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S2 E29 The black five

Action & Adventure

TV-PG

25 minutes

Sep 25, 1955

Robin and the Sheriff declare a temporary truce to rid the country of the monstrous Duke DeMoreville, a murderous psychopath that the terrified citizenry refers to as "The Hangman of Leicester."Featuring: Richard Greene, Bernadette O'Farrell, Alan Wheatley, Archie Duncan, Patrick Cargill, Anthony Squire, Michael Sayers, Hannah Weinstein

Season 2, 39 Episodes

The Adventures of Robin Hood - A Village Wooing

A Village Wooing,

Robin Hood is as loyal as they come, always looking out for his fellow outcasts. When he comes across a particularly endearing one, he and his men help this stowaway escape a life of servitude.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - The Scientist

The Abbot entrusts Friar Tuck with the safe escort of master of science Albertus of Oxford, a man wanted by Prince John to construct a destructive device. The Sheriff pursues Albertus as well.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - Blackmail

A wine merchant overhears overhears an important conversation between Robin and Lady Marian, and threatens to expose their plan to intercede in Prince John's visit to Nottingham.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - A year and a day

A year and a day,

Robin Hood comes of the aid of a surgeon attempting to escape serfdom. While treating Little John, the surgeon comes dangerously close to being found by the Sheriff and returned to bondage.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - The goldmaker

Sir Richard has found himself in debt and entangled with an alchemist named Lepidus. Worried for their comrade, Robin and Marian must help Sir Richard untangle his finances and evade the Sheriff.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - The imposters

Robin Hood and Maid Marian come to the aid of Lady Pomfret, who has required the help of an imposter in order to keep her estate after losing her husband to the Crusades.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - Ransom

When the heavily taxed villagers must also raise the 500-crown ransom for the Count's son, they turn to Robin for help. Guy Quentin reveals the reason for the ransom, and Robin turns the tables.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - Isabella

Prince John plans to marry Princess Isabella. Princess Avice of Gloucester, Prince John's wife, secretly summons Robin to the Tower of London with the hopes that he will stop their impending divorce.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - The Hero

The murder of a tax collector in an impoverished village makes a wrongly accused stranger—a petty thief named Mark—a local hero. Mark seeks protection amidst Robin's band of merry men.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - The Haunted Mill

The Haunted Mill,

Believing his mill to be haunted, a local baker seeks Robin Hood's help. Robin comes to believe that other, less paranormal forces may be at play when the cutthroat Sir William comes to the mill.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - The Black Patch

The Black Patch,

Sir Dunston of Travers arrives in Sherwood to set a trap for Robin. Dunston tells Marian of his plan, not aware she is a friend of Robin. She must warn Robin without revealing her true identity.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - Outlaw Money

With the help of Henry the minter, Robin Hood and his men try to help the over-taxed denizens but find themselves in trouble with the Sheriff when his new minter begins making impure coinage.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - The Friar's Pilgrimage

The Friar's Pilgrimage,

Friar Tuck and Robin Hood make a journey to Canterbury, where they discover a web of local corruption. After saving a young woman from drowning as an accused witch, they uncover a plot by the Count.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - The Trap

With Tom O'Gaunt locked in the Sheriff's dungeon, a new outlaw joins the ranks of the merry men. Suddenly, rumors of Robin's true alliances begin to surface and a chalice is found in his belongings.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - Hubert

The merry men capture a knight who turns out to be looking for them. Their captive, Sir Hubert seeks Robin's help to reunite him with his true love, Rowena, before she is married off to another man.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - The dream

Maid Marian has a premonition that Robin is in grave danger. Initially Robin scoffs at the information, but events soon show that Marian may be more right than anyone could have imagined.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - The Blackbird

Little John is captured by the Sheriff's men, and the Sheriff decides quickly to hang him as an example. Unfortunately, the Sheriff cannot find anyone willing to be the hangman.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - The Shell Game

The Shell Game,

A con man joins Robin's group. Although he is not well liked, Robin sees potential in his skill set to plan a daring robbery of the Queen's jewels. Little John, however, is suspicious of the con man.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - The Final Tax

Friar Tuck has a plan to do away with a burdensome property tax that the nobles have placed on the poor serfs, but he needs the help of Robin and his men to put his plan into action.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - Ambush

A young prince, who is the rightful heir to the throne of England, has fallen into the clutches of his uncle, the evil Prince John. Robin and his men set out to develop a plan to rescue the young boy.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - The Bandit of Brittany

The Bandit of Brittany,

Robin Hood and Friar Tuck escort the young Prince Arthur and his mother to the safety of France, only to be captured by the self proclaimed Robin Hood of France, who plans to hold Arthur for ransom.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - The goldmaker's return

The goldmaker's return,

Lepidus, a somewhat hapless alchemist, announces that he has found a way to turn lead into gold. The Sheriff, dubious of his claim, threatens him with execution if his plan doesn't succeed.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - Flight from France

Flight from France,

While on a secret mission in France, Robin and Friar Tuck begin to suspect that a local wine merchant is actually an agent of Prince John. Robin and Tuck contact the French underground for help.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - The Secret Pool

The Secret Pool,

While fishing in a secret pool, Robin and Marian see Sir Cedric's men arresting a poor, hungry serf for poaching fish from Cedric's lake. Robin and Marian both try to free the man.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - Fair Play

Three of Robin's men travel undercover as a group of Bavarian acrobats. A greedy fortune teller betrays them to the Sheriff of Nottingham, who immediately arrests them.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - The dowry

A prosperous London merchant and his daughter, Bess, are on their way to Nottingham with 1,000 gold crowns. Gareth, a recent recruit to Robin's band, decides to relieve them of the money.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - The York Treasure

The York Treasure,

Robin and Little John head for the coast, to help their friend Joseph of Cordoba in his secret plan to bring a shipload of Jewish refugees, escaping persecution in their own country, to England.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - The Borrowed Baby

The Borrowed Baby,

Robin and his men are accused of stealing a gold shipment, and Maid Marian comes under suspicion for being a spy for Robin and trying to protect him. The Sheriff's men set a trap for Robin.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - The black five

The black five,

Robin and the Sheriff declare a temporary truce to rid the country of the monstrous Duke DeMoreville, a murderous psychopath that the terrified citizenry refers to as "The Hangman of Leicester."

The Adventures of Robin Hood - Food for thought

Food for thought,

A delegation of villagers from Upper Minton come to Robin's camp and tell him of an oppressive new tax that was recently imposed on them by the greedy Count Olivier.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - Too many Earls

Too many Earls,

The outlaws of Sherwood are desperately in need of money, and Marian hatches a scheme involving her bird-watching uncle, an archery tournament, and a letter of safe conduct signed by the sheriff.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - Highland fling

Highland fling,

On a mission for King Richard, Robin and Friar Tuck visit Scotland in order to collect 500 gold crowns owed to Richard by King William of Scotland. However, King William is reluctant to pay.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - The mystery of Ireland's eye

The mystery of Ireland's eye,

Word reaches Marian that her uncle is in danger. She and Robin head to Ireland to save him. What starts as a simple task develops into a complicated situation involving the clash of old and new gods.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - The little people

The little people,

Robin, Marian, and Friar Tuck are traveling through Ireland. Initially dismissing the local tales of leprechauns, the trio is astounded to actually come across some of the wee folk.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - The infidel

Sir James devises a plot to inherit his uncle's fortune and place the blame on an innocent man. Can Robin teach Sir James a lesson in sportsmanship and clip the Sheriff's wings at the same time?

The Adventures of Robin Hood - The frightened tailor

The frightened tailor,

A list is circulating of those loyal to King Richard. When the list is on the verge of being discovered, a tailor is entrusted with the list's safety and takes a novel course of action to hide it.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - The path of true love

The path of true love,

While visiting the countryside around his family's old manor, Robin discovers that Sir Charles plans to break an agreement made with Robin's father and deny the tenant farmers their security.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - The road in the air

The road in the air,

Robin must think of a way to cross the land approaching Tom's mill. Tom's landlord has imposed an import duty on grain taken from the mill, and his guards are gathered to repel intruders.

The Adventures of Robin Hood - Carlotta

Robin and his band plan to steal a gold shipment planned for Prince John's coffers, but Little John is nowhere to be found. Has the gentle giant finally been smitten by love of a fair lady?

Details

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Action & Adventure

TV-PG

4 Seasons

26 minutes

Join Robin Hood and his group of Sherwood Forest freedom fighters as they protect England from the machinations of Prince John in this high adventure stocked with brilliant British character actors.

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