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  • Approved
  • CBS
  • Dec 16, 1957
  • 25 m
  • Approved
  • CBS
  • Dec 16, 1957
  • 25 m
The Adventures of Robin Hood

Summary The original Robin Hood series, intended primarily for children, featuring Robin of Locksley and his merry men in Sherwood Forest, who protect England from the evil machinations of Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham, while good King Richard is away at the Crusades. An unusual television series at the time in that it frequently re-...

Directed By: Robert Day

Written By: Sidney Wells

  • Approved
  • CBS
  • Dec 16, 1957
  • 25 m
  • Approved
  • CBS
  • Dec 16, 1957
  • 25 m
The Adventures of Robin Hood
S3 • Episode 12
To Be a Student
Air Date: Dec 16, 1957
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Summary The original Robin Hood series, intended primarily for children, featuring Robin of Locksley and his merry men in Sherwood Forest, who protect England from the evil machinations of Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham, while good King Richard is away at the Crusades. An unusual television series at the time in that it frequently re-...

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Episode 1 • Sep 30, 1957 • 25 m
The Salt King
Certain lords are maintaining a monopoly on essential goods: one such commodity is salt, and Lord Guthrie has formed an alliance with the Sheriff to hold back supplies. Robin gets to hear of this, and things get very spicy indeed.
Episode 2 • Oct 7, 1957 • 25 m
A Tuck in Time
Friar Tuck's evil twin brother Edgar returns from a long trip to the Far East, during which he came across the formula for a secret weapon--a secret he intends to sell to Prince John.
Episode 3 • Oct 7, 1957 • 25 m
Pepper
Robin and his men become involved in the affairs of a Byzantine Princess, Irene, who is being held hostage by Prince John. Their dilemma? How does one enter a heavily guarded castle without being seen?
Episode 4 • Oct 21, 1957 • 25 m
The Charter
Episode 5 • Oct 28, 1957 • 25 m
A Change of Heart
Having heard that Lord Humphrey intends to expel the Celts from the Forest of Dean, Frier Tuck seeks Robin's advice and together they force the knight to rethink his motives.
Episode 6 • Nov 4, 1957 • 25 m
Brother Battle
When Brother Wootan starts a school in Sherwood, much to the outlaws' amusement, Little John because a somewhat unwilling pupil. What are his motives? The answer sets the Greenwood alive with laughter.
Episode 7 • Nov 11, 1957 • 25 m
My Brother's Keeper
In a fit of jealousy, an evil brother murders his virtuous sibling.
Episode 8 • Nov 18, 1957 • 25 m
An Apple for the Archer
A young man stands to lose his true love's heart to a French suitor unless he can beat the foreigner in an archery contest.
Episode 9 • Nov 25, 1957 • 30 m
The Angry Village
Episode 10 • Dec 2, 1957 • 25 m
The Mark
Episode 11 • Dec 9, 1957 • 25 m
The Bride of Robin Hood
To escape a forced marriage to Walter, Brenda runs away from home. Having proved herself a gallant archer by saving Robin's life, in return she asks a favour - she wishes to become Robin's wife.
Episode 12 • Dec 16, 1957 • 25 m
To Be a Student
When Prince John tries to recruit Young children for troops, Peter Larkin flees to the Greenwood to join Robin and his outlaws. But his arrival is a portent of doom for Robin's men, and then soon have reason to regret his presence.
Episode 13 • Dec 23, 1957 • 25 m
The Christmas Goose
When Matilda, a young boy's beloved pet goose, is sentenced to be plucked, stuffed, and cooked as the Christmas dinner for the new lord of the manor, Robin Hood and Friar Tuck conspire to create a Christmas miracle.
Episode 14 • Dec 30, 1957 • 25 m
The Challenge of the Black Knight
Episode 15 • Jan 6, 1958 • 25 m
The Rivals
Episode 16 • Jan 13, 1958 • 25 m
The Profiteer
Episode 17 • Jan 20, 1958 • 25 m
Knight Errant
Engrossed in his archery practice, Robin ignores Marian's pleas to speak with him on a matter of urgency. Furious, she storms off alone, and that's when the trouble starts - for Marion, Robin and Sir Jack of Southwork.
Episode 18 • Jan 27, 1958 • 25 m
The Healing Hand
Viewed by his friends as large of frame and small of mind, Little John is the ideal victim for Oswald of the Healing Hand, a 'quark' doctor, who finds it an easy task to dupe the outlaw - but things have a way of turning out for the best.
Episode 19 • Feb 3, 1958 • 25 m
One Man's Meat
Episode 20 • Feb 10, 1958 • 25 m
Too Many Robins
One Robin in Sherwood is one too many for the Sheriff - now there are two. Tom the Thatcher is impersonating the outlaw to impress his girlfriend, Alma. But as Tom soon discovers, playing outlaw has its serious side.
Episode 21 • Feb 17, 1958 • 25 m
The Crusaders
Robin, keeping a rendezvous with four Knights with whom he fought in the Crusades, does not know he's walking into a trap hatched by the Sheriff. Can his enemy win this time? Or has Robin an ace up his sleeve?
Episode 22 • Feb 24, 1958 • 25 m
Castle in the Air
Once again on losing end of a gambling game. Sir Richard of the Lea turns to Robin for help. His opponent in the game is Sir Adrian, a man who believes in winning at any cost - and Robin suspects the game was crooked.
Episode 23 • Mar 3, 1958 • 25 m
The Double
When Bolbee, sworn enemy of Robin Hood, arrives at Nottingham Castle, he bears news of interest to the Sheriff. He has a foolproof plan to rid the forest of the outlaw. He then introduces his hooded guest - Robin's double.
Episode 24 • Mar 10, 1958 • 25 m
Roman Gold
Episode 25 • Mar 17, 1958 • 25 m
The Ghost That Failed
Believing that the land belonging to Simon Dexter is haunted, local farmers seek advice from Frier Tuck. He is sceptical but agrees to accompany Robin to Dexter 's estate. What they find astonishes both men.
Episode 26 • Mar 24, 1958 • 25 m
At the Sign of the Blue Boar
Master Blount, a miserly tailor, is jealous of Ulrich, the landlord of the Blue Boar Inn which Robin and his men frequent. To implicate the innkeeper, Blount informs the Sheriff, who employs the tailor to spy for him.
Episode 27 • Mar 31, 1958 • 25 m
Quickness of the Hand
The tournament over, three Knights decide to earn some money by claiming the reward for Robin's capture. Disguised as strolling players, they enter the outlaws' camp and await their opportunity to strike.
Episode 28 • Apr 7, 1958 • 25 m
Elixir of Youth
In desperate need of money, Sir Boland has promised the hand of his ward, Melissa, to Sir Louis, an elderly Norman. When Tuck, a friend of the girl's hears this news, he and Robin make arrangements of their own.
Episode 29 • Apr 14, 1958 • 25 m
The Genius
Nicodemus, a master mathematician, seeks entrance to the Abbey of Southwall to escape Prince John - who is anxious to use the scholar's genius to construct a deadly weapon. Refused entrance, Nicodemus seeks refuge in Sherwood.
Episode 30 • Apr 21, 1958 • 25 m
The Youthful Menace
Edwin, Marian's cousin, is scornful of her claims about Robin's allegiance to King Richard. To confirm her knowledge, Marian takes him to the outlaw camp. A mistake Edwin's presence there there becomes a threat to the outlaw's freedom.
Episode 31 • Apr 28, 1958 • 25 m
The Minstrel
A minstrel's song can prove very handy, particularly when it helps Robin and his outlaw foil a dastardly plot by Prince John, who is conspiring to form an alliance with the Prince of Aragon.
Episode 32 • May 5, 1958 • 25 m
The Doctor
When Little John breaks his leg while escaping from the Sheriff, Robin and Frier Tuck take him home of Sir George Woodley, a specialist in broken limbs. While the doctor attends Little John, his servant reports their visit to the Sheriff.
Episode 33 • May 12, 1958 • 25 m
The Lottery
The Sheriff plans to raise some money for Prince John by using a clever variation on an old theme. His plan seems foolproof - but as always, he has reckoned without Robin's intervention.
Episode 34 • May 19, 1958 • 25 m
The Fire
Having cornered Little John and Derwent in a cave, the Sheriff orders his men to smoke them out. From the flames of defeat appears new hope - and the Sherifff will eventually have to seek Robin's help.
Episode 35 • May 26, 1958 • 30 m
Lincoln Green
Forewarned that Robin Hood and Maid Marian will visit Nottingham Fair to buy new supplies of Lincoln Green cloth, the Sheriff stations his men-at-arms in the town square - but a tailor's scissors provide Robin with an unusual escape route.
Episode 36 • Jun 2, 1958 • 25 m
Women's War
Episode 37 • Jun 9, 1958 • 25 m
Little Mother
Seeing an elderly woman being abused by two of the Sheriff's men-at-arms. Marian and Little John intervene: to his surprise, Robin's second-in-command discovered that the woman is his mother.
Episode 38 • Jun 16, 1958 • 25 m
Marian's Prize
Robin's name has been entered for an archery contest. The problem is, he's away visiting friends. Can Marian, selected in his absence, fool the Sheriff and win the shooting tournament?
Episode 39 • Jun 30, 1958 • 25 m
Farewell to Tuck.
When the Archbishop of visits Nottingham, the Sheriff see a way of depleting Robin's band by one; he'll get rid of the troublesome Friar Tuck once and for all. As usual, the outlaws have the last laugh.
Episode 40
Moneymaker
Not an episode of the series but a documentary or clip show first shown in 2014. It features both Little Johns and both Maid Marians plus the rest of the lead cast.

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Richard Greene

Robin Hood, Luke Tanner

Victor Woolf

Derwent, Cedric, Outlaw

Archie Duncan

Little John

Alexander Gauge

Friar Tuck, Edgar Tuck, Friar Alfred Tuck

Alan Wheatley

Sheriff of Nottingham, Sheriff, The Sheriff of Nottingham

Paul Eddington

Will Scarlett, Captain, Lieutenant

Bernadette O'Farrell

Maid Marian, Marian

Willoughby Gray

Nailer, Outlaw, 1st Healer

Patricia Driscoll

Maid Marian

Arthur Skinner

Outlaw, Soldier, Musician

John Dearth

Outlaw, 2nd Healer, 2nd Pilgrim, Arthur, Bailiff, Baron Hubert, Bodo, Captain Lash, Cook, Count De Clifford, De Belvoir, Drinker at Inn, Faversham, Feeble Beggar, Gatekeeper, Goldsmith, Guard, Hubert, Informer, Lieutenant Howard, Lt. Howard, Master Higgs, Physician, Quentin, Sir Blaise, Soldier, Sorel, Spectator at Duel, Tom, Will

Charles Stapley

Outlaw, Soldier, Ball Guest, Blackbeard, Captain, Charles, the Hunter, Dick the Smith, Drinker at the Blue Boar, Edmund, Exeter, Jack, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Howard, Lt. Howard, Rolf, Seneschal, Sir Gaillard, Sir Miles, Spicer, Stranger, Will, William

Paul Connell

Outlaw, Bailiff, Man-at-Arms, Soldier, 1st Man-at-Arms, 2nd Man at Sanctuary, Courier, Guard, Innkeeper, Jacques, Man-at-Arms, Knight, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Howard, Manservant, Mercer, Monk, Second Wagoner, Sentry, Serf, Sheriff's Steward, Squire, Tinker, Villager

Gabriel Toyne

Outlaw, Eric, 1st Citizen, Bertram, Brother Dominic, Butcher in Market, Captain, Deaf Beggar, Debtor, First Wagoner, Gatekeeper, Landlord, Old Man Driver, Prince John's Dresser, Sentry, Sheriff's Clerk, Tax Collector, Villager, Wagoner

Shaun O'Riordan

Quentin, Archer, Blind Man, Claude, Seneschal, Edward, First Groom, Guard, Jack, Lieutenant, Outlaw, Page, Prince John's Captain, Sailor, Seneschal's Accomplice, Surgeon Calend, Wall Eye, Will, Outlaw

Simone Lovell

Joan

Graham Stewart

2nd Guard, Andrew, Attendant, Giles, Guard, Lieutenant, Malcolm, Messenger, Prison Guard, Scullion, Serf, Sgt. Bault, Stephen, Town Crier, Waldo, William

John Arnatt

Deputy Sheriff of Nottingham, Ralph, Sir Roger Fitzwilliam

Peter Bennett

Eldred, Edward, Edwin, Edwin - 1st Villager, Guard Commander, Lawyer, Librarian, Mercer, Outlaw, Sheriff's Steward, Tavern Keeper, Woodman

Terry Yorke

Edgar, Guard, John Dale, Lieutenant, Man-at-arms, Mauger, Sentry, Sergeant, Servant, Sgt. Bault, Soldier, Squire, Terry -\sMan-at-arms

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