Ever since its early days. ITV was always associated with the adventures of Robin Hood.
In the mid 1980s, Robin Hood was reinvented. Richard Carpenter's masterstroke was to combine the stories of Robin Hood with English folklore, paganism and the near destruction of Saxon England.
The first episode has the dark arts of devil worship. Baron de Belleme has his evil eye on Maid Marion who is the ward of the church and the Sheriff of Nottingham. Belleme wants to marry Marion, she wants to become a nun.
Before that, we see the backstory of Robin of Loxley (Michael Praed.) His father was murdered, raised by the miller, imprisoned when the miller's son killed a deer in the king's land.
Robin escapes his dungeon with others who will become the merry men. Robin's destiny is revealed by Herne the Hunter to take on the Norman oppressors.
The first adventure is a disguised Robin taking part in an archery competition to win the silver arrow.
There is a lot packed in with the feature length first episode. The reinvented Robin of Sherwood is earthy, shrouded in mysticism and also contains the heroics. There is plenty of sword fighting and arrows being fired.
In the mid 1980s, Robin Hood was reinvented. Richard Carpenter's masterstroke was to combine the stories of Robin Hood with English folklore, paganism and the near destruction of Saxon England.
The first episode has the dark arts of devil worship. Baron de Belleme has his evil eye on Maid Marion who is the ward of the church and the Sheriff of Nottingham. Belleme wants to marry Marion, she wants to become a nun.
Before that, we see the backstory of Robin of Loxley (Michael Praed.) His father was murdered, raised by the miller, imprisoned when the miller's son killed a deer in the king's land.
Robin escapes his dungeon with others who will become the merry men. Robin's destiny is revealed by Herne the Hunter to take on the Norman oppressors.
The first adventure is a disguised Robin taking part in an archery competition to win the silver arrow.
There is a lot packed in with the feature length first episode. The reinvented Robin of Sherwood is earthy, shrouded in mysticism and also contains the heroics. There is plenty of sword fighting and arrows being fired.