The Adventures of Robin Hood 

Robin of Loxley, otherwise known as Robin Hood, and his band of Merry Men protect England from the evil machinations of Prince John while King Richard the Lionheart is away fighting in the Crusades.

Stars:

Richard Greene, Victor Woolf, Archie Duncan

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Richard Greene	...	Robin Hood / ... 144 episodes, 1955-1960
Victor Woolf	...	Derwent / ... 112 episodes, 1955-1960
Archie Duncan	...	Little John 106 episodes, 1955-1960
Alexander Gauge	...	Friar Tuck / ... 91 episodes, 1955-1960
Alan Wheatley	...	Sheriff of Nottingham 81 episodes, 1955-1960
Paul Eddington	...	Will Scarlett / ... 64 episodes, 1956-1960

Storyline

A long-running series of adventures featuring Robin of Loxley - 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:

cult favorite | multiple actors for one character | shot with an arrow | crusade | prince | 

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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 (143 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

As this series was essentially for children, no scenes of intimacy were permitted between Robin Hood and Maid Marian.

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Connections

Referenced in Screen Two: Fellow Traveller (1990)

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