| Robin of Sherwood | |
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 Opening title | |
| Created by | Richard Carpenter |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | "Robin (The Hooded Man)" by Clannad |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 50 mins (1 hour with adverts) |
| Production companies | HTV Goldcrest Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 28 April 1984 – 28 June 1986 |
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Robin of Sherwood is a British television series, based on the legend of Robin Hood. Created by Richard Carpenter, it was produced by HTV in association with Goldcrest, and ran from 28 April 1984 to 28 June 1986 on the ITV network. In the United States it was shown on the premium cable TV channel Showtime[1] and, later, on PBS. It was also syndicated in the early 1990s under the title Robin Hood.
The show starred Michael Praed and Jason Connery as two different incarnations of the title character. Unlike previous adaptations of the Robin Hood legend, Robin of Sherwood combined a gritty, authentic production design with elements of real-life history, 20th-century fiction, and pagan myth.[2]
Robin of Sherwood has been described by historian Stephen Knight as "the most innovative and influential version of the myth in recent times".[3] The series is also notable for its musical score by Clannad, which won a BAFTA award.[2] A video game adaptation, Robin of Sherwood: The Touchstones of Rhiannon, was released in 1985. The series attained cult status worldwide.[4]
- ^ Tim Brooks; Earle Marsh, eds. (1995). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows. New York: Ballantine Books. p. 930. ISBN 978-0345397362.
- ^ a b Paul Cornell, Martin Day and Keith Topping, The Guinness Book of Classic British TV. Enfield: Guinness Publishing, 1996. (pg. 352–4). ISBN 9780851126289
- ^ Stephen Knight, Robin Hood: a complete study of the English outlaw. Oxford, Blackwell Publishers, 1994. ISBN 9780631172192 (p. 15)
- ^ Christine Alexander for Spirit of Sherwood (16 May 2018). "Robin of Sherwood Fanclubs". www.robinofsherwood.org. Retrieved 29 April 2024.