“There have been many dramatizations of Robin Hood throughout the years. However, this magnificent series by Carpenter is something entirely different from boys in tights.
It is dark, brutal, and delves into a darker path (involving occultism and some Norse mythology), which makes the series incredibly thrilling. It’s impressive how they incorporated two main actors playing Robin without significant loss in performance. The portrayal of Guy de Belleme and the inclusion of occultism (despite factual inaccuracies) are exceptionally well done.
I highly recommend this series. I feel that most of what has been done before and after this series, related to Robin Hood, pales in comparison.
Review by Dan GigernesBlockedParent2019-11-22T13:40:51Z
The one adaptation that actually feels like an autentic version of the Robin Hood myth. It is a much more mysterious and has an aura of fantasy over it which actually makes it more fantastic than anything else I have seen about the character. This series was also hugely inspirational on future productions as it was here that we were first introduced to a merry men who was a Muslim and Marion even participates in the action. Sheriff of Nottingham is also played as a egocentric crazy bastard that steals any scene he is in. Michael Praed would also never again achieve the same dimension and facets as he did here and his excellent turn was so good that he was tempted by Hollywood money making him leave the series at the end of season 2 in what is one of TV history's most shocking moments. Luckily, the Robin Hood myth actually contain two characters so a new Hood was introduced in the third season and it actually made sense, but Sean Connery's son Jason was inferior to Michael and probably why the series only lasted three seasons. Clannad's music add an extra dimension to the supernatural and while the series didn't have a huge budget it delivered much more joy, excellent stories, ambition and strong acting than other shows I have seen from the 1980s. The one Robin Hood that all other Hoods are compared to.