The BEST episodes of The Adventures of Robin Hood season 1

Every episode of The Adventures of Robin Hood season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Adventures of Robin Hood season 1!

A long-running series of adventures featuring Robin of Locksley--Robin Hood--and his group of Sherwood-Forest-based freedom fighters. Robin and his men protected England from the evil machinations of Prince John while good King Richard was away at the Crusades. The series was primarily intended for children, and was unusual in that it frequently re-used the same actors in different roles, or different actors in a recurring roles

Last Updated: 9/8/2024Network: ITV1Status: Ended
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#1 - The Knight Who Came To Dinner

Season 1 - Episode 37 - Aired 6/4/1956

A penniless knight, Sir Richard of the Lea, has mortgaged his estate to the abbot, and cannot repay his debt. The outlaws lend him the sum he needs. To ensure they get their money back, Robin sends Friar Tuck to the abbey in the guise of Sir Richard's squire.

Directors: Ralph Smart
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#2 - The Prisoner

Season 1 - Episode 39 - Aired 7/9/1956

A courier has come to Prince John, and Robin thinks he bears important news. The Prince says it is of King Richard's death, but Robin disbelieves this, and sets to work to discover the truth.

Directors: Bernard Knowles
Writer: Anne Rodney
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#3 - The Traitor

Season 1 - Episode 35 - Aired 5/21/1956

Robin and his men may be outlaws, but they are not traitors, and when they find that one of three men on a special mission is not to be trusted, they decide to do something.

Directors: Terence Fisher
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Will Scarlet
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#4 - Will Scarlet

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/5/1956

Will Scarlet has an eye for the girls, and this lands him in trouble with the Sheriff's men. Robin comes to the rescue, but Will's willingness to trust everyone is still liable to land him in trouble.

Directors: Ralph Smart
Writer: John Dyson
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#5 - The Inquisitor

Season 1 - Episode 33 - Aired 5/7/1956

Robin and Little John find new ways of getting into inaccessible abbeys: Little John through the kitchen, and Robin by riding in a wine barrel.

Directors: Ralph Smart
Writer: Anne Rodney
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3 votes

#6 - Tables Turned

Season 1 - Episode 34 - Aired 5/14/1956

Derwent and Much 'obtain' some loot which they heard was jewels. But it turns out to be two children, who prove to be more than a nuisance. Soon the tables are turned, however.

Directors: Bernard Knowles
Writer: Anne Rodney
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#7 - The Wager

Season 1 - Episode 38 - Aired 6/11/1956

Robin bets Friar Tuck that he can collect more money by begging than Tuck can by prayer. But Norman soldiers make things very difficult for these apprentice beggars.

Directors: Bernard Knowles
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A Husband For Marian
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6 votes

#8 - A Husband For Marian

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/5/1955

When a rather unpleasant knight wants to marry Marian for her dowry, Robin has to act, and disguises himself as a wealthy German baron.

Directors: Bernard Knowles
Writer: John Dyson
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A Guest For The Gallows
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#9 - A Guest For The Gallows

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/1955

The Sheriff has sentenced a peasant, Will Stutely, to death. Robin disguises himself as a butcher, and plans to get an interview with the Sheriff by starting a riot - but what good will that do?

Directors: Ralph Smart
Writer: Eric Heath
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Maid Marian
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#10 - Maid Marian

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/1955

The waylaying of a courier by the outlaws has a surprising result - for Robin - who finds himself in a perilous position. Maid Marian is suspected of being an enemy of the outlaws.

Directors: Ralph Smart
Writer: Anne Rodney
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The Challenge
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#11 - The Challenge

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/1955

The Sheriff thinks one of his men is the best archer in the land. Sir Richard of the Lea says he knows of someone even better - Robin - and a contest is arranged. The outcome is never in doubt, but Sir Richard soon has cause to regret that he ever supported Robin.

Directors: Ralph Smart
Writer: Eric Heath
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The Youngest Outlaw
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5 votes

#12 - The Youngest Outlaw

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/19/1955

A young boy tells Robin that he is a page in Waldern Castle, but wants to join the outlaws. How can Robin refuse, when he finds out how important the 'page' really is?

Directors: Bernard Knowles
Writer: John Dyson
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Queen Eleanor
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#13 - Queen Eleanor

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/1955

The Queen Mother, Eleanor of Acquitaine, arrives in Nottingham on a mission to collect money in aid of King Richard's war against the Saracens. The Sheriff, after making a generous donation, plots to waylay the party and get his money back, but Marian persuades the Queen to let Robin help her.

Directors: Dan Birt
Writer: Eric Heath
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#14 - Children Of The Greenwood

Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 4/2/1956

When the freeman A'Bland flees from a false accusation of murder that means imprisonment and death, his children,Alice & Oswald, are seized by the men-at-arms who serve the Lord FitzUrse. In the great castle they are treated harshly at the hands of the lord and his menials. A'Bland joins the outlaws, and together they decide on a rescue.

Directors: Ralph Smart
Writer: John Cousins
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The Ordeal
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4 votes

#15 - The Ordeal

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/28/1955

Edgar, one of the outlaws, is falsely accused by the Sheriff of the murder of Jack the Wagoner. He must submit to trial by ordeal - by plucking an iron bar from a boiling caldron.

Directors: Dan Birt
Writer: Eric Heath
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The Betrothal
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#16 - The Betrothal

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/26/1955

Gambling has always been a full-time occupation with the outlaws - gambling on their luck against the Sheriff. But Sir Richard couldn't pay the price of his gamble: he now has a month to pay the money or forfeit his estate.

Directors: Ralph Smart
Writer: Paul Symonds
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The Jongleur
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#17 - The Jongleur

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/9/1956

A strolling minstrel leads Little John and Robin into a trap laid by the Sheriff, but he later discovers on which side justice lies.

Directors: Bernard Knowles
Writer: John Dyson
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Checkmate
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7.20
5 votes

#18 - Checkmate

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/1955

The Count de Waldern makes himself unpopular with Robin when he makes advances on Maid Marian. The Count invites her to dinner, but he finds he has two uninvited guests.

Directors: Ralph Smart
Writer: Anne Rodney
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#19 - The Thorkil Ghost

Season 1 - Episode 36 - Aired 5/28/1956

Harold of Thorkil Castle insists he is being haunted by a vicious Viking ghost. At least that's what he tells Robin, but Robin doesn't believe in ghosts.

Directors: Terence Fisher
Writer: Arthur Behr
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The Intruders
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#20 - The Intruders

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/23/1956

Friendly villagers have turned against Robin and the outlaws after being robbed. To win back their confidence, he must find the thieves.

Directors: Ralph Smart
Writer: Paul Symonds
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2 votes

#21 - Secret Mission

Season 1 - Episode 32 - Aired 4/30/1956

A mysterious hooded pilgrim, Peregrinus the palmer, seems anxious to make the acquaintance of the outlaws, and proves himself a worthy friend when he shows how well he can use a bow. But he asks awkward questions about their loyalty to King Richard.

Directors: Lindsay Anderson
Writer: Ralph Smart
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2 votes

#22 - The Byzantine Treasure

Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 4/23/1956

The outlaws rarely have attacks of conscience, but when they discover solid gold plates belonging to Queen Eleanor have been stolen, something has to be done. The Byzantine treasure is too 'hot' for them to hold.

Directors: Terence Fisher
Writer: Paul Symonds
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2 votes

#23 - The May Queen

Season 1 - Episode 29 - Aired 4/9/1956

The May Queen is being made to marry a man she does not love, but a tournament has been arranged, and perhaps under cover of the jousting, Robin will be able to do something.

Directors: Bernard Knowles
Writer: Ralph Smart
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2 votes

#24 - Trial By Battle

Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 3/26/1956

Marian is arrested and sent for trial, suspected of murder, after the King's Commissioner is killed with a dagger of hers. But it's a strange trial, because two men have to fight, and only if her defender wins is she proved innocent.

Directors: Terence Fisher
Writer: Arthur Behr
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The Miser
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#25 - The Miser

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/19/1956

When Robin hears that the villagers have been charged double taxes, he decides to teach miserly Sir William de Courcier a lesson. Robin pretends to be helpful, but the miser soon learns the error of his ways.

Directors: Bernard Knowles
Writer: Ralph Smart
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