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The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955TV-PG4 seasons6.4 / 10

The legendary character Robin Hood and his band of merry men in Sherwood Forest and the surrounding vicinity. While some episodes dramatised the traditional Robin Hood tales, most episodes were original dramas created by the show's writers and producers.

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Synopsis

The legendary character Robin Hood and his band of merry men in Sherwood Forest and the surrounding vicinity. While some episodes dramatised the traditional Robin Hood tales, most episodes were original dramas created by the show's writers and producers.

Season 1 episodes

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Episode 1

The Coming of Robin Hood

25m6.0 / 10

Robin of Locksley has been fighting in the crusades in the Holy Land for many years, and when he arrives home again, he finds a sorry situation. Prince John is trying to seize power, and the Normans are in control everywhere. Even Robin's own land has been seized by a Norman knight. Where can he look for friends?

Episode credits

Directed by Ralph SmartWritten by Ring LardnerGuest stars Alan Wheatley, Gerard Heinz, Bruce Seton, Leo McKern, Alfie Bass, Norman MacOwan, Susan Richards, Willoughby Gray

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Episode 2

The Moneylender

25m6.0 / 10

Robin and Edgar lighten the load of a greedy and dishonest moneylender, Herbert of Doncaster , by taking his purse full of money, and giving the contents of it back to the poor villagers and farmers from whom he had taken it. Will Scatlock, the outlaws' leader, is mortally wounded, and with his dying breath he passes the leadership of his band of men to Robin Hood.

Episode credits

Directed by Ralph SmartWritten by Ian McLellan Hunter, Ring LardnerGuest stars Bruce Seton, Leo McKern, Alfie Bass, Victor Woolf, Kenneth Edwards, Gabriel Toyne, Willoughby Gray, John Drake

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Episode 3

Dead or Alive

25m6.5 / 10

Little John escapes from the bondage of his feudal lord, but is caught in a tavern by the Sheriff's men. The sergeant offers him his freedom if he will go into Sherwood Forest and bring back an outlaw. Little John agrees, and in the forest meets Robin Hood for the first time.

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Guest stars Archie Duncan, Agnes Bernelle, Simone Lovell, Gabriel Toyne, Victor Woolf, John Rutland, Bernadette O'Farrell, Willoughby Gray

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Episode 4

Friar Tuck

25m7.5 / 10

Friar Tuck calls on Robin to help the course of true love run smoothly. A young girl in love with a yeoman has sought sanctuary with the Friar after discovering that the lord of the manor has a different suitor in mind for her. Disguised as a monk, Robin sets out to help.

Episode credits

Directed by Ralph SmartGuest stars Alexander Gauge, Alan Wheatley, Leslie Phillips, Douglas Wilmer, Simone Lovell, Faith Bailey, John Drake, Victor Woolf

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Episode 5

Maid Marian

25m6.0 / 10

The waylaying of a courier by the outlaws has a surprising result - for Robin - who finds himself in a perilous position. Maid Marian is suspected of being an enemy of the outlaws.

Episode credits

Directed by Ralph SmartGuest stars Alan Wheatley, Bernadette O'Farrell, Willoughby Gray, Gabriel Toyne, John Drake, Victor Woolf, Shaun Noble, David Edwards

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Episode 6

A Guest for the Gallows

25m8.0 / 10

The Sheriff has sentenced a peasant, Will Stutely, to death. Robin disguises himself as a butcher, and plans to get an interview with the Sheriff by starting a riot - but what good will that do?

Episode credits

Directed by Ralph SmartGuest stars Archie Duncan, Alexander Gauge, Denis Shaw, Alan Wheatley, Robert Desmond, Jan Miller, Willoughby Gray, Victor Woolf

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Episode 7

The Challenge

25m7.0 / 10

The Sheriff thinks one of his men is the best archer in the land. Sir Richard of the Lea says he knows of someone even better - Robin - and a contest is arranged. The outcome is never in doubt, but Sir Richard soon has cause to regret that he ever supported Robin.

Episode credits

Directed by Ralph SmartGuest stars Archie Duncan, Alexander Gauge, Alan Wheatley, Bernadette O'Farrell, Victor Woolf, Gabriel Toyne, Ian Hunter, Patricia Burke

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Episode 8

Queen Eleanor

25m7.0 / 10

The Queen Mother, Eleanor of Acquitaine, arrives in Nottingham on a mission to collect money in aid of King Richard's was against the Saracens. The Sheriff, after making a generous donation, plots to waylay the party and get his money back, but Marian persuades the Queen to let Robin help her.

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Guest stars Archie Duncan, Alexander Gauge, Alan Wheatley, Bernadette O'Farrell, Ballard Berkeley, Gabriel Toyne, Jill Esmond, Gerald Cross

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Episode 9

Checkmate

25m7.0 / 10

The Count de Waldern makes himself unpopular with Robin when he makes advances to Maid Marian. The Count invites her to dinner, but he finds he has two uninvited guests.

Episode credits

Directed by Ralph SmartGuest stars Archie Duncan, Alexander Gauge, Bernadette O'Farrell, Willoughby Gray, Leslie Phillips, Alastair Hunter, Victor Woolf, Marie Burke

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Episode 10

The Ordeal

25m7.0 / 10

Edgar, one of the outlaws, is falsely accused by the Sheriff of the murder of Jack the Wagoner. He must submit to trial by ordeal - by plucking an iron bar from a boiling caldron.

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Guest stars Dorothy Alison, Alfie Bass

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Episode 11

A Husband for Marian

25m7.0 / 10

When a rather unpleasant knight wants to marry Marian for her dowry, Robin has to act, and disguises himself as a wealthy German baron.

Episode credits

Directed by Bernard KnowlesGuest stars Thora Hird, Brian Worth, Victor Woolf, Rufus Cruikshank, Brian Worth, A. J. Brown, Paul Connell

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Episode 12

The Highlander

25m6.0 / 10

A Highland visitor to Sherwood Forest is regarded with suspicion by Robin, especially when he is seen to burgle a treasure cave. Who is he, and what is he up to?

Episode credits

Directed by Ralph SmartGuest stars Willoughby Gray

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Episode 13

The Youngest Outlaw

25m7.0 / 10

A young boy tells Robin that he is a page in Waldern Castle, but wants to join the outlaws. How can Robin refuse, when he finds out how important the 'page' really is?

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Directed by Bernard KnowlesGuest stars Peter Asher

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Episode 14

The Betrothal

25m7.0 / 10

Sir Richard of the Lea, in seeking approval to get his son married off to the lovely Lady Gladys, enlists Robin's help to persuade her father that his son is suitable.

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Directed by Ralph SmartGuest stars Jennifer Jayne, Charles Lloyd Pack

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Episode 15

The Alchemist

25m7.0 / 10

A poor woman has been accused of witchcraft for smelting gold coins from stolen plates, and is under sentence of death to be burned at the stake. At least, that was the Sheriff's plan before Robin appeared with a clever ruse.

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Directed by Ralph SmartGuest stars Joyce Blair, Anthony Sharp

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Episode 16

The Jongleur

25m7.0 / 10

A strolling minstrel leads Little John and Robin into a trap laid by the Sheriff, but he later discovers on which side justice lies.

Episode credits

Directed by Bernard KnowlesGuest stars Willoughby Gray

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Episode 17

The Brothers

25m7.0 / 10

Robin is called on to aid two brothers, one of whom wants to become a priest. They are both fleeing the Sheriff of Nottingham, and Robin sends them to an abbot. However, they are caught, and the would-be priest is thrown into prison. Can Robin rescue him and help him take his vows?

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Directed by Bernard KnowlesGuest stars Willoughby Gray

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Episode 18

The Intruders

25m7.0 / 10

Friendly villagers have turned against Robin and the outlaws after being robbed by two students claiming to be Robin's men. To win back their confidence, he must find the thieves.

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Directed by Ralph SmartGuest stars John Longden

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Episode 19

The Sheriff's Boots

25m7.0 / 10

The Sheriff of Nottingham prides himself on being well dressed - even down to his boots. His own bootmakers don't seem to be doing a good job, but what would he say if he knew that he was wearing outlaw boots?

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Directed by Ralph SmartGuest stars Joan Sims

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Episode 20

Errand of Mercy

25m7.0 / 10

While delivering herbs to fight an epidemic of St Anthony's Fire, Robin and Little John are recognised by a beggar, and are in danger.

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Directed by Ralph SmartGuest stars Willoughby Gray

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Episode 21

The Vandals

25m7.0 / 10

A man is found murdered in Sherwood Forest, and the arrow that killed him is sworn to be Robin's. Local looting in the village is also being blamed on him, so Robin must find the vandals, in order to clear his name.

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Directed by Arthur Crabtree

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Episode 22

Richard the Lion-Heart

25m6.0 / 10

King Richard has arrived back in England and is traveling in disguise to establish which Lords and Barons are loyal to John and who Richard can count on. He instructs Marion to undertake a dangerous mission.

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Directed by Bernard KnowlesGuest stars Muriel Young, Patrick Barr

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Episode 23

Ladies of Sherwood

25m7.0 / 10

Arthur of Tetsbury is to be hanged for keeping money from King Richard's crusade, instead of paying it in taxes to Prince John. The Sheriff suspects Robin will try to rescue him, and frobids anyone to enter or leave the city. But a woman's robes can hide even a man's Lincoln Green.

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Directed by Ralph SmartGuest stars Willoughby Gray

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Episode 24

Will Scarlet

25m8.0 / 10

Will Scarlet has an eye for the girls, and this lands him in trouble with the Sheriff's men. Robin comes to the rescue, but Will's willingness to trust everyone is still liable to land him in trouble.

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Directed by Ralph SmartGuest stars Jennifer Jayne, Ronald Howard, John Dearth, Victor Woolf

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Episode 25

The Deserted Castle

25m7.0 / 10

Marian takes Robin to an ancient and deserted castle, where he is shocked to see the Queen Mother waiting for him. She has a mission for him that will be of tremendous service to England in general and King Richard in particular in denying an alliance between Prince John and King Phillip of France.

Episode credits

Directed by Bernard KnowlesGuest stars John Stuart, John Longden, Victor Woolf, Ronald Howard, John Dearth

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Episode 26

The Miser

25m7.0 / 10

When Robin hears that the villagers have been charged double taxes, he decides to teach miserly Sir William de Courcier a lesson. Robin pretends to be helpful, but the miser soon learns the error of his ways.

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Directed by Bernard KnowlesGuest stars Laurence Naismith

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Episode 27

Trial by Battle

25m7.0 / 10

Marian is arrested and sent for trial, suspected of murder, after the King's Commissioner is killed with a dagger of hers. But it's a strange trial, because two men have to fight, and only if her defender wins is she proved innocent.

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Directed by Terence FisherGuest stars Nicholas Parsons, John Longden

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Episode 28

Children of the Greenwood

25m7.0 / 10

When the freeman Arthur A'Bland flees from a false accusation of murder that means imprisonment and death, his children, Alice & Oswald, are seized by Lord FitzUrse. In the great castle they are treated harshly at the hands of the lord and his menials. A'Bland joins the outlaws, and together they decide on a rescue.

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Directed by Ralph SmartGuest stars John Longden, Peter Asher

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Episode 29

The May Queen

25m7.0 / 10

The May Queen is being made to marry a man she does not love, but a tournament has been arranged, and perhaps under cover of the jousting, Robin will be able to do something.

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Directed by Bernard KnowlesGuest stars Ian Bannen, John Longden

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Episode 30

The Wanderer

25m7.0 / 10

Derwent the outlaw makes a friend to whom he will be everlastingly grateful. Sir Walter de Lys discovers that there is such a thing as hygiene, after a healer called Joseph cures him by unconventional means, which riles the other healers in Nottingham. Then the Sheriff takes a hand...

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Directed by Bernard KnowlesGuest stars John Longden

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Episode 31

The Byzantine Treasure

25m7.0 / 10

Robin unknowingly steals Queen Eleanor's silver Byzantine plates, which were being transported undercover by a monk through Sherwood. Marian involves their friend Sir Richard of the Lea, but Sir Richard, as ever, has many debts to pay off and uses the plates to show how wealthy he is. Soon the Sheriff's lieutenant takes an interest. Robin must hold him off before the Archbishop arrives to take the plates to their rightful owner.

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Directed by Terence FisherGuest stars William Squire, John Stuart, John Longden

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Episode 32

Secret Mission

25m7.0 / 10

A mysterious hooded pilgrim, Peregrinus the palmer, seems anxious to make the acquaintance of the outlaws, and proves himself a worthy friend when he shows how well he can use a bow. But he asks awkward questions about their loyalty to King Richard.

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Directed by Lindsay AndersonGuest stars Patrick Barr, John Longden

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Episode 33

The Inquisitor

25m

Friar Tuck is captured and taken to the local Abbey for questioning by the visiting archbishop. Robin works with Little John to develop a rescue plan to save Friar Tuck.

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Directed by Ralph SmartGuest stars Wolfe Morris

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Episode 34

Tables Turned

25m

When Derwent overhears some messengers talk about the "jewels" they're guarding, he devises a plan to steal the shipment, and successfully carries it out, only to discover that the "jewels" are two small children, who prove to be more than a nuisance. Soon the tables are turned, however.

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Directed by Bernard KnowlesGuest stars Nora Gordon, John Longden

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Episode 35

The Traitor

25m

King Richard is held prisoner in Austria and Robin must ensure the safe passage of the ransom money to the coast, but one of the three lords who brought it to Marian's castle is a potential traitor.

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Directed by Terence FisherGuest stars Hugh Latimer, John Longden

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Episode 36

The Thorkil Ghost

25m

Harold of Thorkil Castle insists he is being haunted by a vicious Viking ghost. At least that's what he tells Robin, but Robin doesn't believe in ghosts.

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Directed by Terence FisherGuest stars Barbara Mullen, John Longden

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Episode 37

The Knight Who Came to Dinner

25m

A penniless knight, Sir Richard of the Lea, has mortgaged his estate to the abbot, and cannot repay his debt. The outlaws lend him the sum he needs. To ensure they get their money back, Robin sends Friar Tuck to the abbey in the guise of Sir Richard's squire.

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Directed by Ralph SmartGuest stars Willoughby Gray

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Episode 38

The Wager

25m

When Robin bets Friar Tuck that he can obtain more money by begging than the Friar can by other means, he encounters the unsavory members of the Beggars guild, and Norman soldiers also make things very difficult.

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Directed by Bernard KnowlesGuest stars George Rose

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Episode 39

The Prisoner

25mfinale

Prince John has issued a decree that King Richard is dead and that he will be crowned King. Robin disbelieves this, and sets to work to discover the truth. Robin and Marian head to London and the Prince's palace to stop the coronation taking place, by proving King Richard still lives. Robin must free the King's messenger held in John's dungeon in time.

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Directed by Bernard KnowlesGuest stars Willoughby Gray

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Episode information updated Sep 3, 2026

More about The Adventures of Robin Hood

Cast

Archie DuncanLittle John
Patricia DriscollMaid Marian
Richard GreeneRobin Hood / Luke Tanner
Alexander GaugeFriar Tuck
Bernadette O'FarrellMaid Marian
John ArnattDeputy Sheriff
Alan WheatleySheriff of Nottingham
Ian HunterSir Richard of the Lea

Credits

Written by
Leon Griffiths, Louis Marks, Jan Read, Carey Wilber, Milton Schlesinger, Arthur Dales, Ring Lardner, Philip Bolsover, Ian McLellan Hunter, Neil R. Collins

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
143
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • ITV1United Kingdom
  • ITC EntertainmentUnited Kingdom
  • Sapphire Films
  • Yeoman Films Ltd.

Themes

12th centurymiddle ages (476-1453)nottinghamrobin hoodsherwood forest