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........>>>>>>>>>>>.....*****........ROBIN HOOD........*****.........<<<<<<<<<<<<<.................BBC1..............>>>>>>>>>>>>>

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RTKangaMummy · 05/10/2006 14:12

SATURDAY 07 OCTOBER

Drama

Robin Hood

7:05pm - 7:50pm

BBC1 London & South East

VIDEO Plus+: 502113
Subtitles, audio description, widescreen

Adapted by Dominic Minghella

1/13 - Will You Tolerate This?

Drama series which gives a contemporary feel to the classic Robin Hood legend. Robin of Locksley heads home from the Crusades to find his people starving and brutalised under the tyrannical rule of the new Sheriff of Nottingham. He quickly discovers that the only way to reason with him is with bow and arrow, even if it means sacrificing his title and his lands and consigning himself to life in the forest.

Robin Hood - Jonas Armstrong

Marian - Lucy Griffiths

Guy of Gisborne - Richard Armitage

Sheriff of Nottingham - Keith Allen

Little John - Gordon Kennedy

Much - Sam Troughton

Allan A Dale - Joe Armstrong

Will Scarlett - Harry Lloyd

Roy - William Beck

Edward - Michael Elwyn

Forrest - Mark Bagnall

Hanton - Josh Cole

Dan Scarlett - Sean Murray

Luke Scarlett - Jonathan Readwin

Benedict Giddens - Josef Altin

Jeffrey - John Ramm

Thornton - John Carlisle

Fuller - Adam Smethurst

Sarah - Bethany Turner

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MamaGhoul · 05/10/2006 14:13

oh this looks great, I'm looking forward to this.

JackieNoHeadJustABloodyStump · 05/10/2006 14:14

I'm looking forward to it too - wonder if it will be suitable for DD, who's 6, almost 7.

BettyBatShapedSpaghetti · 05/10/2006 14:17

Jackie, my DD is the same age and wants to watch it. Trouble is she gets scared by the silliest things and has nightmares about cartoons so I was wondering this too.

ScreamandYellowFeathers · 05/10/2006 14:18

Oooh I didn't know about this. Dh will love it.
Thanks Kanga!

peegeeweegeeWITCH · 05/10/2006 14:37

DS (7) really wants to watch this too.... he has been suffering Dr Who withdrawel symptoms so I hope Robin Hood is the perfect remedy!!

I remember watching Robin Hood when I was younger - the one with Michael Praed - and loving it....

Roll on saturday!!!

bluesky · 05/10/2006 15:38

keith allenis going to be such a great baddy!

Great bbc1 sat eve telly for autumn, snuggle up with ds's for robin hood and then make them watch strictly dancing with me!!

ScareyCaligulaCorday · 05/10/2006 15:46

Oh dear it clashes with the x factor

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RTKangaMummy · 05/10/2006 15:57

It is going to be deffo brill IMHO

Watch ITV on sunday everything is repeated

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RTKangaMummy · 05/10/2006 23:25
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RTKangaMummy · 06/10/2006 18:51
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Bomper · 06/10/2006 20:17

Can't wait for this!! For some reason the bloke that plays Robin, reminds me of Charlie from Lost!!

popsycal · 06/10/2006 20:24

second the charlie from lost thing

ds1 who is just 4 wants to watch it....wonder if it will be suitable (or if he will actually manage to stay awake!)

marthamoo · 06/10/2006 20:26

Definitely watching this - will record it though and make sure it's OK for the kids to watch.

popsycal · 06/10/2006 20:29

good idea martha!
wont remind ds1 but will record

roisin · 06/10/2006 21:29

Am I the only person who will be completely ignoring Robin, and just watching out to catch any and all glimpses of Guy of Gisborne (Richard Armitage - played John Thornton in North and South)

wook · 06/10/2006 22:38

No, me too, am counting hours till the smouldering lovegod that is RA graces the screen again

roisin · 07/10/2006 02:28

18 hrs to go ... is that why I can't sleep?!

roisin · 07/10/2006 20:28

The boys loved it, and I enjoyed RA
He makes a good baddie, doesn't he?

Gingerbear · 07/10/2006 20:36

agree roisin, he is lush.
Keith Allen is playing a corking sheriff.
Will be setting sky+ for the next episode.

marthamoo · 08/10/2006 00:11

Didn't like it. Didn't like the whooshy arrow noise with the subtitling. Didn't like the Page 3 girl stylee make up. Didn't like Marian and her thick neck - she is so not pretty enough. Didn't like the Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon type slow-mo fight scenes.

And how wooden were some of those actors? Woodener than a wooden thing.

Guy of Gisburne is quite cute and Keith Allen, while no Alan Rickman, doesn't make a bad stab at the Sheriff of Nottingham but...nah...felt it was more suited for CBBC than prime time, adult/child crossover, Saturday night TV.

Really disappointed.

sockmonkey · 08/10/2006 14:41

I am still trying to decide about this one. I did enjoy the man candy. Thinking of becoming an outlaw

Marrion was a bit of an odd choice I agree, and it did feel a bit "modern" IYKWIM

Still, It'll do till doctor who comes back on. Will see how it pans out. I hate to jugde something on the first episode.

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RTKangaMummy · 08/10/2006 14:42

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WATCH

BBC1

4.10pm

TODAY

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Gingerbear · 08/10/2006 17:58

just seen bits of it kanga,
Marian is no swan-necked Audrey Hepburn is she? (poor girl)

pudding77 · 08/10/2006 19:14

Thanks Roisin, for saying who Richard Armitage was - it's been driving me mad since last night!! I thought it was ok, not great.

wook · 08/10/2006 19:51

Thought it was OK, will persevere just for Guy of Gisbourne if nothing else