![]() This show is an attempt at retelling that enduring tale for the 1980s and it stands that. “There are only a few subjects, out there, that continually fascinate foreign audiences in my experience and the Robin Hood legend is one of them. But incorporating all these disparate elements came with a hefty price-tag., as each episode of Robin of Sherwood cost around £500,000 to film. Carpenter’s decision to infuse the show with real-life history, pagan myth and literary fiction elements, was a stroke of brilliance that had a tremendous impact on the production. Unlike erstwhile adaptations and retellings of the legend, Robin of Sherwood possessed a gritty aesthetic which relied heavily on mood and atmospherics. And the idea of the rebel, the man-on-his-own, has always been throughout history and legend, appealing to the anarchist in all of us and that’s what fascinated me most, about the character.” I think he’s an amalgam of true stories and made-up stories. And the thing that really attracted me to Robin Hood is its connection to nature, the woodlands and the old pre-Christian religions of England. “I’ve always been deeply interested in the Robin Hood story, it’s one of the first books I owned as a child and probably one of the first stories that most children read. Across the Pond, in the USA it was televised on Showtime and picked up by PBS later on.Ĭarpenter, who had previously been involved in period drama TV series like Dick Turpin and Smuggler, had always wanted to take a stab at adapting Robin Hood for the small screen and he had this to say during a behind-the-scenes interview: However, there is this one exception, which not only has had a profound impact on the Robin Hood mythos, but on modern pop-culture as well, and that is none other than Robin of Sherwood.Ĭreated by Richard Carpenter, the series was a collaborative production between HTV and Goldcrest Films, and ran from 28th April 1984 to 28th June 1986, on the ITV network in UK. Even when it came to the small screen, any television show that centered on this mythical hooded-man, yielded mostly mixed to middling results. Robin Hood has always been a property that Hollywood and its ilk have struggled to adapt. With laughs, romance, and plenty of arrows flying in the all-out comic adventure, it’s hard to keep a good legend down.Hasitha Fernando revisits the classic 80s series Robin of Sherwood… Join up and take aim with Robin and his band of Merry Men…and Women…as they champion the underdog and fight for justice. Packed with thrills, a deep belief in social justice, and immortal characters such as Little John, Friar Tuck, and Maid Marian, this swashbuckling, rip-roaring romp through Sherwood brings back the youth in all of us. As the greedy Prince John and the dangerous Guy of Gisbourne take control of England, it’s up to the dashing outlaw Robin Hood hiding in Sherwood Forest with his band of his followers to save the day. This classic story of courage begins with a young man who believes in nothing but a good time, then comes face to face with the kind of greed and inhumanity that won’t let him sleep at night. In this hilarious new take on the beloved folktale, Sherwood The Adventures of Robin Hood is the enduring story of a hero of the people who takes on the ruthless powers that be.
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