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Starring
Richard Greene (as Robin Hood),
Bernadette O' Farrell (as Maid Marian),
Alan
Wheatley (as Sheriff of Nottingham),
Alexander Gauge (as Friar Tuck),
Archie Duncan (as Little John)
Season 1 (CBS-US) (ITV-UK) (1955-56)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
references:
TV Guide (US) / TV Times (UK) / Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive
###### The Adventures of Robin Hood #########
############# season 1 1955-56 ###############
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CBS Mondays 7:30 pm Eastern (39 episodes)
1.01 [--] Robin Hood: THE COMING OF ROBIN HOOD
Prod. no. 1 / 26Sep55 CBS
cast
Ian Hunter ......... Sir Richard
Robin of Locksley arrives home after several years
fighting in the Holy Land with King Richard and finds
his estate has been seized
1.02 [--] Robin Hood: THE MONEYLENDER (V)
Prod. no. 2 /
3Oct55 CBS
Associate Producer Sidney Cole
Directed by Ralph Smart
cast:
Alan Wheatley ...... The Sheriff of Nottingham (recurring)
Alfie Bass ......... Edgar
Leo McKern ......... Herbert of Doncaster
Kenneth Edwards .... Hawkins
John Drake ......... Howard Fitzwilliam
Willoughby Gray .... Nailer
Gabriel Toyne ...... Old Man Driver
other credits:
Screenplay by Ian Larkin and Eric Heath
Director of Photography Gerald Gibbs
Assistant Director Christopher Noble
1.03 [--] Robin Hood: DEAD OR ALIVE
Prod. no. 3 /
10Oct55 CBS
This episode introduces Little John.
1.04 [--] Robin Hood: FRIAR TUCK
Prod. no. 4 /
17Oct55 CBS
1.05 [--] Robin Hood: MAID MARIAN
Prod. no. 5 / 24Oct55 CBS
1.06 [--] Robin Hood: THE INQUISTOR
Prod. no. 6 / 7May56 CBS
1.07 [--] Robin Hood: A GUEST FOR THE GALLOWS
Prod. no. 11 / 31Oct55 CBS
1.08 [--] Robin Hood: THE CHALLENGE
Prod. no. 8 / 7Nov55 CBS
9Mar58 [uk] ABC North-Midlands
Directed by Ralph Spart
regulars
AW, BO'F, AG, AD, IH
Guest Cast:
Patricia Burke ............ Leonia
John Drake ................ Simon
The Sheriff of Nottingham has laid siege to Sir Richard's
castle, wherein lie Robin, Little John, Friar Tuck and
Marian. Sir Richard's larder is rapidly being depleted
by his "guests" and he is desperate to lift the siege.
1.09 [--] Robin Hood: QUEEN ELEANOR
Prod. no. 9 / 14Nov55 CBS
The Mother Queen, who's no pushover, is on a
crusade collecting money for King Richard, and the sheriff
must see to it that no money leaves England.
1.10 [--] Robin Hood: CHECKMATE
Prod. no. 10 /
21Nov55 CBS
cast:
Leslie Phillips
1.11 [--] Robin Hood: THE ORDEAL
Prod. no. 12 / 28Nov55 CBS
cast:
Alfie Bass
1.12 [--] Robin Hood: A HUSBAND FOR MARIAN
Prod. no. 13 /
5Dec55 CBS
1.13 [--] Robin Hood: THE HIGHLANDER
Prod. no. 14 /
12Dec55 CBS
cast
Hugh McDermot
1.14 [--] Robin Hood: THE YOUNGEST OUTLAW
Prod. no. 15 /
19Dec55 CBS
cast
Peter Asher
1.15 [--] Robin Hood: THE BETROTHAL
Prod. no. 16 /
26Dec55 CBS
1.16 [--] Robin Hood: THE ALCHEMIST
Prod. no. 17 /
2Jan56 CBS
1.17 [--] Robin Hood: THE JONGLEUR
Prod. no. 18 /
9Jan56 CBS
1.18 [--] Robin Hood: THE BROTHERS
Prod. no. 19 /
16Jan56 CBS
1.19 [--] Robin Hood: THE INTRUDERS
Prod. no. 20 / 23Jan56
1.20 [--] Robin Hood: THE SHERIFF'S BOOTS
Prod. no. 21 / 30Jan56
1.21 [--] Robin Hood: ERRAND OF MERCY
Prod. no. 22 / 6Feb56 CBS
(French titles on "Bravo" version)
1.22 [--] Robin Hood: THE VANDALS
Prod. no. 23 / 13Feb56 CBS
1.23 [--] Robin Hood: RICHARD THE LIONHEART
Prod. no. 24 / 20Feb56 CBS
1.24 [--] Robin Hood: LADIES OF SHERWOOD
Prod. no. 25 / 27Feb56 CBS
The sheriff bans men from entering Sherwood in order to
protect alleged criminals from escaping before their executions.
Robin, believing the innocence of one of the prisoners, dresses
up as a woman to gain entrance.
1.25 [--] Robin Hood: WILL SCARLETT
Prod. no. 26 / 5Mar56 CBS
1.26 [--] Robin Hood: THE DESERTED CASTLE
Prod. no. 27 /
12Mar56 CBS
Directed by Bernard Knowles
cast
Jill Esmond
Archie Duncan
Bernadette O'Farrell
Alexander Gauge
Alan Wheatley
Ronald Howard
John Stuart
John Longden
Colin Tapley
Simone Lovell
Robin dresses up as the Sheriff of Nottingham to foil the
plot of some envoys from Philippe of France.
1.27 [--] Robin Hood: THE MISER
Prod. no. 28 /
19Mar56 CBS
Laurence Naismith
1.28 [--] Robin Hood: TRIAL BY BATTLE
Prod. no. 29 /
26Mar56 CBS
1.29 [--] Robin Hood: CHILDREN OF THE GREENWOOD
Prod. no. 30 /
2Apr56 CBS
cast
Peter Asher ....... Oswald
Jane Asher ........ Alice
1.30 [--] Robin Hood: THE MAY QUEEN
Prod. no. 31 /
9Apr56 CBS
1.31 [--] Robin Hood: THE WANDERER
Prod. no. 32 /
16Apr56 [us] CBS
11Oct56 [uk] ATV London
4Mar61 [uk] ATV London, Sat 5:00 pm (repeat)
Screenplay by Albert G. Ruben
Directed by Bernard Knowles
cast:
Karel Stepanek ....... Joseph of Cordoba
Alexander Gauge
Alan Wheatley
John Longdon ......... Sir Walter de Lys
Willoughby Gray ...... First healer
John Dearth .......... Second healer
Victor Woolf ......... Edward
Arthur Skinner ....... Drunk
Paula Byrne .......... Edward's wife
Joseph, a healer, cures Sir Walter by unconventional means,
so annoying the other healers in Nottingham - and that's
when the trouble starts.
1.32 [--] Robin Hood: THE BYZANTINE TREASURE
Prod. no. 33 /
23Apr56 CBS
1.33 [--] Robin Hood: SECRET MISSION
Prod. no. 34 /
30Apr56 CBS
In order to transfer valuables through Sherwood Forest,
an official sends a man pretending to be poor ahead of
him, hoping Robin will rob the official and give the wealth to
the imposter.
1.34 [--] Robin Hood: TABLES TURNED
Prod. no. 35 /
14May56 CBS
1.35 [--] Robin Hood: THE TRAITOR
Prod. no. 36 /
21May56 CBS
1.36 [--] Robin Hood: THE THORKILL GHOST
Prod. no. 37 /
28May56 CBS
A Halloween episode, and one of the best in the series.
Robin tries to prove to a man who claims a ghost in an
English castle killed his father that no such ghost
exists.
1.37 [--] Robin Hood: THE KNIGHT WHO CAME TO DINNER
Prod. no. 7 / 4Jun56 CBS
4Jan62 [uk] Tyne-Tees, Thur 5:25 pm
A penniless knight, Sir Richard of the Lea, a guest at the
outlaws dinner table in the forest, explains to Robin that
he mortgaged his estate a year ago to an abbot. Now, since
he cannot pay, he is on his way to the abbey to plead for
more time.
1.38 [--] Robin Hood: THE WAGER
Prod. no. 38 /
11Jun56 CBS
1.39 [--] Robin Hood: THE PRISONER
Prod. no. 39 /
9Jul56 CBS
###### The Adventures of Robin Hood ##########
############# end of season 1 ################
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