Robin Hood

Season 1

Will You Tolerate This? - Robin of Locksley heads home from the Crusades to find his people starving and brutalized under the tyrannical rule of the new Sheriff. He quickly discovers that the only way to reason with this Sheriff is with bow and arrow - even if it means sacrificing his title and his lands and consigning himself to life in the forest

Sheriff Got Your Tongue? - The humiliated Sheriff storms into Locksley village, threatening dreadful revenge until Robin Hood surrenders. Robin has no choice but to give himself up. But, with the forest outlaws on his side, all is not lost.

Who Shot the Sheriff? - Robin Hood gets the blame when a mysterious sniper murders innocent people in Nottingham. Desperate to stop the killings, Robin must form an unholy alliance with the Sheriff of Nottingham. But the Sheriff has his own agenda...

Parent Hood - Robin and his men discover an abandoned baby in Sherwood Forest, moments before the Sheriff kidnaps Roy. Roy is given a dilemma: kill Robin Hood or watch his mother hang at sunrise. Who Will Roy Save? - Who does the baby belong to? And can the Outlaws really be expected to storm Nottingham Castle on two hours' sleep?

The Turk Flu - The Nottingham Fair arrives, bringing with it the lure of the silver arrow competition. But Robin must resist temptation until he has dealt with something more pressing: the Sheriff's move to buy Saracen slave labour for his lethal mine. Will he put the mine out of business and get to Nottingham in time to win the prize? Or is there a different reward in the shape of a new member of the gang?

The Taxman Cometh - Robin and his gang are not fooled when they come across a farmer named Flaxton and his son on their way to Nottingham. To their delight they discover Flaxton is really a tax inspector, whose job it is to count the mountain of tax silver currently housed in Nottingham Castle Even better, with Flaxton as their cover, entry to the castle is easy. Perhaps too easy...

Brothers - A family reunion between Allan and his long-lost brother Tom turns sour when Tom and his crooked friends tag along with the gang. Tom proves to be far more trouble than he is worth, first trying to rob Marian's house, and eventually getting himself caught by the Sheriff. Worse, Marian is in mortal danger from a murderous Gisborne. Robin must try to save Tom before helping Marian. Even if Robin can get to her in time, will she be forced to make the ultimate sacrifice to prove her innocence?

Tattoo? What Tattoo? - King Richard's birthday turns out to be a day of surprises for the gang. First Djaq is captured when they raid Gisborne's party at Locksley Manor, then Robin unexpectedly discovers a terrible secret about Gisborne which sends him spiralling out of control. Without Robin as leader, the gang fails to rescue Djaq. They need Robin to choose between helping them save her, and seeking final retribution on his enemy Gisborne.

A Thing or Two about Loyalty - Castle scientist Lambert invents explosive "black powder", but realises in the wrong hands it could be a lethal weapon. The Sheriff's are the wrong hands. Lambert has hidden his secret ledger, but the Sheriff is going to torture him until he talks. Much volunteers to get himself arrested, get into the dungeons, and help Lambert escape. But the Sheriff throws a spanner in the works by appointing Much Earl of Bonchurch. Is it some sort of trap? And even if it is, with the lovely Eve to look after him, is Lord Much going to want to escape?

Peace Off! - When Robin saves an arsonist from burning Locksley Church he unleashes a series of events culminating in the discovery of a mysterious Saracen visitor at Nottingham Castle. The gang fears there is witchcraft at play, so Robin sets out to show them that they have nothing to fear. But there's everything to fear in the true power of the forces converging on the Castle...

Dead Man Walking - A routine trip to Locksley to collect new weaponry descends into chaos when Robin and Little John witness a brutal tax collection, the capture of their bow-maker and worse - the arrest of Little John's son. Little John tries to save his son but it is a futile gesture, and within seconds he too is carted off to the castle dungeons. But fate has a hand to play, and when Alice Little joins them in prison, estranged husband and wife are temporarily reunited. But while John and Alice try to work out what's best for the future, the Sheriff cooks up a plan of his own, for a Festival of Pain - and they are the star acts...

The Return of the King - The glorious news spreads that King Richard is returning to England. For most, it hails a return to the good old days, but for Will and Allan it means a return to their lacklustre former lives. And for Robin and Marian, it means her impending marriage to Guy of Gisborne. Robin is desperate to find evidence convicting Gisborne of his crimes, while Marian sets out on one last mission as the Nightwatchman. But tragedy strikes and as the Sheriff and his men surround Robin and the gang it seems that Marian and Robin will be separated forever...

A Clue: No - Robin cannot come to terms with losing Marian. He refuses to help Edward in confronting the King, and abandons Much and the gang: his world has fallen apart. There is no point in being Robin Hood anymore. But all is not what it seems and the discovery of a terrible secret will spur Robin back into action and see the Sheriff and Gisborne defeated before the day is out...

Season 2

Sister Hood - Robin and the gang have been busy constructing their ingenious new camp, but, when Knighton Hall is razed and Marian and Edward are taken to the castle under house arrest, it's clear that the rules have changed.
As the state of Nottingham gets worse, Allan A Dale becomes agitated. He wants more and a distracted Robin cannot reassure him - he's too busy preparing to rescue two girls and their pretty mother, Rose (Sara Stewart), as well as formulating a plan to help Marian - so Allan goes AWOL, determined to make his own way in the world.
A series of events then changes everything - Allan's trickster japes land him in the castle dungeons, Rose is revealed as the Sheriff's sister and the lure of the two girls is exposed as a brilliant trap laid by the Sheriff.
The walls are closing in around the gang as the Sheriff has formulated a devastating new campaign - Shah Mat - conspiring with Prince John to overthrow King Richard. Only with the help of Marian and the outlaws can Robin defeat the Black Knights.
But, even when Robin and the outlaws escape with their lives, they are no longer safe - Allan has changed allegiance and agrees to spy for Gisborne. From now on, the heroes must rethink their strategy to take the Sheriff on at his own game.
The Booby And The Beast - In his first mission since discovering the devastating truth about operation Shah Mat, Robin launches an abortive raid on Nottingham Castle's new Strong Room. The Sheriff has stored all his Shah Mat funding in the medieval Fort Knox, but, before the Black Knights arrive to divide up the silver, he's preparing a final big deposit.
Having underestimated the Strong Room's array of deadly traps, Robin rethinks his strategy - resolving to track down the original Strong Room designers who have been mutilated, by order of the Sheriff, to prevent them leaking the secrets behind their brilliant designs. With the help of now-blind designer Steven, Robin and his men build up a picture of the Strong Room mechanics and practice how to beat it.
Meanwhile, in the Castle, Gisborne has ordered Marian to pander to every whim of the high-roller Prince Frederick of Hanheim (Dexter Fletcher - Hotel Babylon), who has arrived to play in the casino. In fact, the Sheriff has no intention of losing to this Bavarian Count, and, when outraged Frederick learns the Sheriff's plan to fleece him using crooked dice in the casino, Marian gains a vital ally. For Frederick is not the booby the Sheriff initially thought, and, together with Robin and the gang, they formulate a plan to rob the Strong Room.
All Frederick must do is lose, but he ends up winning. Things aren't looking so good for Robin in the Strong Room, either. Traitor Allan has leaked information about Robin's attempt on the Strong Room and Gisborne has ordered modifications.
Child Hood - When a group of boys accidentally stumbles on Gisborne's weapons-testing site, all but one is taken prisoner. The resourceful escapee, Daniel (Adam J Brown), is able to elude Gisborne's men and runs to Robin to raise the alarm. Robin is horrified to discover that Gisborne has developed an indestructible new suit of armour, made of special Damascus steel - an army wearing this armour would easily defeat King Richard and must be stopped!
Gisborne has taken the boys back to Locksley Manor where the Sheriff orders that they be hanged. Luckily, Robin and his gang arrive in the nick of time. What's more, Robin cleverly steals the impressive black diamond, used to create the Damascus steel. But disaster strikes and Daniel is captured during the scramble.
The Sheriff immediately demands an exchange - Robin can have Daniel back if he hands over the black diamond. Robin's priority is rescuing Daniel and he and the gang decide that they will agree to the exchange and, once made, they will then torch Locksley and melt the black diamond once and for all.
Marian learns of Daniel's capture and puts a plan into action. Feigning interest in seeing Gisborne, she requests a night pass from the Sheriff. She doctors the document so that the signature can be mistaken as a release for Daniel. Marian runs her plan past Robin as she needs one of the outlaws to pose as a guard and take Daniel. To everyone's surprise, Allan volunteers, but he only sees it as a brilliant opportunity to leak Robin's plan to Gisborne.
Once Gisborne is forewarned of Robin's plan, he arms himself to the hilt, donning his indestructible suit of armour. Now a rescue attempt is virtually impossible and Robin must think fast if he's to save a boy's life and stop a vital part of the Sheriff's war machine.
The Angel Of Death - The Sheriff and his sinister scientist, Joseph (Ralf Little - The Royle Family), are testing a chemical weapon on a street in Nottingham Town and blaming the ill effects on the Pestilence. But Dan Scarlett (Sean Murray), who is in town to visit his son Will, knows it is not the pestilence at all.
Dan wants Will to become his apprentice and run the family's carpentry business, but Will is frustrated that his father is blind to the good work he does as an outlaw. Father and son bicker about what's best for Will - but tragically fail to resolve their dispute before the Sheriff murders Dan for speaking out against the suspected poisoning.
Now Robin realises that the Sheriff is up to something and resolves to track down the source of the poison before more innocent people die. Bravely plunging into the heart of "pestilence" territory, the outlaws work tirelessly to soothe the sick - little realising that the strange helper from Leicester is none other than Joseph (Ralf Little)!
Worse still, Robin believes Will has returned to Scarborough when, in fact, he's headed straight for the Castle to punish the Sheriff for his act. With lives at stake, Robin must track down the source of the poison in time. But what will he do when he realises that Will is intent on avenging his father's death at any cost?
Ducking and Diving - A horrified Robin realises that his plan to capture the Sheriff's spy, Henry of Lewes (David Bamber), has failed because he has a traitor in his gang. Fearing for Marian's safety in the castle, Robin sets about rooting out the turncoat. His only clue is supplied by Marian: the spy's meeting place is located at the Trip To Jerusalem Inn, where the traitor outlaw sells his secrets to Gisborne.
With two missions to complete Robin is relieved when Henry of Lewes arrives at the castle unconscious, his vital information about the King's landing sites remaining a mystery. Robin infiltrates the castle to silence Henry, but help arrives in the shape of harridan wise-woman Matilda (Josie Lawrence), tasked by the Sheriff to nurse Henry to health. Asking Robin to look after her heavily pregnant daughter, Matilda promises that she'll silence Henry using special herbs, but doesn't bargain upon the Sheriff making the connection with Robin Hood and putting her life in mortal peril...
Robin returns to the forest with Matilda's daughter, to a confused and hurt gang: they resent being suspected of treachery and it takes all of Robin's leadership skills to rally his outlaws into helping Rosa.
But then Marian arrives, reporting that Matilda is about to be tried for witchcraft. The race is on to rescue her before she drowns. Can Robin trust his gang to save the lives at stake as well as silencing Henry? As Robin well knows, there is a spy in his gang who needs catching before this day is out.
For England...! - The Sheriff's Black Knights gather at the castle to attend a feast and declare their allegiance to Prince John by signing the Great Pact of Nottingham. With the outlaws disguised as entertainers, Robin infiltrates the castle to join forces with the only man who can stop them: former Sheriff Edward's old ally and Black Knight, the Sheriff of Winchester (Denis Lawson). Winchester's territory is key to the Sheriff's Shah Mat plan that will apprehend a homecoming King Richard at the southern ports.
Once Robin is satisfied he has convinced Winchester to stand up to the Sheriff, he sends the outlaws on a diversionary mission and writes a farewell letter to Marian. Preparing to make his greatest sacrifice alone for King Richard and England, Robin hopes to finish Shah Mat once and for all by killing all the Black Knights.
As Robin enters the feast disguised as a Black Knight, he's in for a terrible shock: Winchester is revealed to be corrupt and has double-crossed Robin, lining him up for the Sheriff to kill. With Marian added as a sweetener to his deal, Winchester has set Robin up. Surrounded by a roomful of enemies, Robin faces certain death alone. Only with the help of his outlaw gang can he hope to fight for his life...
Show Me The Money - Robin is determined to get hold of the Great Pact of Nottingham, written proof of the Sheriff's treason. So when lovelorn knight John of York (John Hopkins) and his chest of silver pass by Robin and the gang, and the Knight begs the outlaws to take pity on him and save his girl, Robin formulates a plan.
The Knight is sent off not only with his money, but the gang's too. For Robin intends to rob everything back once it reaches the castle by using York's silver to locate where the Sheriff's treasure - including the Pact - is hidden.
As the outlaws gather at the castle shadowing York's chest, fate is about to deal a devastating blow in the form of Gisborne's new right-hand man, Allan A Dale. While Marian tends to Edward in the dungeons she overhears Allan earning his keep by giving all of the outlaws' secret entrances away. Once Robin realises that Marian's under threat too, he decides that England can wait: Marian needs saving!
Edward, meanwhile, is spurred to action: if the Pact offers irrefutable evidence of Prince John's treason, then he resolves to do all he can to retrieve it. Escaping his dungeon, he locates the Pact of Nottingham in the Sheriff's secret safe.
But, as Marian prevents Robin from silencing Allan, Edward is discovered escaping Nottingham and concealing the pact - with tragic and life-changing consequences for Marian...
Get Carter - Marian wakes up in Sherwood Forest on the first day of the rest of her life as an outlaw with Robin and his gang. Surprising everyone with a new energy and recklessness, however, she jeopardises the gang's mission to bring aid to Clun Village after it's ransacked by the Sheriff's men.
The outlaws think their luck is in when Clun's new avenging hero, Carter (Joseph Kennedy) - a fearless ex-Crusade fighter - arrives in the nick of time to help them all out. Unfortunately, Carter just happens to be the Sheriff's hired assassin, and the ransacking of Clun village has been staged to allow Carter access to Robin. A man with a mortal hatred for all things Robin Hood, Carter is tasked to infiltrate the camp and retrieve the Pact of Nottingham.
Carter's act is flawless, and he earns the gratitude of the outlaws - they even take him back to camp to help him with his injuries. However, everyone seems to be too busy squabbling about the new dynamics in the gang to notice they have an assass