The show is remarkably fun with a lot of good actors from England, which gives it a fresh perspective, such as the Hue and Cry, Murage tax, etc. It accurately represents old English customs like suffering imprisonment for gaining an education without sanction. But it compares well to the actors of the 1939 American film. Richard Greene - Sir Henry Baskerville from the US Sherlock Homes movie - is quite good as Robin Hood. Alexander Guage is wonderful as Friar Tuck. Two maid Marians are lovely and talented. There are excellent episodes my favorite being "The Black Five." Ian Hunter - who played Richard the Lionhearted in the Errol Flynn movie - plays Sir Richard of the Lea, a somewhat bumbling but likeable person. There are some continuity gaps like Robin and his men meet Richard returned from the continent, who then reappears in another episode under the same name "Peregrinas," but they don't recognize the king.
I bought the series on DVD from a resell store having never seen the show before. I figured if 10% of the 140 episodes were good, it would be worth the $3. Only 10% are lame, the other 90% are good or great. If you can find the series on DVD - buy it.
I bought the series on DVD from a resell store having never seen the show before. I figured if 10% of the 140 episodes were good, it would be worth the $3. Only 10% are lame, the other 90% are good or great. If you can find the series on DVD - buy it.