The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955–1960)

A long-running series of adventures featuring Robin of Locksley--Robin Hood--and his group of Sherwood-Forest-based freedom fighters. Robin and his men protected England from the evil ... See full summary »

Stars:

Richard Greene, Archie Duncan, Alexander Gauge

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Richard Greene	...	Robin Hood (143 episodes, 1955-1960)
Archie Duncan	...	Little John (104 episodes, 1955-1960)
Alexander Gauge	...	Friar Tuck (90 episodes, 1955-1960)
Victor Woolf	...	Derwent (84 episodes, 1955-1960)
Alan Wheatley	...	Sheriff of Nottingham (79 episodes, 1955-1960)
Paul Eddington	...	Will Scarlett (62 episodes, 1956-1960)

Storyline

A long-running series of adventures featuring Robin of Locksley--Robin Hood--and his group of Sherwood-Forest-based freedom fighters. Robin and his men protected England from the evil machinations of Prince John while good King Richard was away at the Crusades. The series was primarily intended for children, and was unusual in that it frequently re-used the same actors in different roles, or different actors in a recurring roles.

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Plot Keywords:

crusade | prince | based on legend | disarming someone | action hero | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Family

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 September 1955 (USA)

Also Known As:

Robin Hood

Filming Locations:

Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Incorporated Television Company (ITC), Sapphire Films, Yeoman Films Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (143 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the earliest Robin Hood series to be in existence in its entirety. The earlier series, which featured Patrick Troughton as Robin, no longer exists.

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Connections

Version of When Things Were Rotten (1975)

User Reviews

Robin Hood television series

I loved this as a kid as well. Although it was black and white it didn't matter, only added to the whole. Especially when as an adult,looking back. Richard Greene was the ultimate English dashing hero and Bernadette O'Farrell was gorgeous! I can't remember all of the cast and certainly not Paul Eddington, that was a surprise, but they were all great. The actor playing The Sheriff of Nottingham was marvellously villainous. I would love to see it re-run just to see whether kids of today would still find it as exhilarating as we did then with that marvellous opening shot (literally!) of the arrow being loosed by Robin with the sound turned all the way up! Ripping stuff! Scott Farrell Strichen