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The Adventures of Robin Hood Season 3 Episodes

Season 3 Episode Guide

40 Episodes 0 - 1958

Episode 1

The Salt King

25 mins

Certain lords are maintaining a monopoly on essential goods: one such commodity is salt, and Lord Guthrie has formed an alliance with the Sheriff to hold back supplies. Robin gets to hear of this, and things get very spicy indeed.

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Episode 2

A Tuck in Time

25 mins

Friar Tuck's evil twin brother Edgar returns from a long trip to the Far East, during which he came across the formula for a secret weapon--a secret he intends to sell to Prince John.

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Episode 3

Pepper

25 mins

Robin and his men become involved in the affairs of a Byzantine Princess, Irene, who is being held hostage by Prince John. Their dilemma? How does one enter a heavily guarded castle without being seen?

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Episode 4

The Charter

25 mins

The only person who knows the hiding place of the charter which will limit Prince John's power should he became King is Lord Greenwald, who is seriously ill. Marian discovers where the charter is hidden, but can Robin retrieve it before the Sheriff?

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Episode 5

A Change of Heart

25 mins

Having heard that Lord Humphrey intends to expel the Celts from the Forest of Dean, Frier Tuck seeks Robin's advice and together they force the knight to rethink his motives.

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Episode 6

Brother Battle

25 mins

When Brother Wootan starts a school in Sherwood, much to the outlaws' amusement, Little John because a somewhat unwilling pupil. What are his motives? The answer sets the Greenwood alive with laughter.

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Episode 7

My Brother's Keeper

25 mins

In a fit of jealousy, an evil brother murders his virtuous sibling.

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Episode 8

An Apple for the Archer

25 mins

A young man stands to lose his true love's heart to a French suitor unless he can beat the foreigner in an archery contest.

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Episode 9

The Angry Village

30 mins

A drought hits Sherwood, and Robin and Little John have to leave the safety of the forest to search for water. During their travels, they meet some villagers hiding grain to avoid paying their taxes. The next day, the grain disappears and suspicion falls on the strangers.

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Episode 10

The Mark

25 mins

Sir Blaise, a Norman lord, plans to build a fortress on his land. To dupe the community, he lets it be known that the new building is to be a church in honour of St Barnaby. Enter Robin Hood and Frier Tuck, and the knight is soon given a very heavy cross to bear.

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Episode 11

The Bride of Robin Hood

25 mins

To escape a forced marriage to Walter, Brenda runs away from home. Having proved herself a gallant archer by saving Robin's life, in return she asks a favour - she wishes to become Robin's wife.

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Episode 12

To Be a Student

25 mins

When Prince John needs another recruit a father bribes the writer to keep his son out of the army. When a bright student of Friar Tuck is drafted instead it is up to Robin Hood to rectify the situation.

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Episode 13

The Christmas Goose

25 mins

When Matilda, a young boy's beloved pet goose, is sentenced to be plucked, stuffed, and cooked as the Christmas dinner for the new lord of the manor, Robin Hood and Friar Tuck conspire to create a Christmas miracle.

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Episode 14

The Challenge of the Black Knight

25 mins

As a special birthday treat to his son Will, an outlaw, Ned Dale, takes him hunting with Little John. But things go terribly wrong when they are challenged by a knight dressed entirely in black armour, and Will decides to prove his manhood.

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Episode 15

The Rivals

25 mins

The Sheriff comes up with a plan to extort money from the local merchants by having some of his men disguise themselves as Robin's band, then staging robberies, after which the sheriff goes to the merchants and offers to "protect" them for a fee.

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Episode 16

The Profiteer

25 mins

When the Lord of the Manor refuses to help the people of Lothan village after their crops have failed. Robin Hood comes to their rescue by sending Andrew, a serf, to buy food from London. But the Sheriff gets wind of Robin's plan and hatches a scheme of his own.

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Episode 17

Knight Errant

25 mins

Engrossed in his archery practice, Robin ignores Marian's pleas to speak with him on a matter of urgency. Furious, she storms off alone, and that's when the trouble starts - for Marion, Robin and Sir Jack of Southwork.

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Episode 18

The Healing Hand

25 mins

Viewed by his friends as large of frame and small of mind, Little John is the ideal victim for Oswald of the Healing Hand, a 'quark' doctor, who finds it an easy task to dupe the outlaw - but things have a way of turning out for the best.

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Episode 19

One Man's Meat

25 mins

Robin and Friar Tuck eagerly travel to the house of Edmund Woodstock, who is known for providing huge, hearty meals. However, when they get there they find that the somewhat eccentric farmer has restricted everyone, including his malnourished servants, to one small meal of a dry grain he calls "The New Ambrosia". Robin sets out to convince the man that his "healthy" new lifestyle isn't healthy at all, for him or anyone else.

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Episode 20

Too Many Robins

25 mins

One Robin in Sherwood is one too many for the Sheriff - now there are two. Tom the Thatcher is impersonating the outlaw to impress his girlfriend, Alma. But as Tom soon discovers, playing outlaw has its serious side.

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Episode 21

The Crusaders

25 mins

Robin, keeping a rendezvous with four Knights with whom he fought in the Crusades, does not know he's walking into a trap hatched by the Sheriff. Can his enemy win this time? Or has Robin an ace up his sleeve?

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Episode 22

Castle in the Air

25 mins

Once again on losing end of a gambling game. Sir Richard of the Lea turns to Robin for help. His opponent in the game is Sir Adrian, a man who believes in winning at any cost - and Robin suspects the game was crooked.

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Episode 23

The Double

25 mins

When Bolbee, sworn enemy of Robin Hood, arrives at Nottingham Castle, he bears news of interest to the Sheriff. He has a foolproof plan to rid the forest of the outlaw. He then introduces his hooded guest - Robin's double.

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Episode 24

Roman Gold

25 mins

Dr. Quince, an historian and a friend of Robin's, is working on excavating an old Roman villa for historical items and archaeological artifacts. The Sheriff, however, believes that Quince is hiding a fortune in gold there, and wants to get his hands on it.

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Episode 25

The Ghost That Failed

25 mins

Believing that the land belonging to Simon Dexter is haunted, local farmers seek advice from Frier Tuck. He is sceptical but agrees to accompany Robin to Dexter 's estate. What they find astonishes both men.

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Episode 26

At the Sign of the Blue Boar

25 mins

Master Blount, a miserly tailor, is jealous of Ulrich, the landlord of the Blue Boar Inn which Robin and his men frequent. To implicate the innkeeper, Blount informs the Sheriff, who employs the tailor to spy for him.

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Episode 27

Quickness of the Hand

25 mins

The tournament over, three Knights decide to earn some money by claiming the reward for Robin's capture. Disguised as strolling players, they enter the outlaws' camp and await their opportunity to strike.

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Episode 28

Elixir of Youth

25 mins

In desperate need of money, Sir Boland has promised the hand of his ward, Melissa, to Sir Louis, an elderly Norman. When Tuck, a friend of the girl's hears this news, he and Robin make arrangements of their own.

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Episode 29

The Genius

25 mins

Nicodemus, a master mathematician, seeks entrance to the Abbey of Southwall to escape Prince John - who is anxious to use the scholar's genius to construct a deadly weapon. Refused entrance, Nicodemus seeks refuge in Sherwood.

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Episode 30

The Youthful Menace

25 mins

Edwin, Marian's cousin, is scornful of her claims about Robin's allegiance to King Richard. To confirm her knowledge, Marian takes him to the outlaw camp. That proves to be a mistake as Edwin's presence becomes a threat to Robin's freedom.

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Episode 31

The Minstrel

25 mins

A minstrel's song can prove very handy, particularly when it helps Robin and his outlaw foil a dastardly plot by Prince John, who is conspiring to form an alliance with the Prince of Aragon.

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Episode 32

The Doctor

25 mins

When Little John breaks his leg while escaping from the Sheriff, Robin and Frier Tuck take him home of Sir George Woodley, a specialist in broken limbs. While the doctor attends Little John, his servant reports their visit to the Sheriff.

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Episode 33

The Lottery

25 mins

The Sheriff plans to raise some money for Prince John by using a clever variation on an old theme. His plan seems foolproof - but as always, he has reckoned without Robin's intervention.

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Episode 34

The Fire

25 mins

Having cornered Little John and Derwent in a cave, the Sheriff orders his men to smoke them out. From the flames of defeat appears new hope - and the Sherifff will eventually have to seek Robin's help.

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Episode 35

Lincoln Green

30 mins

Forewarned that Robin Hood and Maid Marian will visit Nottingham Fair to buy new supplies of Lincoln Green cloth, the Sheriff stations his men-at-arms in the town square - but a tailor's scissors provide Robin with an unusual escape route.

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Episode 36

Women's War

25 mins

After she has been rescued from the Sheriff's men, Robin agrees to allow two of his men to escort Ann de Brisac, a noblewoman, to a place where she claims to have hidden gold: after their departure. Marian arrives with news that the woman is a spy.

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Episode 37

Little Mother

25 mins

Seeing an elderly woman being abused by two of the Sheriff's men-at-arms. Marian and Little John intervene: to his surprise, Robin's second-in-command discovered that the woman is his mother.

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Episode 38

Marian's Prize

25 mins

Robin's name has been entered for an archery contest. The problem is, he's away visiting friends. Can Marian, selected in his absence, fool the Sheriff and win the shooting tournament?

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Episode 39

Farewell to Tuck.

25 mins

When the Archbishop of visits Nottingham, the Sheriff see a way of depleting Robin's band by one; he'll get rid of the troublesome Friar Tuck once and for all. As usual, the outlaws have the last laugh.

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Episode 40

Moneymaker

Not an episode of the series but a documentary or clip show first shown in 2014. It features both Little Johns and both Maid Marians plus the rest of the lead cast.

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