The New Adventures of Robin Hood 

The legendary outlaw and his Merry Men battle evil around Nottingham and Sherwood Forest.

Creators:

Sandra Weintraub, Tom Kuhn, Fred Weintraub

Stars:

Martyn Ellis, Richard Ashton, Barbara Griffin

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Martyn Ellis	...	Friar Tuck / ... 52 episodes, 1997-1999
Richard Ashton	...	Little John / ... 52 episodes, 1997-1999
Barbara Griffin	...	Lady Marion Fitzwalter 39 episodes, 1997-1999
Matthew Porretta	...	Robin Hood / ... 27 episodes, 1997
John Bradley	...	Robin Hood / ... 26 episodes, 1998-1999

Storyline

Robin Hood and his band of outlaws which includes Marian, Little John, and Friar Tuck, rob from the rich and give to the poor as they fight against Prince John, the Sheriff of Nottingham, and all other manner of evil people and creatures. Magic plays as much a part as the sword and the arrow.

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Plot Keywords:

historical fiction | character name in title | 

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Taglines:

Daring rescues. Thrilling chases. Narrow escapes... Just you average date in Sherwood Forest.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure

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Details

Country:

France USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 January 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Robin Hood

Company Credits

Production Co:

Baltic Ventures International, Dune, M6 Métropole Télévision

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The premiere episode aired immediately after an episode of WCW Monday Nitro (1995).

User Reviews

So bad it is almost good.

"The new adventures of Robin Hood" can be described as a light-hearted, silly piece of recorded live role-playing. The actors(?) probably had a lot of fun playing out their own fantasies, but the result is lacking. The plots consists mainly of Robin Hood and his merry men (Marion, Tuck, Little John) helping people in need, resulting in fights against the antagonists of the relevant episode. As in similar series (Sinbad, Hercules etc), there is no blood. In fact the whole series is completely bloodless and soulless. Instead silliness rules. Robin Hood is flippant (for comic relief), Marion is haughty (for comic relief), Little John is stupid (for comic relief) and Friar Tuck is a fat fart (for comic relief). Topping off this silliness is a lack of credible plots and a long line of historical inaccuracies. For instance Vikings (ca 800-1000) and Mongols (Asia and Eastern Europe ca 1200-1400) appear in what should be an late 12th century England setting. A series like this should make you very, very upset that someone wasted even low-budget money. But you can also revel in all the silliness and play "Silly Bingo" and try to finds as many historical inaccuracies or ridiculous fight scene events as possible, say: Two Mongols (beep, inaccurate), slash at Robin Hood with their swords. Robin Hood blocks both swords with his bow (beep, ridiculous), which is made out of glass-fiber (beep, inaccurate). He then hits both Mongols over their metal helmets with his bow, and they go down (beep, impossible). And so on...