The Legend of Robin Hood
The Legend of Robin Hood was a 1975 BBC television serial that told the story of the life of Robin Hood.
| The Legend of Robin Hood | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Robert Banks Stewart David Butler Alexander Baron Alistair Bell |
| Directed by | Eric Davidson |
| Starring | Martin Potter Diane Keen William Marlowe John Abineri David Dixon Michael-John Jackson Paul Darrow |
| Music by | Stanley Myers |
| Country of origin | UK |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | George Gallaccio |
| Editor | Peter Evans |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC 1 |
| Original release | 23 November – 28 December 1975 |
Plot
Robin has been raised as the son of John Hood, a groundskeeper, but learns that he is in fact the long lost son of the Earl of Huntingdon. He comes into conflict with a plot to replace King Richard I by his brother Prince John involving the Sheriff of Nottingham and Sir Guy of Gisbourne.
Broadcast
The serial was broadcast in the Sunday tea time slot and contained a surprising amount of realistic violence including a scene where the disabled Ralph Gammon and the adolescent Much are hanged by a misled lynch mob.
Cast
- Martin Potter as Robin Hood
- Diane Keen as Lady Marion
- John Abineri as Sir Kenneth Neston
- William Marlowe as Sir Guy of Gisbourne
- Paul Darrow as Sheriff of Nottingham
- Michael-John Jackson as Richard I
- David Dixon as Prince John
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