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Robin Hood is a 1953 six-episode British television series starring Patrick Troughton as Robin Hood and Wensley Pithey as Friar Tuck. It was written by Max Kester, and produced and directed by Joy Harington for the BBC. The 30-minute episodes were transmitted live, and only eight minutes from the second episode, The Abbot of St. Mary's, exists. Short clips of this material appeared in 2007 documentary, presented by Jonathan Ross, covering Robin Hood from its beginnings to the more recent BBC production (2006), and were also shown as an example of television production in the BBC documentary series Children's T.V. On Trial The 1950s.
Original Release
03/17/1953 on BBC
Cast
Name | Character |
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Patrick Troughton | Robin Hood |
John Breslin | Alan a Dale |
Wensley Pithey | Friar Tuck |
Dudley Jones | Much |
Kenneth MacKintosh | Little John |
David Kossoff | Sheriff of Nottingham |
Philip Guard | Will Scarlet |
Maurice Jones | Sir Guy of Gisborne |
Jimmy Verner | (as Verner Jimmy) / Boy / Kitchen Boy |
Leonard Sachs | Sir Gilbert |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Gathering the Band | Tuesday, 17 March 1953 |
2 | The Abbot of St. Mary's | Tuesday, 24 March 1953 |
3 | Who Is Robin? | Tuesday, 31 March 1953 |
4 | The Silver Arrow | Tuesday, 07 April 1953 |
5 | A King Comes to Greenwood | Tuesday, 14 April 1953 |
6 | The Secret | Tuesday, 21 April 1953 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Patrick Troughton | Robin Hood |
John Breslin | Alan a Dale |
Wensley Pithey | Friar Tuck |
Dudley Jones | Much |
Kenneth MacKintosh | Little John |
David Kossoff | Sheriff of Nottingham |
Philip Guard | Will Scarlet |
Maurice Jones | Sir Guy of Gisborne |
Jimmy Verner | (as Verner Jimmy) / Boy / Kitchen Boy |
Leonard Sachs | Sir Gilbert |
Guy Verney | Sir Richard |
David Markham | King Edward |
Raymond Rollett | Abbot of St.Mary's |
Anthony Marriott | (as Tony Marriott) |
Mark Daly | Prior / Simon |
Ian Fleming | Father of Maid Marian |
Christopher Hodge | Cook |
Leonard Sharp | Sir Peter |
Barbara Cochran | Sir Richards Wife |
Josée Richard | Maid Marian |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Joy Harington | Producer |