The Legend of Robin Hood
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The Legend of Robin Hood | |
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Written by | Robert Banks Stewart David Butler Alexander Baron Alistair Bell |
Directed by | |
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 | |
Running time | 50 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | BBC 1 |
Original release | 23 November 28 December 1975 | –
The Legend of Robin Hood was a 1975 BBC television serial that told the story of the life of Robin Hood.
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.
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
External links[]
Categories:
- 1970s British drama television series
- BBC television dramas
- Robin Hood television series
- Period television series
- 1975 British television series debuts
- 1975 British television series endings
- 1970s British television miniseries
- British drama television series
- British adventure television series
- English-language television shows
- Cultural depictions of Eleanor of Aquitaine
- Films scored by Stanley Myers
- BBC Television show stubs
- Drama television series stubs