 * Sir Guy of Gisbourne - Robert Addie
 * Sheriff of Nottingham - Nickolas Grace
 * Herne the Hunter - John Abineri

==Music<span class="mw-editsection" len="330" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The music for the series was provided by Clannad. There is one cd released ("Legend") and there are also plans to release a second cd have been but that's never come up. ==Prizes<span class="mw-editsection" len="331" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p lang="en" len="337" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 1985 won "Robin of Sherwood" the BAFTA TV Award for best original television music.
 * Abbot Hugo de Rainault- Philip Jackson
 * Baron Simon de Belleme- Anthony Valentine
 * Prince/King John - Phil Davis
 * Gulnar- Richard O'Brien
 * King Richard The Lionheart - John Rhys-Davies
 * Herne the Hunter - John Abineri
 * The Old Prisoner- Stuart Linden
 * Arthur the Rat-himself
 * Martin- Martin West
 * James- Steven Osbourne
 * Edward of Wickham- Jeremy Bulloch
 * Matthew- Robbie Bulloch
 * Richard of Leaford- George Baker
 * Meg- Claire Likani
 * Earl of Huntingdon- Michael Craig
 * Nachiketa- Angharad Rees
 * Reynald de Villaret- Yves Beneyton
 * Alan a Dale- Peter Hutchinson
 * Mildred de Bracy, among others- Stephanie Tague
 * Joshua de Talmont- David de Keyser
 * Sarah de Talmont- Katherine Levy
 * Esther de Talmont- Amy Rosenthal
 * Samuel de Talmont- Adam Rosenthal
 * Bertrand de Nivelles- Oliver Tobias
 * Ravenscar- Rula Lenska Morgwyn or
 * Isadora- Cathryn Harrison
 * Lord Agrivaine- Cyril Cusak
 * King Arthur (voice)- Hywel Bennett
 * Margareth or Gisbourne- Dorothy Tutin, Serbia
 * Philip Mark- Lewis Collins
 * Sarak- Valentine Pelka
 * Roger de Carnac- Matt Frewer
 * Hadwisa- Patricia Hodge
 * Adam Bell-Bryan Marshall
 * Edgar of Huntingdon- Ian Ogilvy
 * Mad Mab- Annabelle Lee
 * Lord Owen of Clun- Oliver Cotton
 * Grendel- James Coombes
 * Lilith- Gemma Craven
 * Ralph- Trevor Clarke

<p lang="en" len="96" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 1987, the series was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award in the category best children's programme.