"The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1955)TV series 1955-1960

Writer:

Robert Lees (writer)
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

26 September 1955 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Family

Plot:

A long-running series of adventures featuring Robin of Locksley--Robin Hood--and his group of Sherwood-Forest-based freedom fighters...

Plot Keywords:

Swashbuckler | Robin Hood | Kids And Family | Character Name In Title

Cast

Richard Greene	...	Robin Hood / ... (143 episodes, 1955-1960)
Victor Woolf	...	Derwent / ... (110 episodes, 1955-1960)
Archie Duncan	...	Little John (105 episodes, 1955-1960)
Alexander Gauge	...	Friar Tuck / ... (89 episodes, 1955-1960)
Alan Wheatley	...	Sheriff of Nottingham (80 episodes, 1955-1960)
Paul Eddington	...	Will Scarlett / ... (64 episodes, 1956-1960)

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Series Directed by
Terry Bishop		(35 episodes, 1956-1960)
Bernard Knowles		(19 episodes, 1955-1959)
Ralph Smart		(19 episodes, 1955-1956)
Robert Day		(12 episodes, 1957-1960)
Peter Seabourne		(12 episodes, 1958-1960)
Terence Fisher		(11 episodes, 1956-1957)
Anthony Squire		(8 episodes, 1957-1960)
Don Chaffey		(7 episodes, 1957-1958)
Lindsay Anderson		(5 episodes, 1956-1957)
Gordon Parry		(5 episodes, 1960)
Daniel Birt		(4 episodes, 1955)
Peter Maxwell		(4 episodes, 1958)
Arthur Crabtree		(2 episodes, 1956)
Gerard Bryant		(2 episodes, 1958)
Compton Bennett		(2 episodes, 1960)

Series Writing credits
Eric Heath		(14 episodes, 1955-1956)
John Dyson		(13 episodes, 1955-1958)
Anne Rodney		(8 episodes, 1955-1957)
Paul Symonds		(8 episodes, 1955-1957)
Ralph Smart		(8 episodes, 1956-1957)
Leon Griffiths		(8 episodes, 1957-1960)
Neil R. Collins		(7 episodes, 1956-1958)
Michael Connor		(6 episodes, 1957-1959)
Basil Dawson		(6 episodes, 1957-1958)
Howard Dimsdale		(5 episodes, 1958-1960)
Ring Lardner Jr.		(4 episodes, 1957-1958)
Leslie Poynton		(4 episodes, 1957-1958)
Sidney Wells		(4 episodes, 1957-1958)
Philip Bolsover		(4 episodes, 1958-1960)
Louis Marks		(4 episodes, 1958-1960)
James Carhardt		(3 episodes, 1957)
Milton Schlesinger		(3 episodes, 1957)
Ian McLellan Hunter		(3 episodes, 1958)
Jan Read		(3 episodes, 1959-1960)
Raymond Bowers		(3 episodes, 1960)
Alan Hackney		(3 episodes, 1960)
Lawrence McClellan		(2 episodes, 1955-1956)
James Aldridge		(2 episodes, 1956-1957)
Arthur Behr		(2 episodes, 1956)
Alan Moreland		(2 episodes, 1957)
Robert Lees		(unknown episodes)
Adrian Scott		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Sidney Cole	....	producer / associate producer (92 episodes, 1955-1960)
Hannah Weinstein	....	executive producer (92 episodes, 1955-1960)
Thelma Connell	....	associate producer (35 episodes, 1957-1960)

Series Original Music by
Edwin Astley		(67 episodes, 1955-1957)
Albert Elms		(23 episodes, 1956-1960)
Sidney Russell		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Ken Hodges		(47 episodes, 1956-1960)
Gerald Gibbs		(26 episodes, 1955-1957)
Michael Reed		(14 episodes, 1957-1958)
Ernest Palmer		(3 episodes, 1957)
Robert Navarro		(2 episodes, 1957-1958)

Series Film Editing by
Joan Warwick		(17 episodes, 1956-1960)
Harry Booth		(15 episodes, 1955-1956)
Lee Doig		(10 episodes, 1957-1958)
Thelma Connell		(6 episodes, 1955-1957)
Peter Seabourne		(5 episodes, 1955-1956)
David Hawkins		(5 episodes, 1956)
Maurice Rootes		(5 episodes, 1957)
Peter Rolfe Johnson		(4 episodes, 1959-1960)
Bill Lewthwaite		(2 episodes, 1955)
Inman Hunter		(2 episodes, 1956)

Series Production Design by
Peter Proud		(21 episodes, 1955-1957)

Series Art Direction by
Peter Proud		(42 episodes, 1955-1957)
John Blezard		(22 episodes, 1956-1960)
Peter Mullins		(17 episodes, 1957-1958)

Series Makeup Department
Wally Schneiderman	....	makeup supervisor / makeup artist (52 episodes, 1955-1960)
Eileen Bates	....	hair stylist / hairdresser (24 episodes, 1955-1957)
Bill Griffiths	....	hair stylist / hairdresser (21 episodes, 1955-1956)
Betty Sherriff	....	hair stylist (5 episodes, 1956)

Series Production Management
Harold Buck	....	production manager / production supervisor / ... (62 episodes, 1956-1960)
George Mills	....	production supervisor / production manager (39 episodes, 1955-1956)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chris Noble	....	assistant director (49 episodes, 1955-1957)

Series Art Department
William Kellner	....	art supervisor (5 episodes, 1956)

Series Sound Department
H.C. Pearson	....	sound (89 episodes, 1955-1960)
Michael Deeley	....	dubbing editor (33 episodes, 1955-1956)
Freddie Cook	....	dubbing editor (10 episodes, 1956-1957)
Harry Booth	....	dubbing editor (6 episodes, 1955-1956)

Series Stunts
Gabriel Toyne	....	fight director (1 episode, 1957)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Noel Rowland	....	camera operator (52 episodes, 1955-1960)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Brenda Gardner	....	wardrobe / wardrobe supervisor (50 episodes, 1955-1957)

Series Editorial Department
Thelma Connell	....	supervising editor / editorial supervisor (39 episodes, 1955-1957)
Maurice Rootes	....	editorial supervisor / supervising editor (8 episodes, 1957)

Series Other crew
Albert G. Ruben	....	script supervisor / story editor / ... (73 episodes, 1955-1957)
Joanna Busby	....	continuity (36 episodes, 1955-1956)
Peggy Phillips	....	script supervisor (16 episodes, 1957-1958)
Olga Marshall	....	continuity (9 episodes, 1956)
Barbara Thomas	....	continuity (4 episodes, 1956)
Kathryn Dawes	....	script supervisor (4 episodes, 1957)
Richard Greene	....	production associate (3 episodes, 1959-1960)
Raymond Bowers	....	script supervisor (2 episodes, 1959-1960)

Production Companies

• Incorporated Television Company (ITC)
• Sapphire Films
• Yeoman Films Ltd.

Distributors

• Independent Television (ITV) (1955) (UK) (TV) (original airing)
• CBS Television (1955-1958) (USA) (TV) (original US airing)
• EDI Video (2000) (USA) (VHS)
• Alpha Video Distributors (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Reel Media International (2004) (USA) (VHS)
• Reel Media International (2007) (worldwide) (all media)
• Mill Creek Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Robin Hood

Runtime:

30 min (143 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

UK:PG (all episodes) | USA:Approved

Filming Locations:

Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UK

Company:

Incorporated Television Company (ITC)

Trivia:

Paul Eddington played more than twenty different parts before being given the regular role of Will Scarlet.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 100 Greatest Kids TV Shows (2001) (TV)

One of my favourite TV shows

along with "Long John Silver". This was one my sisters and I never missed when I was a kid. Robin was brave and dashing and Maid Marion was beautiful. The evil Sheriff of Nottingham was a real meany and was well played. I also have a good memory of Friar Tuck and Little John. Kevin Costner's portrayal of Robin in "Robin Hood Prince of Thieves" pales in comparison to Richard Greene's. The theme song is still firmly fixed in my memory, complete with those French horns. Lots of sword fights and daring escapes from the Sheriff's clutches made this a family favourite. I haven't seen any of the episodes since the early 60's but would dearly love to see them again.