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Robin Hood - the hooded man. It's coming back!

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AuntieStella · 30/06/2016 12:30

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36323768

"For many people of a certain age the ITV programme was a must-watch"

I'm one of them!

Michael Praed is only going to be a 'spectral voice' though (pity)

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AuntieStella · 30/06/2016 12:47

For those too young to remember, this is Michael Praed in his prime

Robin Hood - the hooded man.  It's coming back!
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Clayhead · 30/06/2016 14:41

He was lovely! The music too...

EdithWeston · 30/06/2016 16:51

The music was by Clannad

TheHiphopopotamus · 01/07/2016 12:59

Oh man, I used to love this! Michael Praed was probably one of my very first crushes (along with Bo Duke Grin)

It was a class but of telly.

gingerboy1912 · 01/07/2016 20:47

Omg I loved this program and the music, I had a massive crush on Ray Winston.

MitzyLeFrouf · 01/07/2016 20:54

Oh the music reeeally takes me back to being about 8 years old. We loved this programme. Didn't Michael have lovely layered hair for an outlaw? Grin

ABCAlwaysBeCunting · 01/07/2016 20:56

I remember the Norman soldiers being really inept Grin

I was obsessed with this programme as a kid. It ended up with me developing a big interest in history and British mythology.

MitzyLeFrouf · 01/07/2016 20:59

Oh the memories!

mineallmine · 04/07/2016 21:02

Ooh, Michael Praed was my first crush too. Remember him later as the prince in Dynasty? Dreadful stuff!!

Religieuse · 04/07/2016 21:09

I adored this series, though I thought Jason Connery was rather less beautiful than Michael Praed - and my main crush was on a young, angry Ray Winstone. Though the best scenes were the incredibly homoerotic and demented ones involving the Sheriff of Nottingham and Guy of Gisbourne who seemed to be having a fairly tormented love affair while chewing scenery Grin. Sadly, the rather lovely actor who played Guy of Gisbourne died young.

If you've ever come across a blooper reel for it (maybe on Youtube?), it's hilarious. They seem to have had a whale of a time running around in a rainy wood failing to shoot arrows and with farting horses.

WhoTheFuckIsSimon · 04/07/2016 21:10

I loved the tv show so much. I had the clannad album and saw them live in the late 80s.

fairycakecentral · 05/07/2016 05:58

I'm another one whose first crush was Michael Praed. I adored him and stopped watching when Jason Connery took over the role.

I've seen Michael praed a few times one the Wright Stuff - no more crushes on him now, he comes across a bit too in love with his own voice for my liking.

Fontella · 05/07/2016 08:19

Nice article - he sounds like a very down to earth unpretentious bloke.

www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-02-24/michael-praed-robin-of-sherwood-holds-up-but-i-imagine-if-you-watched-dynasty-now-youd-wet-yourself-laughing

Religieuse · 05/07/2016 11:27

Who knew there were Robin of Sherwood fan conventions, for a show that lasted only three short-ish seasons in the mid-1980s???

I always thought replacing Michael Praed with quite such a blonde, surfer-y Robin was a bit of a mistake - he always looked a bit unlikely and shampoo ad-ish crawling through a grubby forest. Mind you, I suppose at least they wrote the original Robin out properly and produced a reason why there's suddenly a new Robin - given that this was the era of US soap characters just waking up in the morning being played by a different actor. There were at least two Miss Ellies in Dallas and two Fallons in Dynasty/The Colbys.

TinklyLittleLaugh · 05/07/2016 11:31

Yes Jason Connery was no Michael Praed.

I remember thinking as a kid "Why does Will Scarlett seem more real than the others?" Saw a rerun as an adult and realised he was played by Ray Winstone who can actually act.

GoEasyPudding · 06/07/2016 17:25

Great link and find Auntiestella

This was my all time fav show as a kid. I had a crush on the first Robin, then Guy of Gisbourne but like other posters above it was Will Scarlet that was my greatest love. I agree Tinkly we may have been responding to Ray Winstone's rather superior acting ability though looking at it now!

I became obsessed with this show and really got into history because of it. It gave me a huge boost at school as I would put extra effort into history class and creative writing.

Anyone still want to own an Albion sword of their own?

(Feeling a bit sad its not a new TV show with the same spooky feel and similar music)

GoEasyPudding · 06/07/2016 17:27

Can I just add that I still have the novelizations on my shelf...including the "choose your own adventure" style ones.

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