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(More customer reviews)THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD was a half-hour British TV show designed for American export. Its target audience was children, so "Robin" aired on the CBS-TV network, Monday nights at 7:30. The series lasted four seasons, from 9/26/55 to 11/12/60. Cast members of "Robin Hood" often appeared in multiple roles and regular characters were at times portrayed by different actors.
In MILL CREEK ENTERTAINMENT's complete series box, the first three 39 chapter seasons are contained on 9 single-side recorded discs. The 26 episodes of season #4 have been compressed onto two DVDs.
REGULAR CAST (all seasons)
Robin Hood: Richard Greene
Prince John: Donald Pleasence; Hubert Gregg (3)
Little John: Archie Duncan (1-4); Rufus Cruikshank (1)
Sheriff of Nottingham: Alan Wheatley (1, 3-4); John Arnatt (2)
Friar Tuck: Alexander Gauge
Sir Richard: Ian Hunter
Maid Marian Fitzwater: Bernadette O'Farrell (1-2); Patricia Driscoll (3-4)
Will Scarlet O'Winchester: Paul Eddington
ACTORS PORTRAYING MULTIPLE CHARACTERS:
Alfie Bass, John Baker, Peter Bennett, Patricia Burke, Kenneth Cope; Harry H. Corbett, Nigel Davenport, John Dearth, Paul Eddington, Max Faulkner, Willoughby Gray,Neil Hallett, Paul Hansard, Martin Lane, Simone Lovell, Edward Mulhare, Shaun O'Riordan, Philip Ray, Anne Reid, Michael Ripper, Leonard Sharp, Tony Thawnton, Patrick Troughton, Victor Woolf, Terry Yorke
SYNOPSIS for THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD:
While he is off fighting the Crusades, King Richard charges Robin and his men with the protection of his kingdom. Robin's chief protagonist is the wily Prince John.
ALSO FROM MILL CREEK ENTERTAINMENT:
Although no sign of restoration is apparent, transfer quality of MCE's public domain TV show films is uniformly good. Another interesting British-made television program from this era is SHERLOCK HOLMES - The Complete Series, also available from MILL CREEK ENTERTAINMENT at a bargain price.For a list of all episodes, including original airdates and guest actors,
see COMMENT #1, link for which is located directly below this review.
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Mill Creek Entertainment is proud to release together in one DVD set, all four seasons of The Adventures of Robin Hood, starring Richard Greene as everyone's favorite hero of the common people. Now all 143 episodes of this fan favorite television series can be found in one eye-catching package.This classic television series ran from 1955 to 1960, featuring the tales of Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men. Richard Greene stars as our gallant hero who fought the forces of the evil Prince John, his local official the Sheriff of Nottingham and any aristocrat or ne'er-do-well who threatened the common people and loyal subjects of King Richard. Robin and his band lived in the shelter of Sherwood Forest, fighting their foes and hoping for the day when their beloved King Richard will return from the Crusades to rule once again.
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