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His family massacred by Norman soldiers, Robin takes on the mantle of the Hooded Man, a champion long prophesised... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Michael Praed | ... | Robin Hood | |
| Nickolas Grace | ... | Robert de Rainault, Sheriff of Nottingham | |
| Anthony Valentine | ... | Baron Simon de Belleme | |
| Judi Trott | ... | Maid Marion | |
| Ray Winstone | ... | Will Scarlet | |
| Clive Mantle | ... | John Little of Hathersage | |
| Peter Llewellyn Williams | ... | Much | |
| Robert Addie | ... | Sir Guy of Gisburne | |
| Phil Rose | ... | Friar Tuck | |
| Mark Ryan | ... | Nasir | |
| Philip Jackson | ... | Abbot Hugo de Rainault | |
| Mark Audley | ... | Dickon of Barnsley | |
| Paul Rainbow | ... | Tom the Fletcher (as Paul Duggan) | |
| John Abineri | ... | Herne the Hunter | |
| Wayne Michaels | ... | Ailric of Loxley |
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Robin Hood (Philippines: English title) (theatrical title)Robin Hood: The Legend, Part 1
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This is the first part of the wonderful tv series "Robin of Sherwood", which aired in the early and mid 80's. Although it can often be found in the children's or family sections of video stores, it deserves much more respect than this; it is one of those rare incidences of really good television.
The show mixes magic and paganism into the familiar Sherwood tale, and music by Clannad adds to the mystical atmosphere. But the characters are anything but the swashbuckling cardboard heroes that the Robin Hood stereotype embodies, and we have come to expect. Michael Praed (in my mind, the perfect Robin Hood), plays a fallible, conflicted Robin, who is nonetheless idealistic and strong. All of the Merry Men are fleshed out as full characters, with their own motivations and ideas, and Marion (Judi Trott) is represented particularly well. She avoids many female stereotypes: she is beautiful but not plastic, a fighter but still definitely feminine. The Sheriff of Nottingham (Nicholas Grace) and Guy of Gisburne (Robert Addie) are present as the classic villains, but they both go far beyond the usual limited parameters of these roles. The characters are all comfortable and unselfconscious, as though they don't realize that they are legends. To me, this is their most appealing trait of all.
Even after all this time, the show still has a devoted cult following, who gather for yearly conventions with the stars. Their devotion is understandable; "Robin Hood and the Sorcerer" is the beginning of the best representation of the Robin Hood legend that has ever been created.