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Robin of Sherwood

Robin of Sherwood, retitled Robin Hood in the US, was a 1980s British television series, made by HTV in association with Goldcrest. It ran from 1984 to 1986. The series, created by Richard Carpenter[?], had a new age feel. There were two series comprising a 2-hour pilot and 24 hour-long episodes. The pilot is sometimes screened as two 1-hour episodes. It was shot almost entirely on location, mostly in the north and west of England.

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Michael Praed played Robin Hood (or Robin of Loxley) in the first two seasons. His "Merry Men" consisted of Will Scarlet[?] (played by Ray Winstone[?]), Little John[?] (played by Clive Mantle[?]), Friar Tuck[?] (played by Phil Rose[?]) his adopted brother Much (played by Peter Llewellyn Williams[?]), the Saracen Nasir (played by Mark Ryan[?]) and Lady Marian[?] (played by Judi Trott[?]). As in the legend, Robin is opposed by the Sheriff of Nottingham[?] and Sir Guy of Gisburne[?]. Robin is assisted by Herne the Hunter, a forest spirit who represented the powers of light and goodness.

At the end of the second season, Robin of Loxley is killed and Robert of Huntingdon (played by Jason Connery[?]) replaces him as Robin Hood. During the course of the season, Robin discovers that he is the half-brother of his nemesis Guy of Gisburne.

The soundtrack for Robin of Sherwood was done by Clannad.

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