The plot takes an absurd detour from the usual legend as soon as Robin and his merry band enter Sherwood forest when Robin meets a weird druid named Herne The Hunter (John Abineri) who wears a deer’s head as a hat. Of course they escape and become outlaws in the forest evading the incompetent Guy of Gisburne (Robert Addie), much to the fury of the slightly insane Sheriff of Nottingham (Nickolas Grace). Robin (Michael Praed) tries to take the fall for it but they both end up in a dungeon where they meet other unfortunate souls including Will Scarlet (Ray Winstone). The show starts with the well established mythos of the killing of a deer in the royal forest by Robin’s dimwitted brother Much (Peter Llewellyn Williams).
In an apparent attempt to distance themselves from other versions, the creator of this show Richard Carpenter incorporated black magic and pagan worship into the Robin Hood mythos with disastrous results in my opinion. Of course, my favorite version of all time is The Adventures of Robin Hood with Errol Flynn which I consider to be the definitive version. Notice how I didn’t mention Robin Hood? I’m a big fan of Robin Hood related movies and I’ve loved just about every version of it including the Errol Flynn one, the Disney one, the one with Daffy Duck, the Costner one, and I even liked some of the Russell Crowe version too. To sum up what Robin of Sherwood is like, I would say that it’s a mix of Excalibur, Flash Gordon, and The Legend of the Seeker. Broadcast on PBS and Showtime as Robin Hood, the ensemble cast includes Michael Praed ( Dynasty) as Robin of Loxley, Ray Winstone ( Sexy Beast, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, The Departed) as seething-mad Will Scarlet, and Nickolas Grace ( Brideshead Revisited) as the greedy, conniving Sheriff of Nottingham.
Shot entirely on location in England’s castles and countryside, this set brings the centuries-old legend to vivid life.
#ROBIN HOOD THE LEGEND OF SHERWOOD REMASTERED SERIES#
Marking the series’ first Blu-ray release, this presentation of the 1980’s British series comes digitally remastered and presented in stunning high definition with over eight hours of bonus material. Combining elements of history, myth and magic with some action, Robin of Sherwood: Set 1 has arrived on Blu-ray with all 13 episodes from Series 1 and 2.
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