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'''''Robin of Sherwood''''' is a British television series, based on the legend of [[Robin Hood]]. Created by [[Richard Carpenter (screenwriter)|Richard Carpenter]], it was produced by [[ITV Wales & West|HTV]] in association with [[Goldcrest Films|Goldcrest]], and ran from 28 April 1984 to 28 June 1986 on the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] network. In the United States it was shown on the premium cable TV channel [[Showtime (TV channel)|Showtime]]<ref>{{cite book|title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows|editor1=Tim Brooks|editor2=Earle Marsh|date=1995|page=[https://archive.org/details/completedirector0006broo/page/930 930]|isbn=978-0345397362|url=https://archive.org/details/completedirector0006broo/page/930|publisher=New York: Ballantine Books}}</ref> and, later, on [[PBS]]. It was also syndicated in the early 1990s under the title ''Robin Hood''.

The show starred [[Michael Praed]] and [[Jason Connery]] as two different incarnations of the title character. Unlike previous adaptations of the Robin Hood legend, ''Robin of Sherwood'' combined a gritty, authentic production design with elements of real-life history, 20th-century fiction, and [[paganism|pagan]] myth.<ref name="tgbocbt">[[Paul Cornell]], [[Martin Day (writer)|Martin Day]] and [[Keith Topping]], ''The Guinness Book of Classic British TV''. Enfield: Guinness Publishing, 1996. (pg. 352-4). {{ISBN|9780851126289}}</ref> 

''Robin of Sherwood'' has been described by historian [[Stephen Thomas Knight|Stephen Knight]] as "the most innovative and influential version of the myth in recent times".<ref>Stephen Knight, ''Robin Hood: a complete study of the English outlaw''. Oxford, Blackwell Publishers, 1994. {{ISBN|9780631172192}} (p. 15)</ref> The series is also notable for its musical score by [[Clannad]], which won a [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] award.<ref name="tgbocbt" /> A video game adaptation, ''[[Robin of Sherwood: The Touchstones of Rhiannon]]'', was released in 1985. The series attained cult status worldwide.<ref>{{cite web | title=Robin of Sherwood Fanclubs | url=https://www.robinofsherwood.org/ | website=www.robinofsherwood.org | author=Christine Alexander for Spirit of Sherwood | date=16 May 2018 | access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref>

==Production==
===Overview===
Richard Carpenter had previously worked with producer Paul Knight on two other dramas involving historical adventure, ''[[Dick Turpin (TV series)|Dick Turpin]]'' (1979-1982) and ''Smuggler'' (1981).<ref name="jc">[[James Chapman (media historian)|James Chapman]], ''Swashbucklers: The Costume Adventure Series''. Oxford, [[Oxford University Press]], 2015. {{ISBN|0719098939}}, (pp. 138, 152-165)</ref> For their next project, Carpenter and Knight decided to have their production company Gatetarn do an adaptation of the Robin Hood legend. With the aid of television producer [[Sidney Cole]], Carpenter and Knight were able to create a production deal for the show. [[Goldcrest Films]], the US network [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]], [[ITV Wales & West|HTV]] and Gatetarn agreed to fund the series.<ref name="ab">Bernstein, Abbie. "Legends of the Hooded Man: Richard Carpenter interview". ''[[Starlog]]'' Magazine, issue 151, February 1990, (pgs.30-33,64).</ref> Carpenter drew on the 1950s TV series ''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)|The Adventures of Robin Hood]]'' and the 1973 film ''[[Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood]]'' as inspirations for ''Robin of Sherwood''.<ref name="ab" /> Carpenter also used the books ''Robin Hood'' by the historian [[James Holt (historian)|J. C. Holt]] and ''The God of the Witches'' by the folklorist [[Margaret Murray]] as sources for the program.<ref>Orton, Andrew. ''Hooded Man: Volume One''. Miwk Publishing, Tadworth, United Kingdom, 2014. {{ISBN|9781908630056}} (pg. 20).</ref> ''Robin of Sherwood'' was more expensive than Carpenter and Knight's previous series; each episode of ''Robin of Sherwood'' cost around £500,000 to film.<ref name="jc"/> Filming on ''Robin of Sherwood'' began in 1983.<ref name="ab" /> The show premiered in 1984, on [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] in the UK and on Showtime in the United States.<ref name="ab" /> There were three series, composed of a two-hour opening episode and 24 one-hour long episodes, although the pilot is sometimes screened as two one-hour episodes. The episodes comprising "The Swords of Wayland" were transmitted as one episode in the UK on their original screening, on a bank holiday weekend in 1985.<ref name="tgbocbt" /> The show was shot on film and almost entirely on location, mostly in the northeast and southwest of England; HTV West in Bristol was the base of operations, and most of the filming was done in and around Bristol and its surrounding counties. Primary locations were the Blaise Castle Estate and Vassells Park. Some of the forest scenes were shot near [[Bradford-on-Avon]].

''Robin of Sherwood'' is one of the most influential treatments of the core Robin Hood legend since the classic film ''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood]]''. It featured a realistic period setting and introduced the character of a [[Saracen]] outlaw. Carpenter also added fantasy elements to the story, which had not appeared in previous TV versions of the legend. These included Robin's supernatural mentor [[Herne the Hunter]], Robin's [[magic sword]] Albion, and appearances by [[black magic]]ians and demons.<ref name="jc"/><ref name="jn">Nelson, Jayne. "Robin of Sherwood". ''[[SFX (magazine)|SFX Magazine]]'' April 2008. (pp. 76-9)</ref>

===Michael Praed as Robin===
[[Michael Praed]] played Robin of [[Loxley, South Yorkshire|Loxley]] in the first two series. His fellow outlaws consisted of [[Will Scarlet]] ([[Ray Winstone]]), [[Little John]] ([[Clive Mantle]]), [[Friar Tuck]] ([[Phil Rose (actor)|Phil Rose]]), [[Much the Miller's Son|Much]] ([[Peter Llewellyn Williams]]), the [[Saracen]] Nasir ([[Mark Ryan (actor)|Mark Ryan]]) and [[Maid Marian|Lady Marian]] ([[Judi Trott]]). He is also assisted by [[Herne the Hunter]] ([[John Abineri]]). As in the legend, Robin is opposed by the [[Sheriff of Nottingham]] ([[Nickolas Grace]]) and [[Guy of Gisbourne|Guy of Gisburne]] ([[Robert Addie]]), as well as the Sheriff's brother Abbot Hugo ([[Philip Jackson (actor)|Philip Jackson]]) (representing all the greedy abbots in the legends).

In the opening story, ''Robin Hood and the Sorcerer'', Robin and Much fall foul of the Sheriff's henchman, Sir Guy of Gisburne, after Much takes Robin's bow and kills one of the King's deer, and are imprisoned in Nottingham Castle. After they manage to escape, Robin is declared a "[[Caput lupinum|wolfshead]]", an outlaw, by the authorities. Robin retreats to the woods, where he is encountered by the human vessel of the forest god [[Herne the Hunter]], and gathers a band of fellow outlaws and rebels to fight back against the Sheriff's authority.<ref name="tgbocbt" /><ref name="jc"/><ref>Carpenter, Kevin. ''Robin Hood: The Many Faces of that Celebrated English Outlaw''. BIS, Oldenburg, 1995. {{ISBN|9783814205281}} (p. 142)</ref>

===Jason Connery as Robin===
At the end of the second series, Robin of Loxley is killed. Robert of Huntingdon (played by [[Jason Connery]]) replaces him as the new Robin Hood. The third series had the same episode count as the first two combined, so each incarnation of Robin featured in the same number of episodes.

At the conclusion of Series Three, [[Goldcrest Films|Goldcrest]] was forced to pull out of the venture, due to a downturn in the fortunes of their film arm. Goldcrest had been responsible for critical and commercial hits such as ''[[Chariots of Fire]]'' (1981) and ''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'' (1982) earlier in the 1980s, but had hit a lean period with such films as ''[[Revolution (1985 film)|Revolution]]'' (1985) and ''[[Absolute Beginners (film)|Absolute Beginners]]'' (1986). The series was expensive to produce; [[ITV Wales & West|HTV]] could not afford to finance it alone, and so ''Robin of Sherwood'' came to an unexpected end.<ref name="jc"/> Goldcrest invested £1,289,000 in the first six episodes, £1,944,000 in the next seven and £4,035,000 in the next twelve.<ref>{{Cite book|title=My indecision is final|first1=Jake|last1= Eberts |first2=Terry|last2=Illott|year=1990 |publisher=Faber and Faber|page=657}}</ref> Despite the huge popularity of the series, Goldcrest's financial difficulties due to its cinematic investments, prevented further production.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1401894/|title=BFI Screenonline: Robin of Sherwood (1984-86)|website=screenonline.org.uk|access-date=22 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822112539/http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1401894/|archive-date=22 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/470309/index.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Film Studios and Industry Bodies > Goldcrest|website=screenonline.org.uk|access-date=22 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113104515/http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/470309/index.html|archive-date=13 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

During the course of the third series, the new Robin discovers that he is the half-brother of his nemesis Guy of Gisburne (an idea suggested to Carpenter by the fact that both actors had blond hair). Carpenter had planned to have Guy discover this.<ref name="ab" /> This particular story arc was never resolved, as the show's intended fourth (and final) series was never made. Series 4 would have also featured the return of Baron de Belleme.<ref name="ab" /> The sudden cancellation also broke off Robin and Marion's intended marriage and left Marion at Halstead Abbey as a novice. Carpenter later said that, if he had known the third season would be last, he would have married Robin and Marion.<ref name="tgbocbt" />

===Attempts at a revival===
After the series ended, Carpenter and Knight tried several times to revive the show. First, Knight attempted to gain funding from US producers for a fourth season, but was unsuccessful.<ref name="jc" /> Carpenter then wrote a script for a feature film adaptation of the series, and attempted to gather funding. Carpenter said in a 1990 interview that the film was intended to star the TV series' regular cast, with a new actor playing Robin if Connery was unavailable.<ref name="ab" /> Carpenter also said that the film would not be an adaptation of the unmade fourth season, but "a story on its own".<ref name="ab" /> The appearance of two Robin Hood films in 1991 (''[[Robin Hood (1991 British film)|Robin Hood]]'' and ''[[Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves]]'') meant that Carpenter and Knight could not interest potential producers in a third Robin Hood film.<ref name="tgbocbt" /> Coincidently, Jason Connery's father [[Sean Connery]] [[Cameo appearance|cameoed]] as King Richard in the second film.

==Historical dating==
''Robin of Sherwood'' takes place in England in the late [[12th century|12th]] and early [[13th century|13th]] centuries, during the reigns of the [[Angevin kings of England|Angevin]] kings [[Richard I of England|Richard I]] and [[John, King of England|John]], the usual setting of Robin Hood stories.<ref name="tgbocbt" /><ref name="jc"/> ''Robin Hood and the Sorcerer'', which opens Series One, begins in [[1180 AD|1180]], then flashes forward [[1195|fifteen years]]. In the final episode of Series One, however, King Richard's return to England following his capture and ransom is depicted, which in actuality occurred in [[1194]]. The Series Two episode "The Prophecy" is set in the year [[1199]], when Prince John becomes King of England.<ref name="jc"/> In the Series Three episode "The Time of the Wolf", the Sheriff dictates a legal document dated for the year [[1211]], and the plot of the episode involves King John raising an army to fight [[Llywelyn ab Iorwerth|Llywelyn]] of [[Wales]], an event which, in actual history, took place that same year.<ref name="jc"/>

==Cast and characters==
===The outlaws ===
* '''[[Robin Hood|Robin of Loxley]]''' ([[Michael Praed]])<br />Born the son of Anglo-Saxon nobleman Ailric of [[Loxley, South Yorkshire|Loxley]], Robin was raised by his foster father, the local miller, after Ailric was killed. As an adult, Robin accepts the charge of [[Herne the Hunter]] and becomes the prophesied "Hooded Man", champion of the oppressed. Hiding in Sherwood Forest, he assembles a number of friends and fights for freedom and justice. He is an exceptional [[Archery|archer]] and a [[Swordsmanship|swordsman]] and often makes his decisions under the guidance of Herne, who bestows the sword Albion upon him. He falls in love with [[Maid Marian|Lady Marion of Leaford]] and marries her. He is killed at the end of series two by Norman crossbowmen, on the orders of the Sheriff of Nottingham, the same manner in which his father died.
* '''[[Maid Marian|Lady Marion of Leaford]]''' ([[Judi Trott]])<br />The beautiful and vivacious daughter of Richard of Leaford, a Saxon nobleman, Marion lives as a ward of Abbot Hugo, who is keen on gaining her inheritance. Intending to enter a nunnery, she enjoys [[beekeeping]], but when Simon de Belleme desires her as his bride (actually intending to sacrifice her), she is rescued by Robin of Loxley and they escape into Sherwood Forest, where they fall in love and marry. She is the band's unofficial healer and becomes a skilled archer. She loves Robin unconditionally and is heartbroken upon his death. She's later rescued from another unwanted marriage by Robert of Huntingdon, before falling in love with him towards the end of Season Three.
* '''[[Much the Miller's Son|Much]]''' ([[Peter Llewellyn Williams]])<br />Son of the miller who raised Robin, he admires Robin as his big brother. He is dubbed "the half-wit" by Guy of Gisburne, but he is more uneducated and naive than [[intellectual disability|intellectually impaired]]. Skilled in his portable [[catapult]], he often acts as the groups' messenger and signaller. He loves to play his [[flute]] in his leisure time. He matures more after the first Robin's death.
* '''[[Will Scarlet]]''' ([[Ray Winstone]])<br />Originally called Will Scathlock. When his wife, Elena, is raped, beaten and trampled to death with horses by mercenaries, he changes his name after slaying several of her killers. Hot-headed and filled with hatred of all things Norman, he is contrasted with the more collected Robin, which frequently leads to conflicts. He is a brave fighter and a skillful swordsman and archer. He has a brother who owns an inn in [[Lichfield]].
* '''[[Little John|Little John of Hathersage]]''' ([[Clive Mantle]])<br />Originally John Little from [[Hathersage]], this giant of a man who stands seven feet tall was placed under a spell by the Baron de Belleme. When Robin defeats John and frees him from the spell, John becomes a loyal friend to Robin (and later, to Robert of Huntington). He often fights with his long [[Quarterstaff|quarterstaff]] made out of a tree branch, but mainly relies on his superhuman strength to dominate over the Sheriff's soldiers. His great stature and strength are contrasted by his soft heart. He is in a relationship with Meg of Wickham, but his outlawry makes marriage not feasible.
* '''[[Friar Tuck]]''' ([[Phil Rose (actor)|Phil Rose]])<br />Chaplain to the Sheriff of Nottingham, he helps Lady Marion escape into Sherwood and joins the outlaws, forming a fast friendship with Little John. The fattest member among the outlaws, he often uses his sheer bodyweight to his advantage when fighting the soldiers of Sheriff. He prefers not to kill, but to immobilize his enemies. Carpenter said that Tuck "represents the better side of Christianity".<ref name="ab" />
* '''Nasir''' ([[Mark Ryan (actor)|Mark Ryan]])<br />A former member of the [[Saracen]] [[Order of Assassins]], he was captured in [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] by the Baron de Belleme and brought back to England to work as his henchman. He usually fights with double [[Scimitar|scimitars]] and is equally skilled with throwing knives. After the Baron is killed by Robin, Nasir, having found respect for Robin during a crucial sword fight decides to join the outlaws. Throughout the series, he speaks very little. The only archer who can match Robin, he fights with double swords and is noted for his tracking skills. Initially, he was intended to be killed in episode two, but he proved so popular with the show's cast and crew, that Carpenter decided to make him a regular instead.<ref name="ab" />
* '''[[Robin Hood#References to Robin as Earl of Huntington|Robert of Huntingdon]]''' ([[Jason Connery]])<br />Chosen as Robin's successor by Herne, Robert frees the outlaws, but thinks himself inadequate to take up the mantle of the Hooded Man, despite his sympathies towards the downtrodden. A year after the first Robin's death, he changes his mind after Lady Marion is abducted by Lord Owen of Clun and sets out to rescue her, valiantly reassembling the scattered outlaws in the process. Though slightly insecure about taking over, in light of his predecessor, Robert proves to be an excellent leader, and his worthiness is proved in the second episode of Season Three, "The Power of Albion", when the mystic sword Albion recognizes him as "Herne's Son" and refuses to allow another wielder to kill him. He later discovers that he is the half-brother of Guy of Gisburne.
* '''[[Herne the Hunter]]''' ([[John Abineri]])<br />A shamanic figure who often incarnates a forest spirit wearing his [[Sambar deer]]'s [[taxidermy]], he represents the powers of light and goodness, and often inspires and protects the Hooded Man from the most perilous situations. Carpenter stated that Herne was based on the [[Modern Paganism|Pagan]] idea of the [[Horned God]].<ref name="ab" />
* '''Tom''' (Paul Duggan) – One of the initial outlaws – was subsequently killed in battle at Castle Belleme.
* '''Dickon''' (Mark Audley) – One of the initial outlaws – was also killed in battle at Castle Belleme.
* '''Martin''' (Martin West) – An outlaw who joined the outlaws off-screen between the events of ''Robin and the Sorcerer'' and ''The Witch of Elsdon''. He is not seen or heard of after ''The King's Fool''. It isn't known if he left the outlaws or was killed.
* '''James''' (Steven Osborne) – An outlaw who joined the men off-screen after ''Robin and the Sorcerer''. He dies in the following episode ''Seven Poor Knights from Acre'' after being trampled to death by the Knights Templar.

===Main antagonists===
* '''[[Sheriff of Nottingham|Robert de Rainault, Sheriff of Nottingham]]''' ([[Nickolas Grace]])<br />The king's chief representative in Nottingham and Sherwood, he is mainly interested in increasing his own power and wealth, competing with his younger brother, the Abbot. He considers his serfs mere chattels and hates women. He frequently relies on the brawn of Guy of Gisburne, whom he nonetheless disrespects and ridicules for his failures. His ambition results in strained relations with fellow noblemen (who consider him a "dreadful little man"), and with a succession of kings.
* '''[[Guy of Gisbourne|Sir Guy of Gisburne]]''' ([[Robert Addie]])<br />Steward over the abbot's lands and gamekeeper of Sherwood, he is the chief military commander in the area. Self-identifying "a warrior and not a courtier", he is prone to disregard diplomacy and tact in favour of brute force but he is sometimes also able to use cunning. He resents the Sheriff for frequently taunting him and Robin for being the cause of these taunts. After a rocky start he gained the (limited) respect of Prince John. Later, it is revealed that he is the Earl of Huntingdon's illegitimate son and thus the second Robin's half-brother.
* '''Hugo de Rainault, Abbot of St. Mary's''' ([[Philip Jackson (actor)|Philip Jackson]])<br />The sheriff's younger brother and highest-ranking church man in Nottingham, his main interest lies in acquiring land, especially that of his temporary ward, Lady Marion, and her father.
* '''Baron Simon de Belleme''' ([[Anthony Valentine]])<br />A nobleman and also a devil worshipper. As master of the black arts, he controlled both Little John and Nasir, having captured the latter during the Crusades. He desires Lady Marion to sacrifice her to his demons. He is killed by Robin in Series One but his remaining disciples still work towards and actually succeed in his resurrection in Series Two, although he is not heard of or seen in Series Three.
* '''[[John I of England|Prince John, later King of England]]''' ([[Phil Davis (actor)|Phil Davis]])<br />John is first mentioned in ''The King's Fool'', where it is stated that the Sheriff and Abbot Hugo supported him against King Richard. King John appears in the episode ''The Prophecy'', where he is depicted as manipulative, bullying and lecherous. John becomes King in ''The Prophecy'' after Richard's death.<ref name="jc"/> 
* '''Gulnar''' ([[Richard O'Brien]])<br />A pagan sorcerer in the entourage of Lord Owen of Clun, he bewitches Lady Marion. After Owen is killed, he sets out to avenge Owen's death and his own disgrace on Robin and the others in two different episodes.

===Other notable characters===
* '''[[Richard I of England|Richard the Lionheart, King of England]]''' ([[John Rhys-Davies]])<br />Richard is first encountered by Robin's band in Sherwood while returning to Nottingham from the German crusades in disguise. The outlaws rescue him from a band of cutthroats and wins his trust. He initially appears to be an ally and says he heard tales about Robin and that all the Sherwood outlaws deserved to be hanged many times over, but for saving his life he pardons them and tries to get Robin to join his army. He subsequently proves to be more interested in warfare than in truly ruling England, and returns to Normandy, where he is killed by an enemy arrow; the news of his death reaches Nottingham while Prince John is visiting, and Gisburne is the first to declare John the new king.<ref name="tgbocbt" /><ref name="jc"/> 
* '''The Old Prisoner''' (Stuart Linden) – The mainstay of the Nottingham dungeon for over 30 years, he repeatedly refuses to flee, as he will not part with his pet rat 'Arthur', and advises all prisoners that the only way out is "feet first". 
* '''Walter Flambard''' ([[Thomas Henty]]) – The official archer of the King of England who is almost as good as Robin and Nasir. He shoots on behalf of the Sheriff of Nottingham in the tournament for Herne's Silver Arrow.
* '''Jennet of Elsdon''' ([[Angharad Rees]]) – a herbalist accused of witchcraft (after she rejects Guy of Gisburne's advances) and imprisoned in the dungeons with her husband. The Sheriff makes a pact with her to poison Robin and the outlaws.
* '''Edward of Wickham''' ([[Jeremy Bulloch]])<br />The headman of the village of Wickham, he and all of the villagers are sympathetic to Robin Hood's band and assist them occasionally throughout several episodes. His wife and children also appear in the final two episodes of Season three. 
* '''Reynald de Villaret''' ([[Yves Beneyton]]) – Leader of seven [[Knights Templar]] returning from Palestine, whose holy emblem was stolen.
* '''Richard of Leaford''' ([[George Baker (British actor)|George Baker]])<br />The father of Lady Marion, important Anglo-Saxon landowner and loyal follower of King Richard, he was captured during the Crusades and presumed dead. Later released by Saladin, he is captured and secretly brought to Nottingham by Prince John, but freed by Robin. Later, he is reconciled to King John (by paying a large sum of money, which also bought a pardon for Marion) and returns to his estates, which are still coveted by the de Rainault brothers.
* '''Earl of Huntingdon''' ([[Michael Craig (actor)|Michael Craig]])<br />An important nobleman and a careful politician, he is the father of the second Robin Hood and also (unknown to him) to Guy of Gisburne. When Robert becomes the new Robin Hood, the Earl disinherits him; the two later reconcile emotionally.
* '''Lord Owen of Clun''' ([[Oliver Cotton]])<br />A half-Welsh nobleman holding strategically important lands on the Welsh border, he is courted by the Earl of Huntingdon on behalf of King John. Desiring Lady Marion as his wife, he has her kidnapped and bewitched, but he is outsmarted by the Sherwood outlaws men and killed during their escape when his own [[Portcullis|portcullis]] drops down onto him.
* '''Meg of Wickham''' (Claire Toeman) – Little John's girlfriend who lives in the outlaw-friendly village of Wickham.
* '''[[Alan-a-Dale]]''' (Peter Hutchinson) – The former minstrel to the Baron de Bracy, who is in love with the Baron's daughter Mildred.
* '''Mildred de Bracy''' ([[Stephanie Tague]]) – The object of an arranged marriage to Sheriff of Nottingham, but in love with Alan-a-Dale.
* '''Joshua de Talmont''' ([[David de Keyser]])<br /> A rich Jew who makes his living as a money-lender and often lends money to the Sheriff. He is also a keeper of ancient Jewish [[Kabbalah|mystical texts]] and one of his books, upon opening it, drives the Sheriff insane. 
* '''Sarah de Talmont''' ([[Katharine Levy]]) – Daughter of Joshua de Talmont and elder sister of Esther and Samuel.
* '''Morgwyn of Ravenscar''' ([[Rula Lenska]])<br />Outwardly the Abbess in charge of Ravenscar Abbey near the village of Uffcombe, she is secretly an evil witch and the leader of the Cauldron of Lucifer, a powerful [[coven]] dedicated to the raising of Lucifer. She seeks the Seven Swords of Wayland to use their power, but one of them (Albion) is in Robin Hood's possession. She succeeds in bewitching the outlaws and turning them against Robin and Marion for a time, but Robin foils her plans and she is ultimately destroyed by her own demon riders.
* '''Bertrand de Nivelles''' ([[Oliver Tobias]]) – Leader of a band of mercenaries called in by Gisburne to kill Robin and his men.
* '''Lilith''' ([[Gemma Craven]]) – A witch who put Robin under a spell to make him steal Herne's Arrow in order to resurrect her dead master, Baron Simon de Belleme, from the dead.
* '''Ralph of Huntingdon''' (Trevor Clarke) – A captain who becomes the Sheriff's new favourite. Killed by Gisburne out of jealousy while searching for the Baron de Belleme's hidden treasure.
* '''Isadora''' ([[Cathryn Harrison]]) – The daughter of Lord Agravaine and privy to the secret of [[Caerleon]].
* '''Lord Agravaine''' ([[Cyril Cusack]]) – Robert of Huntington's godfather and guardian of a secret treasure in the castle of Caerleon.
* '''Lady Margaret''' ([[Dorothy Tutin]]) – Gisburne's mother who, suffering from a potentially fatal heart condition, travels to Croxton Abbey to make use of the healing relic of [[Cyricus and Julitta|Saint Ciricus]].
* '''Philip Mark''' ([[Lewis Collins]])<br />The brutal former Head Forester of Lincolnshire (who is known as the Butcher of Lincolnshire) who is appointed by King John to take Robert de Rainault's place as Sheriff of Nottingham; his tenure as Sheriff is extremely brief.
* '''Sarak''' ([[Valentine Pelka]])<br />A Saracen with a scarred face hidden by a mask, he is the right-hand man of Philip Mark and a former [[Order of Assassins|hashashin]] who betrayed the brotherhood's secrets for money. He bears a grudge against Nasir, who was sent after him to kill him, but only scarred him.
* '''Roger de Carnac''' ([[Matt Frewer]]) – On King John's orders, he and his men impersonate the second Robin and the outlaws in a plan to discredit them with the people.
* '''[[Adam Bell]]''' ([[Bryan Marshall]]) – A famous outlaw who returns to Nottingham from the North after many years.
* '''Arthur''' ([[Reece Dinsdale]]) – An impostor claiming to be [[Arthur I, Duke of Brittany|Duke Arthur of Brittany]] who leads a conspiracy to depose King John.
* '''Queen Hadwisa''' ([[Patricia Hodge]])<br />King John's first wife who is unceremoniously cast aside when King John chooses the 12-year-old Isabella as his new wife and who hatches a complex plot to depose John.
* '''Queen Isabella of Angoulême''' (Cory Pulman) – The object of the arranged marriage to King John.
* '''Edgar of Huntingdon''' ([[Ian Ogilvy]]) – The second Robin's uncle, who has a hidden agenda against his brother, the Earl.
* '''Mad Mab''' (Annabelle Lee) – A madwoman who breeds pigs, accused of witchcraft, and defended by the outlaws. Ultimately it is revealed that she is indeed a witch and a former noblewoman driven insane after seeing her husband murdered by Edgar of Huntingdon.
* '''Grendel''' ([[James Coombes (actor)|James Coombes]]) – Gulnar's right-hand man, who later becomes the fanatical leader of the Sons of Fenris.

==Series overview==
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==Episodes==
===Season 1 (1984)===
{{Episode table |background=#006600 |overall= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |episodes={{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=1.1
| Title='''Robin Hood and the Sorcerer - Part 1'''
| DirectedBy=[[Ian Sharp]]
| WrittenBy=[[Richard Carpenter (screenwriter)|Richard Carpenter]]
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|04|28|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary = The village of Loxley is massacred by Norman soldiers. Twelve years later [[Robin Hood|Robin of Loxley]] and [[Much the Miller's Son]] are imprisoned in Nottingham Castle by [[Sheriff of Nottingham|Robert de Rainault, Sheriff of Nottingham]]'s steward [[Guy of Gisbourne|Sir Guy of Gisburne]]. They meet up with outcasts [[Will Scarlet]], Tom and Dickon, and escape to form an outlaw band following the rescuing of [[Little John|Little John of Hathersage]] from Baron Simon de Belleme's bewitchment. Robin encounters the mysterious [[Herne the Hunter]] and learns of a Silver Arrow with special powers and is bestowed with the mantle 'Hooded Man'. 

{{small|[[Anthony Valentine]] as Baron Simon de Belleme, Mark Audley as Dickon, Paul Duggan as Tom.}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=1.2
| Title='''Robin Hood and the Sorcerer - Part 2'''
| DirectedBy=[[Ian Sharp]]
| WrittenBy=[[Richard Carpenter (screenwriter)|Richard Carpenter]]
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|04|28|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary = The Sheriff of Nottingham sets up an archery contest to lure Robin into a trap. Robin (who is disguised as an old man), Sheriff's man Walter Flambard, and Baron Simon de Belleme's man Nasir the Saracen all fight for the grand prix, the Silver Arrow. Baron Simon de Belleme who is a sorcerer prepares [[Maid Marian|Lady Marion of Leaford]] for a sacrifice. Robin infiltrates castle de Belleme, kills the Baron and rescues Marion. [[Friar Tuck]] and Nasir joins the outlaws while Robin marries Marion in Sherwood forest. 

{{small|[[Thomas Henty]] as Walter Flambard.}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=1.3
| Title='''The Witch of Elsdon'''
| DirectedBy=[[Ian Sharp]]
| WrittenBy=[[Richard Carpenter (screenwriter)|Richard Carpenter]]
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|05|05|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary = Jennet of Elsdon rejects the advances of Gisburne, and is then accused of witchcraft and imprisoned in the dungeons with her husband Thomas of Elsdon. The Sheriff makes a pact with her to poison Robin and the outlaws in return for their lives. It doesn't workout as planned and Robin decides to rescue Thomas for Jennet.

{{small|[[Angharad Rees]] as Jennet of Elsdon, Cornelius Garrett as Thomas of Elsdon.}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=1.4
| Title='''Seven Poor Knights From Acre'''
| DirectedBy=[[Ian Sharp]]
| WrittenBy=[[Richard Carpenter (screenwriter)|Richard Carpenter]]
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|05|12|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary = The outlaws are terrorized by seven knights returning from Palestine. Their holy emblem has been stolen by a blind professional thief and they believe that Robin Hood is the thief. Much is taken as a prisoner and Robin decides to take the emblem which is now in the custody of the Sheriff in exchange of Much.  

{{small|[[Yves Beneyton]] as Reynald de Villaret, [[Duncan Preston]] as Heinrich von Erlichshausen, [[Simon Rouse]] as Siward.}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=1.5
| Title='''Alan A Dale'''
| DirectedBy=[[Ian Sharp]]
| WrittenBy=[[Richard Carpenter (screenwriter)|Richard Carpenter]]
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|05|19|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary = Young minstrel Alan a Dale, who is madly in love with Mildred, the 16 year old daughter of Baron de Bracy finds out that she is to be forcefully wedded to the Sheriff. Sheriff hates the whole idea, but couldn't turn down 10,000 silver marks for her dowry. While on his way to Nottingham to kill the Sheriff, Alan encounters Robin and the outlaws in Sherwood forest who decides to help him win his love back with an elaborate plan to infiltrate Nottingham castle, while helping the villagers of Wickham from taxation.

{{small|Peter Hutchinson as Alan a Dale, [[Stephanie Tague]] as Mildred de Bracy.}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=1.6
| Title='''The King's Fool'''
| DirectedBy=[[Ian Sharp]]
| WrittenBy=[[Richard Carpenter (screenwriter)|Richard Carpenter]]
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|05|26|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary = [[Richard I of England|Richard the Lionheart, King of England]], returning from imprisonment in Germany, is rescued by Robin and his men from vagabonds. He pardons the outlaws, and publicly humiliates Gisburne. Robin is taken in by King Richard's forceful personality and his naive hope that the King will make all things right again. But this decision divides Robin's friends and King Richard is not as benevolent as he seems.

{{small|[[John Rhys-Davies]] as King Richard the Lionheart, [[Gary Waldhorn]] as Hubert Walter.}}
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}}

===Season 2 (1985)===
{{Episode table |background=#0000FF	|overall= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |episodes={{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=2.1
| Title='''The Prophecy'''
| DirectedBy=[[Robert Young (director)|Robert Young]]
| WrittenBy=[[Richard Carpenter (screenwriter)|Richard Carpenter]]
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1985|03|09|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary = Little John has been captured at Nottingham castle and he makes a friend with prisoner Mark who decides to join the outlaws. Due to [[John I of England|Prince John]]'s imminent arrival in Nottingham, Gisburne begins to repair the castle walls, and the prince brings with him a mysterious masked prisoner, who turns out to be a man returned from the dead. Robin and his men decide to rescue him.

{{small|[[Phil Davis (actor)|Phil Davis]] as Prince John, [[John Nettles]] as Peter de Leon, [[Simon Dutton]] as Mark, [[George Baker (British actor)|George Baker]] as Richard of Leaford.}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=2.2
| Title='''The Children of Israel'''
| DirectedBy=Alex Kirby
| WrittenBy=[[Richard Carpenter (screenwriter)|Richard Carpenter]]
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1985|03|16|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary = The Sheriff has borrowed money from Jew Joshua de Talmont. Reluctant to return the money when the time is due, he makes Gisburne arrange a riot in which all Jews in Nottingham will be killed. Gisburne, however, having secretly fallen in love with de Talmont's daughter Sarah captures her. Meanwhile, Robin and Will have a major disagreement, resulting in Scarlet leaving the outlaws, but later reunited to help the Jew and his family with the help of an ancient book. 

{{small|[[David de Keyser]] as Joshua de Talmont, [[Katharine Levy]] as Sarah, [[Amy Rosenthal]] as Esther, Adam Rosenthal as Samuel.}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=2.3
| Title='''Lord of the Trees'''
| DirectedBy=James Allen
| WrittenBy=[[Richard Carpenter (screenwriter)|Richard Carpenter]]
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1985|03|23|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary = Sherwood and the neighbouring villages are celebrating annual forest tradition 'time of the blessing'. Gisburne, left in charge while The Sheriff does his annual touring of the county, is alarmed by the increasing amount of poaching in the forest and thus invites his old war-friend Bertrand de Nivelle and his band of Flemish mercenaries to Nottingham in order to kill Robin. They desecrate Herne's sacred tree, and face its consequences. 

{{small|[[Oliver Tobias]] as Bertrand de Nivelle.}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=2.4
| Title='''The Enchantment'''
| DirectedBy=James Allen
| WrittenBy=[[Richard Carpenter (screenwriter)|Richard Carpenter]]
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1985|03|30|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary = Robin is put under a spell by the witch Lilith, who makes him steal Herne's Silver Arrow for her. Together with the Arrow, they head for Castle Belleme, where Lilith brings her dead master, Baron de Belleme, back to life. Gisburne, jealous of The Sheriff's new helper Ralph, also goes to Castle Belleme in order to search for the Baron's hidden jewels.

{{small|[[Gemma Craven]] as Lilith, [[Jeremy Bulloch]] as Edward of Wickham.}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=2.5
| Title='''The Swords of Wayland - Part 1'''
| DirectedBy=[[Robert Young (director)|Robert Young]]
| WrittenBy=[[Richard Carpenter (screenwriter)|Richard Carpenter]]
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1985|04|06|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary = The Hounds of Lucifer, a strange band of costumed horseman, are terrorizing a distant village called Uffcombe. Upon the request of Gareth of Uffcombe who travels all the way to Sherwood, Robin and his men set out to go for their rescue.

{{small|[[Rula Lenska]] as Morgwyn of Ravenscar, [[Dallas Adams]] as Peter Verdelet, [[Norman Bowler]] as Adam the Miller, [[Glen Murphy]] as William Marshall.}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=2.6
| Title='''The Swords of Wayland - Part 2'''
| DirectedBy=[[Robert Young (director)|Robert Young]]
| WrittenBy=[[Richard Carpenter (screenwriter)|Richard Carpenter]]
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1985|04|06|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary = Robin, who was captured by Earl of Godwin's soldiers escape with the help of Marion but only to be captured by the bewitched other outlaws who all were under a spell by Morgwyn of Ravenscar. Serving the Satan, she prepares a sacrifice using the outlaws and the Albion to resurrect Lucifer, and Robin single-handedly quests to rescue all his men. 

{{small|[[Anthony Steel (actor)|Anthony Steel]] as Earl Godwin, [[Nick Brimble]] as Earl Godwin's captain, [[Marcus Gilbert (actor)|Marcus Gilbert]] as Lucifer.}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=2.7
| Title='''The Greatest Enemy'''
| DirectedBy=[[Robert Young (director)|Robert Young]]
| WrittenBy=[[Richard Carpenter (screenwriter)|Richard Carpenter]]
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1985|04|13|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary = The Sheriff is ordered by the King to put a stop to Robin once and for all, or else Robert de Rainault will lose all his power as sheriff. He uses threats to set up an ambush at Wickham, and bloodhounds to follow the outlaws who escape back into the Sherwood. Robin finds himself alone and surrounded by soldiers on an open field, realizing he must make the ultimate sacrifice in order to save Marion and the outlaws and continue to protect the people of England.

{{small|[[Robert Daws]] as Hubert de Giscard, Robbie Bulloch as Matthew, Steve Dent and Mark Lewis as Arabs.}}
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}}

===Season 3 (1986)===
{{Episode table |background=#FF6229	|overall= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |episodes={{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=3.1
| Title='''Herne's Son - Part 1'''
| DirectedBy=[[Robert Young (director)|Robert Young]]
| WrittenBy=[[Richard Carpenter (screenwriter)|Richard Carpenter]]
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|04|05|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary = A year has passed since Robin of Loxley's death, and the outlaws have gone their separate ways. A Norman nobleman and Earl's son, Robert of Huntingdon, has been chosen by Herne to continue Robin's work and lead the resistance in Sherwood. 

{{small|[[Michael Craig (actor)|Michael Craig]] as Earl of Huntingdon, [[George Baker (British actor)|George Baker]] as Richard of Leaford, [[Oliver Cotton]] as Lord Owen of Clun, [[Richard O'Brien]] as Gulnar, [[Daniel Peacock]] as Sergeant Sparrow, [[James Coombes (actor)|James Coombes]] as Grendel.}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=3.2
| Title='''Herne's Son - Part 2'''
| DirectedBy=[[Robert Young (director)|Robert Young]]
| WrittenBy=[[Richard Carpenter (screenwriter)|Richard Carpenter]]
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|04|12|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary = Marion is captured and drugged by Lord Owen of Clun to force her into marrying him. Robert assembles the scattered outlaws, one by one earns their trust, and sets off to rescue Marion from Owen and Gulnar.

{{small|[[Oliver Cotton]] as Lord Owen of Clun, [[Richard O'Brien]] as Gulnar, [[Wayne Michaels]] as Man Guarding Signal Fire.}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=3.3
| Title='''The Power of Albion'''
| DirectedBy=Gerry Mill
| WrittenBy=[[Richard Carpenter (screenwriter)|Richard Carpenter]]
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|04|19|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary = With rumours spreading that Robin Hood has returned from the dead with a vengeance, suspecting that Marion might try to communicate with her old friends, the Sheriff sets a watch upon her home of Leaford Grange. Robert injures his foot and Marion is captured, and with the power of Albion rescues her, while keeping his secret identity as Robin Hood intact.

{{small|[[George Baker (British actor)|George Baker]] as Richard of Leaford, [[Max Faulkner (actor)|Max Faulkner]] as Oliver.}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=3.4
| Title='''The Inheritance'''
| DirectedBy=Ben Bolt
| WrittenBy=[[Anthony Horowitz]]
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|04|26|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary = Tuck saves a young woman from being attacked in the forest. In the middle of the night, the woman wakes Robert and identifies herself as Isadora, the daughter of his godfather, Lord Agrivaine, explaining that the two of them, alone, must go to him at once at Caerleon Castle to save a great inheritance from villains. 

{{small|[[Cathryn Harrison]] as Isadora, [[Cyril Cusack]] as Agrivaine, [[Jeremy Sinden]] as Mortimer, [[Derrick O'Connor]] as Raven, James Woodard and [[Hywel Bennett]] as King Arthur.}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=3.5
| Title='''The Cross of St. Ciricus'''
| DirectedBy=Dennis Abbey
| WrittenBy=[[Richard Carpenter (screenwriter)|Richard Carpenter]]
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|05|03|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary = Will and Much run into some lepers and assumes they are going to die. Rest of the outlaws save an elderly woman named Margaret from robbers and accompany her to a local abbey, which houses a miraculous healing relic of the saint Ciricus. 

{{small|[[Dorothy Tutin]] as Lady Margaret, [[Brendan Price]] as Abbot Martin.}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=3.6
| Title='''The Sheriff of Nottingham'''
| DirectedBy=Christopher King
| WrittenBy=[[Anthony Horowitz]]
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|05|10|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary = The King has had enough of the Sheriff and hires a replacement, Butcher of Lincoln Philip Mark, who arrives with his masked henchman Sarak. After chasing Sheriff out of Nottingham Castle, new Sheriff announces Nottinghamshire villagers will be hanged every day until Robin Hood decides to give himself up.  

{{small|[[Lewis Collins]] as [[Philip Marc|Philip Mark]], [[Valentine Pelka]] as Sarak, [[Robert Daws]] as Hubert de Giscard, Maureen Bennett as Alison.}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=3.7
| Title='''Cromm Cruac'''
| DirectedBy=Gerry Mill
| WrittenBy=[[Anthony Horowitz]]
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|05|17|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary = Much falls into a forester's trap and is badly wounded. Trying to find a village with a physician, the outlaws get trapped in Cromm Cruac, a village which has no children and turns everyone who comes there bizarre. 

{{small|[[John Horsley (actor)|John Horsley]] as Abbot, [[Richard O'Brien]] as Gulnar, Claire Parker as Elena, [[Ian Redford (actor)|Ian Redford]] as Tom the Miller, Graham Weston as William the Blacksmith, Caroline Holdaway as Mary the Miller's wife.}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=3.8
| Title='''The Betrayal'''
| DirectedBy=James Allen
| WrittenBy=[[Andrew McCulloch (writer)|Andrew McCulloch]] & John Flanagan
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|05|24|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary = King John, enraged over Nottingham's tax money constantly being stolen by Robin Hood, orders Roger de Carnac to gather a group of impersonators to fake Robin and his men destroying villages, in order to tarnish their reputation and turn the people against them. 

{{small|[[Matt Frewer]] as Roger de Carnac, [[Phil Davis (actor)|Phil Davis]] as King John, [[Ian Redford (actor)|Ian Redford]] as Tom the Villager.}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=3.9
| Title='''Adam Bell'''
| DirectedBy=Gerry Mill
| WrittenBy=[[Anthony Horowitz]]
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|05|31|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary = Much, trying to assist a sick relative in Nottingham, is caught by Gisburne. Meanwhile, the legendary outlaw Adam Bell returns to Nottingham, causing mayhem and kidnaps the Sheriff's young nephew Martin. Realizing there's only one man who can outwit Adam Bell, the Sheriff decides to make a deal with Robin Hood.

{{small|[[Bryan Marshall]] as [[Adam Bell]], [[Charlie Condou]] as Martin, [[Amanda Hillwood]] as Isabel, Leo Dolan as Moth, [[Alan Roberts (broadcaster)|Alan Roberts]] and [[Chris Chivers]] as Outlaws.}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=3.10
| Title='''The Pretender'''
| DirectedBy=[[Robert Young (director)|Robert Young]]
| WrittenBy=[[Anthony Horowitz]]
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|06|07|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary = Sheriff is bedridden after being bitten by his dog, leaving Gisburne free to interfere. Meanwhile, King John has outraged his former queen Hadwisa by taking a new 12-year-old bride Isabella of Angoulême while Arthur, an impostor tries to befriend the outlaws. 

{{small|[[Reece Dinsdale]] as Arthur, [[Patricia Hodge]] as [[Hadwisa|Queen Hadwisa]], [[William Russell (English actor)|William Russell]] as Duke of Gloucester, Cory Pulman as Queen Isabella.}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=3.11
| Title='''Rutterkin'''
| DirectedBy=Gerry Mill
| WrittenBy=[[Richard Carpenter (screenwriter)|Richard Carpenter]]
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|06|14|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary = Little John decides to marry his girlfriend Meg and leave the outlaws. Wedding plans are halted, however, when Lord Edgar (Robert's uncle), reaches Sherwood with the news that Earl of Huntingdon (Robert's father) has been accused of treason. Robert must get help from pig breeder Mad Mab and clear his father's name before it's too late. 

{{small|[[Phil Davis (actor)|Phil Davis]] as King John, [[Michael Craig (actor)|Michael Craig]] as Earl of Huntingdon, [[Ian Ogilvy]] as Lord Edgar, Annabel Lee as Mad Mab.}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=3.12
| Title='''The Time of the Wolf - Part 1'''
| DirectedBy=[[Sidney Percy Roberson|Sid Roberson]]
| WrittenBy=[[Richard Carpenter (screenwriter)|Richard Carpenter]]
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|06|21|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary = Sheriff is ordered by King to collect grain from Wickham, to supply his troops. Knowing they won't survive winter without their harvest, Robin and his men steal back the grain. In desperation, Sheriff blames the whole fiasco on Gisburne, who flees. But an old enemy schemes on taking over Grimstone Abbey and using it as a prison for the abducted women and children of Wickham. 

{{small|[[Richard O'Brien]] as Gulnar, John Harding as [[William Brewer (justice)|William Brewer]], [[James Coombes (actor)|James Coombes]] as Grendel, Maureen Bennett as Alison, Iain Armstrong as Villager.}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=3.13
| Title='''The Time of the Wolf - Part 2'''
| DirectedBy=[[Sidney Percy Roberson|Sid Roberson]]
| WrittenBy=[[Richard Carpenter (screenwriter)|Richard Carpenter]]
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1986|06|28|df=yes}}
| ShortSummary = Gisburne has joined the Sons of Fenris and manages to capture Robin, his men and the Sheriff. With Robin in his power, Gulnar completes a vicious creature using dark magic and sends it to bring about an age of famine and destruction. Safe in Halstead Abbey, Marion foresees a tragedy at the Ring of the Nine Maidens and for Robin, even victory may come with great loss.

{{small|[[Richard O'Brien]] as Gulnar, John Harding as [[William Brewer (justice)|William Brewer]], [[James Coombes (actor)|James Coombes]] as Grendel, Maureen Bennett as Alison, Iain Armstrong as Villager.}}
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}}

In repeats, episodes have frequently been broadcast out of order, and alternative orders have been suggested. The original running order creates a number of continuity errors, the most notable being Marian's father being referred to as being dead in "The Swords of Wayland" even though he was discovered to be alive in "The Prophecy" and appears in later episodes.

==Places of action==
===Villages===
* [[Loxley, South Yorkshire|Loxley]], burned childhood village of the first Robin – filmed at [[Mells Park]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robinofsherwood.org/locations.html#RoSLoc_M|title=Spirit of Sherwood: RoS Locations|website=robinofsherwood.org|access-date=31 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160906213435/http://www.robinofsherwood.org/locations.html#RoSLoc_M|archive-date=6 September 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Wickham, an important village in the series where the lover (Meg) of Little John lived.
* Cromm Cruac, phantom village created by Gulnar (named after the Irish deity [[Cromm Cruac]] and seen only in the episode of the same name).
* Elsdon, mentioned in the episode ''The Witch of Elsdon''.
* Uffcombe, village attacked by ''Hounds of Lucifer''.

===Castles and cities===
* [[Nottingham Castle]] – filmed at several other locations.
* Castle of Belleme
* Castle of Lord Owen (''[[Clun Castle]]'') – filmed at [[Kidwelly Castle]] in Wales (exterior).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robinofsherwood.org/locations.html#RoSLoc_K|title=Spirit of Sherwood: RoS Locations|website=robinofsherwood.org|access-date=31 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160906213435/http://www.robinofsherwood.org/locations.html#RoSLoc_K|archive-date=6 September 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Castle of [[Gwydion]] – filmed at several other locations.
* Castle of [[Huntingdon]], childhood home of the second Robin – filmed at several other locations.
* Leaford
* [[Caerleon]] – filmed at several other locations.

===Abbeys===
* Warren – filmed at several other locations.
* [[Thornton Abbey|Thornton]] – filmed at several other locations.
* [[Ravenscar, North Yorkshire|Ravenscar]] – filmed at several other locations.
* [[Croxden Abbey|Croxden]] – filmed at several other locations.
* [[Kirklees]] – filmed at several other locations.
* Grimstone – filmed at several other locations.
* [[Halstead]] – filmed elsewhere.

===Landscape===
* [[Sherwood Forest]] – filmed at several other locations, [[Greyfield Wood]] in [[Somerset]] was used for scenes by the famous waterfall with lots of dry ice.
* Tor of last stand of first Robin – filmed near [[Burrington Camp]].<ref>[http://www.robinofsherwood.org/locations.html#RoSLoc_B robinofsherwood.org], coordinates: {{Coord|51|19|27.2|N|2|44|51.9|W}}</ref>

==Music==
{{Main|Legend (Robin of Sherwood soundtrack)}}
The music for ''Robin of Sherwood'' was composed and performed by Irish folk group [[Clannad (musical group)|Clannad]]. The show's original soundtrack, ''[[Legend (Robin of Sherwood soundtrack)|Legend]]'', was released in 1984 and won the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] award for Best Original Television Music.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1985/television/original-television-music |title=Original Television Music in 1985 |publisher=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] |access-date=13 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413160518/http://awards.bafta.org/award/1985/television/original-television-music |archive-date=13 April 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="jn" />

Three singles were released from the album: the theme-tune "[[Robin (The Hooded Man)]]", "[[Now is here|Now is Here]]" and "[[Scarlet Inside]]". An EP contained a remix of "[[Robin of Sherwood EP|Robin (The Hooded Man)]]" from the third series.

While not all of the show's music is found on the ''Legend'' album, some additional pieces can be found on Clannad's albums ''[[Macalla]]'' (released in 1986) and ''[[Clannad: Live in Concert, 1996]]'' (released in 2005). In November 2003, Clannad revealed on their official web site that "there were several other pieces of music recorded for the third series of ''Robin of Sherwood'' that were not included on the ''Legend'' album".  On 25 October 2024 Clannad released the Legend Extended 40th Anniversary edition includes eleven previously unreleased tracks taken from the classic TV series.  It features eleven previously unreleased tracks.  This hopefully completes all the missing tracks.

==Crew==
* Directed by: [[Ian Sharp]] and others
* Written by: [[Richard Carpenter (screenwriter)|Richard Carpenter]], [[Anthony Horowitz]], [[Andrew McCulloch (writer)|Andrew McCulloch]] and John Flanagan 
* Cinematography: Roger Pearce, Howard Rockliffe, Gary Breckon and Bob Edwards
* Music: [[Clannad]]
* Production design: John Biggs and Ken Sharp
* Costume design: Lynette Cummin
* Scenic artist: Peter Gray
* Editing: David McCormick, Andy Findlay, Robin Inger, and others.
* Casting: [[Esta Charkham]] and Beth Charkham
* Special effects: Ken Lailey
* Stunt co-ordination: [[Terry Walsh (actor)|Terry Walsh]]
* Horse Master: Steve Dent

==Reception==
A review at rpg.net, written in 2003, opines:

{{Blockquote|''Robin of Sherwood'' is, for many people, the definitive modern version of the Robin Hood legend. Moody, atmospheric, superbly written and acted, with a haunting soundtrack by Clannad (later released as the album ''Legend''), it was the inspiration for a generation of British fantasy [[Role-playing game|role-players]] [...] That ''Robin of Sherwood'' succeeded is a tribute to the skill of writer, cast and crew. Somehow, despite its fantasy elements, it produced something earthy and captivating. Not history, nor fantasy, but a kind of "mystic history".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/9/9648.phtml |title=Review of Robin of Sherwood – RPGnet RPG Game Index |publisher=Rpg.net |date=2003-08-27 |access-date=2017-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427095824/http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/9/9648.phtml |archive-date=27 April 2006 |url-status=live}}</ref>}}

Reviewing ''Robin of Sherwood'' for ''[[SFX (magazine)|SFX]]'' magazine, Jayne Nelson stated that "this incarnation of England's most famous outlaw will probably never be bettered". Nelson praised the show's "excellent writing, moody cinematography and haunting score".<ref name="jn" /> Nelson called "The Greatest Enemy" the best episode of the show, followed by "The Swords of Wayland" and "The Sheriff of Nottingham".<ref name="jn" />

Richard Marcus, writing on blogcritics.org, wrote in 2008:

{{Poemquote|While the series is noteworthy for its historical accuracy and for the fact that it associates Robin with pre-Christian English mythology, it was also one of the few series where they managed to kill off the main character one series and successfully continue for another year with a new actor and a new Robin Hood. ...<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogcritics.org/video/article/dvd-review-robin-of-sherwood-the/ |title=DVD Review: Robin Of Sherwood – The Complete Collection |publisher=Blogcritics Video |access-date=2017-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605142952/http://blogcritics.org/video/article/dvd-review-robin-of-sherwood-the/ |archive-date=5 June 2011 |url-status=live |page=1}}</ref>

...There's also a noticeable drop-off in the quality of the scripts from the first two series to the third. Part of the problem is just how many variations on the theme of keeping out of the clutches of the Sheriff of Nottingham, embarrassing his lackey Sir Guy of Gisburne, and robbing from the rich to feed the poor can there be?<ref>{{cite web |title=DVD Review: Robin of Sherwood - The Complete Collection |url=http://blogcritics.org/video/article/dvd-review-robin-of-sherwood-the/page-2/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605143102/http://blogcritics.org/video/article/dvd-review-robin-of-sherwood-the/page-2/ |archive-date=5 June 2011 |publisher=Blogcritics Video |page=2 |access-date=2009-09-21}}</ref>}}

==Controversy==
ITV aired ''Robin of Sherwood'' during an early-evening television slot, and promoted the programme as being for a family audience.<ref name="ug">""Robin Hood" Slammed", in L. Has Taylor and Bob Mullan, ''Uninvited Guests: The Intimate Secrets of Television and Radio''. London, Chatto & Windus, 1986. {{ISBN|9780701129736}} (p. 176)</ref> [[Mary Whitehouse]] and the [[Mediawatch-UK|National Viewers and Listeners' Association]] criticised ''Robin of Sherwood'' as being unsuitable for children (as the organisation previously did with ''[[Doctor Who]]'').<ref name="tgbocbt" /><ref name="ug" />  Whitehouse claimed that the show depicted "extensive violence", objected to the depiction of Satanic villains in "The Swords of Wayland", and also criticised the apparent "resurrection" of Robin in "The Greatest Enemy" as being disrespectful to Christianity.<ref name="tgbocbt" /> Carpenter later met Whitehouse for a public debate, and introduced himself to her and the audience by saying "I'm Richard Carpenter, and I'm a professional writer. And you're a professional... what?"<ref>Simon Farquhar [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/richard-carpenter-actor-and-writer-famed-for-catweazleand-the-ghosts-of-motley-hall-7547338.html "Obituary: Richard Carpenter: Actor and writer famed for 'Catweazle' and 'The Ghosts of Motley Hall'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130110041908/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/richard-carpenter-actor-and-writer-famed-for-catweazleand-the-ghosts-of-motley-hall-7547338.html |date=10 January 2013}}, ''The Independent'', 10 March 2012</ref> ''The Guinness Book of Classic British TV'' defended ''Robin of Sherwood'', stating that the show's "swordplay was strictly zero blood" and that the supernatural elements were the result of Carpenter's "love for the subject matter".<ref name="tgbocbt" />

==Comic strip==
A comic strip based on ''Robin of Sherwood'' ran in ''[[Look-in]]'' magazine from April 1984 (issue 18)<ref name="complete-look-in">{{cite book|title=Robin of Sherwood: The Complete Look-In Comics|author=[[Angus Allan]]|others=Illustrated by [[Mike Noble]], [[Arthur Ranson]] and [[Phil Gascoine]], Colours by Arthur Ranson|publisher=Chinbeard Books, [[Spiteful Puppet]], [[Rebellion Developments|Rebellion]]|date = March 2022|isbn=978-1-913256-88-3}}</ref> to September 1986 (issue 39)<ref name="complete-look-in"/><ref>Kibble-White, Graham, ''The Ultimate Book of British Comics'' London: Allison & Busby, 2005.{{ISBN|9780749082116}} (p.166)</ref> It was written by [[Angus Allan]], and illustrated mainly by [[Mike Noble]], with some issues illustrated by [[Arthur Ranson]] and [[Phil Gascoine]]; colours were by Arthur Ranson.<ref name="complete-look-in"/> The first 6 stories (32 issues) were in full colour, and the remainder were in black and white, with the exception of the 19th story which marked the change of character from Michael Praed's Robin to Jason Connery's.<ref name="complete-look-in"/>

In 2022, [[Rebellion Developments|Rebellion]], Chinbeard Books and [[Spiteful Puppet]] jointly published "Robin of Sherwood: The Complete Look-In Comics", which collected all of the strips.<ref name="complete-look-in"/> This was a limited-edition run.

==DVD and Blu-ray releases==
* "Series 1 – Part 1 – Episodes 1 To 3 DVD".
* "Series 1 – Part 2 – Episodes 4 To 6 DVD".
* "Series 2 – Part 1 – Episodes 1 To 4 DVD".
* "Series 2 – Part 2 – Episodes 5 To 7 DVD".
* "Series 3 – Part 1 – Episodes 1 To 6 DVD". {{ASIN|B00006L9YS}}
* "Series 3 – Part 2 – Episodes 7 To 13 DVD". {{ASIN|B00006SKVF}}
* "The Complete Series 1 DVD" {{ASIN|B00005Q3VG}}, {{ASIN|B000L21290}}
* "The Complete Series 2 DVD" {{ASIN|B000066NSI}}
* "The Complete Series" (DVD) {{ASIN|B00439ST3Y}}
* "The Complete Series" (Blu Ray) {{ASIN|B07G1V9PKY}}
* "The Complete Series (NTSC)"

In the US and Canada, the first and second series have been released by Acorn Media in a five DVD set. A second set, containing the complete third series was released on 9 October 2007.

Network DVD<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.networkdvd.net/product_info.php?products_id=1246 |title=Robin of Sherwood: Michael Praed: Network DVD |access-date=7 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121094840/http://www.networkdvd.net/product_info.php?products_id=1246 |archive-date=21 November 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> released the series in a single Region B Blu-ray set, entitled ''Robin of Sherwood: Michael Praed'' (the 3-Disc Blu-ray and DVD bonus disc), on 15 November 2010. In the US and Canada, the first and second series were released on 7 June 2011 by Acorn Media as ''Robin of Sherwood: Set 1''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.acornmedia.com/press/Robin_Sherwood_Blu_ray.cfm |title=Acorn Media Group: Press Releases |access-date=2011-05-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723195748/http://www.acornmedia.com/press/Robin_Sherwood_Blu_ray.cfm |archive-date=23 July 2011}}</ref>

Network DVD released<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Robin-Sherwood-Connery-Network-Blu-ray/dp/B005KPY4FW/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1315698468&sr=8-14|title=Robin of Sherwood: Jason Connery – Network – ITV – Blu-ray Region Free: Amazon.co.uk: Jason Connery, Ray Winstone, Clive Mantle, Judi Trott, Mark Ryan, Robert Young, Gerry Mill, Ben Bolt, Christopher King, Dennis Abey: DVD & Blu-ray|website=Amazon UK |date=2011-10-31}}</ref> Blu-ray set, entitled ''Robin of Sherwood: Jason Connery'', on 31 October 2011.

===Bonus features===
On ''The Complete Collection'' DVD set, there are "seventeen hours of special features", including fourteen commentary tracks, a documentary on the folk group Clannad creating the score for the series, outtakes, bonus footage, a behind the scenes documentary, four documentaries that look back on the making of the show with former cast and crew, and other behind the scenes footage too.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogcritics.org/video/article/dvd-review-robin-of-sherwood-the/page-4/ |title=DVD Review: Robin of Sherwood - the Complete Collection - Page 4 - Blogcritics Video |access-date=2009-09-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605143310/http://blogcritics.org/video/article/dvd-review-robin-of-sherwood-the/page-4/ |archive-date=5 June 2011}}</ref>

==Audio plays and audio books==
By July 2015, Bafflegab Productions, the producers of the audio play/comic book series ''[[The Scarifyers]]'', and co-producer Barnaby Eaton-Jones were adapting a feature-length script entitled ''[[Robin of Sherwood: The Knights Of The Apocalypse]]'', written by Richard Carpenter before his death in 2012. Jason Connery, Judi Trott, Ray Winstone, Clive Mantle, Mark Ryan, Phil Rose, Philip Jackson, and Nickolas Grace (Robert of Huntingdon, Lady Marion, Will Scarlet, Little John, Nasir, Friar Tuck, Abbot Hugo, and the Sheriff of Nottingham, respectively) all agreed to reprise their roles for the project, with [[Daniel Abineri]] taking the role of Herne in place of his father, John Abineri, who died in 2000. That December, Barnaby Eaton-Jones took over as sole producer of the audio play, with Spiteful Puppet (the award-winning audio company who produced 'Hood') as executive producers, as approved by ITV Studios and Carpenter's estate. After beginning its crowdfunding campaign on [[Indiegogo]] in September, the production set a goal of £10,000 within 30 days to cover production costs; due to enthusiastic fan support, however, the goal was reached in just under 24 hours.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/Robin-Sherwood-TV-fans-help-audio-project-step/story-27826158-detail/story.html|title=Robin of Sherwood TV fans help audio project move a step closer|work=Nottingham Post|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919220409/http://www.nottinghampost.com/Robin-Sherwood-TV-fans-help-audio-project-step/story-27826158-detail/story.html|archive-date=19 September 2015}}</ref> The audio play was released in 2016, with proceeds going to the Sherwood Forest Trust and the [[British Red Cross]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-07-23/robin-of-sherwood-to-return-with-stars-jason-connery-ray-winstone-judi-trott-and-clive-mantle |title=Robin of Sherwood to return with stars Jason Connery, Ray Winstone, Judi Trott and Clive Mantle |publisher=Radiotimes.com |date=2015-07-23 |access-date=2017-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725223246/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-07-23/robin-of-sherwood-to-return-with-stars-jason-connery-ray-winstone-judi-trott-and-clive-mantle |archive-date=25 July 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.robin-of-sherwood.co.uk/about.html |title=Robin of Sherwood |publisher=Robin of Sherwood |access-date=2017-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911211234/http://www.robin-of-sherwood.co.uk/about.html |archive-date=11 September 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The success of the play led to Spiteful Puppet sporadically producing and releasing more full-cast dramas and single-narrator audiobooks, starting in December 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://spitefulpuppet.com/all-good-things/|title=All Good Things...|date=14 September 2017|website=Spiteful Puppet|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209044134/https://spitefulpuppet.com/all-good-things/|archive-date=9 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Some of these have also been made available through [[Audible (service)|Audible]]. From 2024 the series has continued with CD releases from AUK Studios (which had purchased Spiteful Puppet), Chinbeard Books and Oak Tree Books.<ref name="TU">[https://auk.direct/product/robin-of-sherwood-tales-untold/ "Robin of Sherwood:Tales Untold"]. AUK Studios, 5 April 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
!Title
!Author
!Narrator
!Release date
!Release
!Chronology
|-
|"The Knights of the Apocalypse"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spitefulpuppet.com/product/robin-of-sherwood-the-knights-of-the-apocalypse-deluxe-3-disc-box-set/|title=Robin of Sherwood – The Knights of the Apocalypse (Deluxe 3 disc box Limited Edition set)|access-date=17 April 2020}}</ref> 
|Richard Carpenter
|Full cast
|30 June 2016
|Single
|Set after "The Time of the Wolf" and "What Was Lost".
|-
|"Mathilda's Legacy"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spitefulpuppet.com/product/mathildas-legacy/|title=Mathilda's Legacy|access-date=17 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823174518/https://spitefulpuppet.com/product/mathildas-legacy/|archive-date=23 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|Jennifer Ash
|Michael Craig
|8 December 2017
|Single
|Set before "Robin Hood and the Sorcerer".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://spitefulpuppet.com/product/mathildas-legacy/|title=Mathilda's Legacy|website=Spiteful Puppet|access-date=8 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209044347/https://spitefulpuppet.com/product/mathildas-legacy/|archive-date=9 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|"The Templars' Promise"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spitefulpuppet.com/product/the-templars-promise/|title=The Templars' Promise|access-date=17 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823174408/https://spitefulpuppet.com/product/the-templars-promise/|archive-date=23 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|Iain Meadows
|Phil Rose
|8 December 2017
|Single
|Set after "Seven Poor Knights from Acre".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://spitefulpuppet.com/product/the-templars-promise/|title=The Templars' Promise|website=Spiteful Puppet|access-date=8 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209044242/https://spitefulpuppet.com/product/the-templars-promise/|archive-date=9 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|"The Blood that Binds"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spitefulpuppet.com/product/the-blood-that-binds/|title=The Blood That Binds|access-date=17 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823174404/https://spitefulpuppet.com/product/the-blood-that-binds/|archive-date=23 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|Iain Meadows
|Nickolas Grace
|8 December 2017
|Single
|Set after "The Cross of St. Ciricus"; serves as a prequel to "The Knights of the Apocalypse".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://spitefulpuppet.com/product/the-blood-that-binds/|title=The Blood That Binds|access-date=8 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209044220/https://spitefulpuppet.com/product/the-blood-that-binds/|archive-date=9 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|"The Waterford Boy"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spitefulpuppet.com/product/the-waterford-boy/|title=The Waterford Boy|access-date=17 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175511/https://spitefulpuppet.com/product/the-waterford-boy/|archive-date=19 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|Jennifer Ash
|Judi Trott
|8 December 2017
|Single
|Set before "The Time of the Wolf".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://spitefulpuppet.com/product/the-waterford-boy/|title=The Waterford Boy|website=Spiteful Puppet|access-date=8 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209044359/https://spitefulpuppet.com/product/the-waterford-boy/|archive-date=9 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|"Sanctuary"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spitefulpuppet.com/product/sanctuary/|title=Sanctuary (Download)|access-date=17 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403231740/https://spitefulpuppet.com/product/sanctuary/|archive-date=3 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.paulbirchcreates.com/productions/sanctuary|title=Sanctuary Audio Book & Novella|access-date=10 July 2021}}</ref>
|Paul Birch
|Michael Praed & Nickolas Grace
|22 December 2017
|Single
|Set during series one, after "Robin Hood and the Sorcerer".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://spitefulpuppet.com/product/sanctuary/|title=Sanctuary – Spiteful Puppet|website=spitefulpuppet.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-05-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525062523/https://spitefulpuppet.com/product/sanctuary/|archive-date=25 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|"The Red Lord"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spitefulpuppet.com/product/the-red-lord/|title=The Red Lord|access-date=17 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404021332/https://spitefulpuppet.com/product/the-red-lord/|archive-date=4 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|Paul Kane
|Ian Ogilvy
|11 May 2018
|Single
|Set after "Adam Bell".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://spitefulpuppet.com/product/the-red-lord/|title=The Red Lord – Spiteful Puppet|website=spitefulpuppet.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-05-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525063240/https://spitefulpuppet.com/product/the-red-lord/|archive-date=25 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|"The Baron's Daughter" 
|Jennifer Ash
|Peter Hutchinson
|31 October 2018
|Single
|Set during series one, after "Alan A Dale".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://spitefulpuppet.com/product/the-barons-daughter/|title=The Baron's Daughter – Spiteful Puppet|website=spitefulpuppet.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-11-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121021957/https://spitefulpuppet.com/product/the-barons-daughter/|archive-date=21 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|"The Trial of John Little"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spitefulpuppet.com/product/robin-of-sherwood-a-new-adventure-4-disc-box-set/|title=Robin of Sherwood – A New Adventure|access-date=17 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403204841/https://spitefulpuppet.com/product/robin-of-sherwood-a-new-adventure-4-disc-box-set/|archive-date=3 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|Tony Lee
|Full cast
|10 December 2018
|Originally part of "A New Adventure" CD box set.
| Set during series two.
|-
|"King of Sherwood"
|Paul Birch & Barnaby Eaton-Jones
|Full cast
|10 December 2018
|Originally part of "A New Adventure" CD box set.
|Set during series two.
|-
|"The Meeting Place"
|Jennifer Ash (from a story by Barnaby Eaton-Jones)
|Full cast
|10 December 2018
|Originally part of "A New Adventure" CD box set.
|Set during series three.
|-
|"What Was Lost"
|Iain Meadows
|Jason Connery
|10 December 2018
|Originally part of "A New Adventure" CD box set.
|Set after "The Time of the Wolf" and before "The Knights of the Apocalypse".
|-
|"Fitzwarren's Well"
|Jennifer Ash
|Judi Trott
|1 July 2020
|Single
|Set during series three, between "Rutterkin" and "The Time of the Wolf".
|-
|"De Giscard's Dilemma"
|Jennifer Ash
|Robert Daws & Barnaby Eaton-Jones
|2 May 2024
|"Robin of Sherwood: Tales Untold" CD
|Set after "The Sheriff of Nottingham"
|-
|"The Old Prisoner's Friend"
|Jennifer Ash
|Terry Molloy
|2 May 2024
|"Robin of Sherwood: Tales Untold" CD
|Set before "Robin Hood and the Sorcerer"
|-
|"Bertrand's Confession"
|Jennifer Ash
|Oliver Tobias & Conrad Westmaas
|2 May 2024
|"Robin of Sherwood: Tales Untold" CD
|Set some time after "Lord of the Trees"
|-
|"Sparrow's Choice"
|Jennifer Ash
|Daniel Peacock, Phillip Pope & Barnaby Eaton-Jones
|2 May 2024
|"Robin of Sherwood: Tales Untold" CD
|Unspecified
|-
|"Elena's Love"
|Jennifer Ash
|Claire Parker & Terry Molloy
|2 May 2024
|"Robin of Sherwood: Tales Untold" CD
|Set before "Robin Hood and the Sorcerer"
|-
|"The Huntress"
|Jennifer Ash & Barnaby Eaton-Jones
|Full cast
|8 December 2024
|"40th Anniversary Audio Adventures" CD box set
|Set after "Alan a Dale" and before "The King's Fool"
|-
|"Brothers In Qualms"
|Jennifer Ash
|Full cast
|8 December 2024
|"40th Anniversary Audio Adventures" CD box set
|Set after "Rutterkin" and before "The Time of the Wolf"
|-
|"Until A May Morning"
|Jennifer Ash
|Judi Trott
|8 December 2024
|"40th Anniversary Audio Adventures" CD box set
|Set before “Robin Hood and the Sorcerer”.
|-
|"Morgwyn’s Dream"
|Jennifer Ash
|Rula Lenska & Marcus Gilbert
|25 April 2025
|"Robin of Sherwood: Tales Untold Too"  CD
|Set before “The Swords of Wayland”
|-
|"Martin’s Fate”
|Jennifer Ash
|Amanda Hillwood & Charlie Condou
|25 April 2025
|"Robin of Sherwood: Tales Untold Too"  CD
|Unspecified
|-
|"The Captain’s Son”
|Jennifer Ash
|Pavel Douglas
|25 April 2025
|"Robin of Sherwood: Tales Untold Too"  CD
|Unspecified
|-
|"De Carnac’s Woman”
|Jennifer Ash
|Matt Frewer
|25 April 2025
|"Robin of Sherwood: Tales Untold Too"  CD
|Set before “The Betrayal”
|-
|"Grendel’s Disciple"
|Jennifer Ash
|James Coombes
|25 April 2025
|"Robin of Sherwood: Tales Untold Too"  CD
|Unspecified
|}

== Books (1980s) ==
===Novelisations===
{| class="wikitable"
!Title
!Author
!Publisher
!Release date
!Chronology
|-
|Robin of Sherwood
|Richard Carpenter
|Puffin
|1984
|Novelisation of the first series (Robin Hood and the Sorcerer, The Witch of Elsdon, Seven Poor Knights from Acre, Alan-A-Dale and The King's Fool)
|-
|Robin of Sherwood and the Hounds of Lucifer
|Robin May
|Puffin
|1985
|Novelises the second series, but begins with The Swords of Wayland
|-
|Robin of Sherwood: The Hooded Man
|Anthony Horowitz
|Puffin
|1986
|Novelises Herne's Son Parts 1 and 2 and The Power of Albion from the beginning of Series Three
|-
|Robin of Sherwood: The Time of the Wolf
|Richard Carpenter
|Puffin
|1988
|Novelises the remaining episodes of Series Three that were written by Richard Carpenter (The Cross of St Ciricus, Rutterkin, and The Time of the Wolf Parts 1 & 2)
|-
|The Complete Adventures of Robin of Sherwood
|Richard Carpenter et al
|Puffin
|1990
|Omnibus of the four novelisations as above
|}

===Others===
{| class="wikitable"
!Title
!Author
!Publisher
!Release date
|-
|Robin of Sherwood Annual 1986
|Uncredited
|Egmont
|1985
|-
|Robin of Sherwood Gamebook 1: The King's Demon
|Graham Staplehurst
|Puffin
|1987
|-
|Robin of Sherwood Gamebook 2: Sword of the Templar
|Paul Mason
|Puffin
|1987
|}

==Books (2010s onwards)==
===Novels===
{| class="wikitable"
!Title
!Author
!Publisher
!Release date
!Notes
|-
|The Knights of the Apocalypse
|Jonathan Green
|Chinbeard / Spiteful Puppet
|2016
|Novelisation of the audio drama, with a limited print run. Given as a bonus to supporters of the audio's Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign.
|-
|The Meeting Place
|Jennifer Ash
|Chinbeard / Spiteful Puppet
|2019
|Novelisation of the audio
|-
|The Red Lord
|Paul Kane
|Chinbeard / Spiteful Puppet
|2019
|Novelisation of the audio
|-
|Sanctuary
|Paul Birch
|Chinbeard / Spiteful Puppet
|2019
|Novelisation of the audio
|-
|The Power of Three
|Jennifer Ash
|Chinbeard / Spiteful Puppet
|2020
|Novelisation of the audio
|-
|What Was Lost
|Elliot Thorpe
|Chinbeard / Spiteful Puppet
|2020
|Novelisation of the audio
|-
|To Have and to Hold
|Elliot Thorpe
|Chinbeard / Spiteful Puppet
|2020
|Novelisation of the audio
|-
|Here Be Dragons
|Gary Russell
|Chinbeard / Spiteful Puppet
|2021
|Original novel
|-
|The Waterford Boy
|Jennifer Ash
|Chinbeard / Spiteful Puppet
|2021
|Novelisation of the audio
|-
|Mathilda's Legacy
|Jennifer Ash
|Chinbeard / Spiteful Puppet
|2021
|Novelisation of the audio
|-
|The Trial of John Little
|Tony Lee
|Chinbeard
|2022
|Novelisation of the audio
|-
|Queen of the Black Sun
|Kenton Hall
|Oak Tree / Chinbeard
|2024
|Original novel
|-
|The Servant
|Jennifer Ash
|Oak Tree / Chinbeard
|2024
|Original novel
|-
|The Sorcerer's Incantation
|Jennifer Ash, Paul Birch & Paul Kane
|Oak Tree / Chinbeard
|2024
|Original novel featuring Gulnar
|-
|The Wolves of Winter
|P.J. Richards
|Oak Tree / Chinbeard
|2024
|Original novel featuring the Baron de Belleme
|-
|Fitzwarren's Well & The Lady's Choice
|Jennifer Ash
|Oak Tree / Chinbeard
|2025
|Two novellas, the first adapted from the audio and the second an original sequel
|-
|The Hunteress
|Jennifer Ash
|Oak Tree / Chinbeard
|2025
|Novelisation of the audio
|-
|The Templars' Promise
|Iain Meadows
|Oak Tree / Chin Beard
|2025
|Novelisation of the audio
|-
|The Blood that Binds
|Iain Meadows
|Oak Tree / Chinbeard
|2025
|Novelisation of the audio
|-
|The Baron's Daughter
|Jennifer Ash
|Oak Tree / Chinbeard
|2025
|Novelisation of the audio
|-
|The Outlaw King
|Barnaby Eaton-Jones
|Oak Tree / Chinbeard
|2025
|Novelisation of the audio "King of Sherwood"
|-
|The Scathlock Woman
|Jennifer Ash
|Oak Tree / Chinbeard
|2025
|Original novel
|-
|The Hell Mouth
|[[John Semper]]
|Oak Tree / Chinbeard
|2025
|Original novel featuring King John
|-
|The Magic Man
|Jennifer Ash
|Oak Tree / Chinbeard
|2025
|Original novel
|}

===Others===
{| class="wikitable"
!Title
!Author
!Publisher
!Release date
!Notes
|-
|The Hooded Man Vols 1 & 2
|Andrew Orton
|Miwk
|2014
|Episode guides to the TV series
|-
|The Series 4 Collection
|Jennifer Ash et al
|Chinbeard / Spiteful Puppet
|2020
|Anthology of novelisations and original novels intended to represent the unmade fourth TV series. The contents are What Was Lost by Elliot Thorpe; The Power of Three by Jennifer Ash; To Have and To Hold by Elliot Thorpe; Queen of the Black Sun by Kenton Hall; The Servant by Jennifer Ash; and a new novelisation of The Knights of the Apocalypse by Jennifer Ash.
|-
|Robin of Sherwood Annual 1987
|Uncredited
|Chinbeard
|2022
|Faux-1980s annual
|-
|Robin of Sherwood: The Complete Look-In Comics
|Various
|Chinbeard / Spiteful Puppet / Rebellion
|2022
|Collection of all Robin of Sherwood comic strips published in Look-In magazine. The strips were created by [[Mike Noble]], [[Arthur Ranson]], [[Phil Gascoine]] and [[Angus Allan]].
|-
|Tales Untold
|Jennifer Ash
|Oak Tree / Chinbeard
|2024
|Short story collection, sold as a limited package with the audio CD. The book contains an additional story about Robert, Earl of Huntingdon
|-
|Tales Untold Too
|Jennifer Ash
|Oak Tree / Chinbeard
|2025
|Short story collection, sold as a limited package with the audio CD. The book contains an additional story, Hadwisa's Plan
|}

==See also==
* [[List of films and television series featuring Robin Hood]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Robin of Sherwood (television series)}}
* {{IMDb title|0086791}}
* {{epguides|RobinofSherwood}}
* {{Screenonline TV title|id=1401894}}
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/going_out/films_and_tv/ros.shtml BBC.co.uk], BBC Wiltshire's Robin of Sherwood Retrospective and [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/entertainment/films_and_tv/ros_interviews.shtml BBC.co.uk], audio interviews from 2004 with Nickolas Grace, Phil Rose and Richard Carpenter.

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