Robin Hood Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Robin Hood: Season 3 (2009)

• Season 3 Episode 13: Something Worth Fighting For - Part Two

  Part two of two. The outlaws are still reeling from the death of one of their number but they do not have time to mourn - the real Sheriff is back and he is spoiling for a fight, determined to win back his town at all costs. With a formidable army surrounding the castle walls, he goads the allies, telling Robin he may spare bloodshed if Gisborne and Isabella are handed over to him. But when Archer and Tuck recognise a devastating new weapon in the enemy's arsenal, they fear nothing but a tragic outcome. Jonas Armstrong stars as the legendary hero, with Richard Armstrong and Keith Allen

• Season 3 Episode 12: Something Worth Fighting For - Part One

  Part one of two. The outlaws discover King Richard is on his way back to England - and that Isabella is rallying troops to help Prince John's cause to usurp his brother. Desperate to overthrow the sheriff, they plot to storm the castle and take her prisoner. However, Isabella proves to be a formidable foe and has more than a few tricks up her sleeve - not least joining forces with half-brother Archer, who helps set a trap for Robin and Guy as they enter the castle. Jonas Armstrong, Richard Armitage and Lara Pulver star

• Season 3 Episode 11: The Enemy of My Enemy

  Allan summons the others when he spots Gisborne and Robin fighting, but the gang is surprised to hear that the former enemies have formed an alliance. As Isabella puts a price on their heads, the unlikely duo race to fulfil a promise to their dying father by rescuing their half-brother Archer from his death sentence in York. Tracy-Ann Oberman guest stars, with Jonas Armstrong and Richard Armitage

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• Season 3 Episode 10: Bad Blood

  As Gisborne makes good his escape from Isabella, he bumps into Robin - but before they can do battle, a mysterious leper takes the pair of them captive and relates to them the story of their traumatised childhoods. It soon becomes clear that the sworn enemies are more similar than they could ever have believed - but nothing can prepare them for the revelation yet to come. Dean Lennox Kelly guest stars

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• Season 3 Episode 9: A Dangerous Deal

  Isabella is the new Sheriff after making a deal with Prince John, and faces a tough decision when Robin suggests she should work with him or make an enemy for life. However, in her first public appearance, she tells the people that under her rule, Nottingham will be a fairer and more peaceful place - her first act will be to execute the people's enemy Guy of Gisborne. But her position is soon under threat from the arrival of an old face

• Season 3 Episode 8: The King Is Dead, Long Live the King

  A sombre procession arrives in Nottingham Castle, and it is announced to the people that their king has been killed in battle. Prince John is briefly distraught, but wastes no time arranging both his brother's funeral and his own coronation. However, for Robin, the shocking news of his king's death does not quite ring true. Meanwhile, Isabella has set her sights on the sheriff's job and will go to any lengths to prove her loyalty to the prince

• Season 3 Episode 7: Too Hot to Handle

  There is a heatwave in Nottingham, so Prince John hits the locals where it hurts them most by taking control of the water supplies. Luckily, Kate discovers the prince's secret stash, prompting the outlaws to set out to steal back what is rightfully theirs. The operation becomes complicated, however, when the tyrant finds out about Robin's relationship with Isabella, and orders Gisborne to dispose of the pair

• Season 3 Episode 6: Do You Love Me?

  Prince John arrives in Nottingham and makes Gisborne an offer he cannot refuse - kill the disloyal sheriff and step into his shoes. Keen to overthrow his brother King Richard, the dastardly prince also plans a banquet at which he intends to buy the support of noblemen from miles around - so Robin and his men plot to undermine the gathering

• Season 3 Episode 5: Let the Games Commence

  Gisborne makes a triumphant return from the court of Prince John with orders to kill Robin, so he and his men enter the forest in search of the outlaw. However, Robin has just taken under his wing a fleeing aristocratic woman who turns out to have much in common with his greatest enemy. In the ensuing skirmish, Little John is separated from the rest of the gang and ends up going undercover with a team of gladiators travelling to Nottingham. Guest starring former Coronation Street actor Denise Black

• Season 3 Episode 4: The Sins of the Father

  The Sheriff hires new tax collector Ruthless Rufus, who sets out to prove his worth by terrorising Locksley village, but when the outlaws set out to confront the new threat, they only succeed in getting Allan and Kate captured. To retaliate, Robin kidnaps his new enemy's son - then sets about finding his friends before Rufus carries out his threat to kill them at midday. Former Coronation Street actor Bill Ward guest stars

• Season 3 Episode 3: Lost in Translation

  The Sheriff learns the Abbot is guilty of a heretical act and blackmails him into helping bring down Robin Hood. The outlaws arrive in Locksley to hear the religious dignitary demanding the villagers turn Robin in, and Tuck's life is put at risk after refusing to betray the hero. Jonas Armstrong and David Hayman star

• Season 3 Episode 2: Cause and Effect

  The rightful king of Ireland needs soldiers to help liberate his country, so the Sheriff sells him an army made up of local men. The outlaws set out to rescue the conscripts, joined by feisty villager Kate, whose brother is among the reluctant soldiers - but things soon go wrong when Robin is caught, shackled and taken to the castle, leaving Tuck to launch an ambush. Joanne Froggatt joins the cast

• Season 3 Episode 1: Total Eclipse

  Robin returns from the Holy Land a changed man, hell-bent on avenging Marion's death - so he breaks up up the gang and heads off to confront Gisborne at Locksley Manor, where an epic battle commences. Meanwhile, travelling monk Tuck puts the outlaws in grave danger to force Robin away from his path of destruction and realise he is England's one remaining hope. David Harewood joins the cast, with Jonas Armstrong, Richard Armitage and Keith Allen

Robin Hood: Season 2 (2008)

• Season 2 Episode 13: We Are Robin Hood

  The outlaws arrive in the Holy Land and try to warn King Richard of the threat to his life - but instead of being greeted with a heroes' welcome they are treated as traitors and thrown in captivity. Desperate to free them, Marian tries to enlist Gisborne's help, promising to become his consort if he kills the Sheriff. As the struggle for England is fought on foreign soil, events build to a tragic conclusion. Last in the series

• Season 2 Episode 12: A Good Day to Die

  The outlaws gather at a barn to celebrate Robin's birthday, only to find themselves besieged by mercenaries in the pay of the Sheriff - who has engineered their plight to ensure they are unable to prevent him setting off for the Holy Land with Gisborne to kill King Richard. Fortunately Marian is still at large, and vows to thwart his plan by any means at her disposal. Jonas Armstrong, Lucy Griffiths and Keith Allen star

• Season 2 Episode 11: Treasure of the Nation

  The Sheriff turns Locksley into a garrison town, throwing its people out to make way for an army of vicious mercenaries. Meanwhile, Robin tries to decode a message from King Richard containing clues to the whereabouts of the 'thesaurus patriae', or treasure of the nation, and Marian decides to act alone in helping the villagers

• Season 2 Episode 10: Walkabout

  The Sheriff sleepwalks into Sherwood Forest and is discovered missing the same day Prince John's messenger arrives to check all is well. By the time Gisborne raises the alarm, Prince John's private army is already on its way, ready to raze Nottingham at sunset. Meanwhile, upon awakening, the Sheriff realises how he can get his hands on the Pact. Former EastEnder Charlie Brooks guest stars

• Season 2 Episode 9: Lardner's Ring

  A messenger from King Richard dies in the outlaw's arms, but not before uttering the word 'Lardner'. When the fortune-telling Fool also mentions the name in a doom-laden prophecy, the Sheriff and Gisborne decide they should be searching for the same thing - but Robin receives a head start in the hunt when Djaq reveals Lardner is a Saracen carrier pigeon

• Season 2 Episode 8: Get Carter!

  Marian surprises everyone with her new energy and recklessness as she adapts to life as an outlaw. Meanwhile, Robin's men squabble over the new dynamic in the gang, too busy to notice they have an assassin in their midst whose mission is to retrieve the Pact of Nottingham. Jonas Armstrong stars

• Season 2 Episode 7: Show Me the Money

  Robin's plan to get hold of the Great Pact of Nottingham, written proof of the Sheriff's treason, is hindered by Gisborne's new right-hand man Allan-a-Dale, who gives away all the outlaws' secret entrances to the castle. Meanwhile, Edward escapes his dungeon and locates the document, unwittingly endangering Marian's life. Guest starring John Hopkins and Tony Slattery

• Season 2 Episode 6: For England!

  Robin discovers the black knights are descending on Nottingham to sign a pact against the king, and realises the only way to prevent the monarch's capture is to join forces with Lord Winchester. However, just when the outlaw thinks he has succeeded he realises his ally is corrupt. Denis Lawson guest stars

• Season 2 Episode 5: Ducking and Diving

  Robin realises there's a traitor in the gang when his plan to capture the Sheriff's spy Henry of Lewes fails. Fearing for Marian's safety in the castle, the hero attempts to root out the turncoat but inevitably creates resentment among his men - who he needs to help him silence Henry and save the lives that are at stake. Drama, guest starring Josie Lawrence and Matt Devere

• Season 2 Episode 4: The Angel of Death

  Dan Scarlett is targeted by Nottingham after he claims that a chemical weapon deployed by the tyrant is the cause of a mysterious illness plaguing residents of Nottingham Town. While the outlaws work to soothe the sick, Will storms the Sheriff's castle to avenge his father. Guest starring Sean Murray

• Season 2 Episode 3: Childhood

  A group of boys accidentally stumbles on a weapons-testing site, where all but one are taken prisoner. The only escapee manages to find Robin and reveals Gisborne has developed an indestructible new suit of armour. Jonas Armstrong, Richard Armitage, Lucy Griffiths and Keith Allen star

• Season 2 Episode 2: The Booby and the Beast

  Having discovered the truth about the Sheriff's impending operation Shah Mat, Robin launches a raid on Nottingham Castle's new strong room. However, he underestimates the medieval fortification and has to rethink his strategy - resolving to track down its designers, who have unfortunately been mutilated, by order of the Sheriff, to prevent them leaking the secrets of their creation. Drama, starring Jonas Armstrong

• Season 2 Episode 1: Sister Hood

  New series following the adventures of the legendary outlaw. When Knighton Hall is razed, Nottingham becomes an increasingly dangerous place to be. Robin's preoccupation with a pretty young mother named Rose prompts Allan A Dale to take matters into his own hands. Drama, starring Jonas Armstrong, Lucy Griffiths, Richard Armitage, Keith Allen and Joe Armstrong

Robin Hood: Season 1 (2006)

• Season 1 Episode 13: Clue: No

  Unable to come to terms with Marian's death, Robin refuses to help Edward and decides to abandon his gang. However, when Much attempts to persuade him not to go, the pair encounter King Richard's procession and realise all is not what it seems. Last in the series of Dominic Minghella's version of the English legend, starring Jonas Armstrong, Sam Troughton and Keith Allen

• Season 1 Episode 12: The Return of the King

  Marian's marriage to Guy of Gisborne is brought one step closer when news spreads that King Richard is returning to England. Meanwhile, Robin searches for evidence of Guy's crimes and finds the physician who allegedly treated him during the war. However, the joy of securing his help is cut short when a disguised Marian is attacked by Gisborne. Jonas Armstrong, Richard Armitage and Lucy Griffiths star

• Season 1 Episode 11: Dead Man Walking

  Little John is imprisoned while trying to save his captured son, and is reunited with his estranged wife who is also thrown into the dungeons. The Sheriff plans to showcase Robin's burly friend on a day of public punishments, but Will and Allan disguise themselves as guards in an attempt to infiltrate the castle. Jonas Armstrong, Gordon Kennedy and Keith Allen star

• Season 1 Episode 10: Peace? Off!

  Robin shocks the gang by saving an arsonist from burning Locksley Church. Meanwhile, Saladin's cousin Prince Malik arrives in Nottingham to broker a peace deal with Prince John, unaware treachery is looming at the hands of the Sheriff. Djaq identifies a mysterious group of women as a team of assassins. Jonas Armstrong, Raji James and Keith Allen star

• Season 1 Episode 9: A Thing or Two About Loyalty

  A castle scientist concocts an explosive powder - but soon finds himself threatened with torture by the Sheriff, who wants to use the invention as a deadly weapon. Much volunteers for arrest as part of a rescue plan, until he is appointed as Earl of Bonchurch and shipped off to his new estate, forcing Robin to rethink his plans. Jonas Armstrong, Rene Zagger and Keith Allen star

• Season 1 Episode 8: Tattoo? What Tattoo?

  The outlaws humiliate Guy of Gisborne at a feast by stealing an engagement ring he intended for Marian. But matters soon take a turn for the worse for the hero when he discovers a shocking secret about Gisborne that sends him spiralling out of control. Starring Jonas Armstrong, Richard Armitage and Keith Allen

• Season 1 Episode 7: Brothers in Arms

  The outlaws increase their number by an alliance with a rival band led by Allan-a-Dale's brother Tom, who soon proves to be more trouble than he's worth. Marian tells Robin the details of Gisborne and the Sheriff's latest plot to catch him - but puts herself in danger by doing so. Jonas Armstrong stars

• Season 1 Episode 6: The Taxman Cometh

  The peasants' hero devises a plan to give the villagers an unexpected windfall by stealing the mountain of tax silver housed in Nottingham Castle. Meanwhile, an abbess arrives demanding use of the chapel, and Marian resolves to enter a nunnery for a year when Edward forbids her from going out at night

• Season 1 Episode 5: Turk Flu

  The hero hatches a plot to stop the Sheriff importing Saracen slaves to replace the striking workers at his mine, while Marian is wounded during a mercy mission to the protesters' families. Robin has other pressing concerns, however - the Nottingham Fair is in full swing and he's desperate to get to the carnival in time to win the archery competition. Jonas Armstrong stars

• Season 1 Episode 4: Parent Hood

  The gang of outlaws steal Sir Guy of Gisborne's horses - and while retreating, discover a baby. A captured Roy finds out more about the abandoned infant, but the Sheriff gives him a terrible ultimatum, threatening to hang his mother unless he murders Robin. With Jonas Armstrong, Keith Allen and William Beck

• Season 1 Episode 3: Who Shot the Sheriff?

  Robin is accused of murdering the Sheriff's bailiff and pursues the night watchman he believes to be the real killer. However, his tyrannical arch-enemy sends Gisborne and his hunting dogs to track the hero down. With Jonas Armstrong, Keith Allen and Richard Armitage

• Season 1 Episode 2: Sheriff Got Your Tongue?

  The Sheriff threatens to cut off the tongue of a villager every hour until Robin Hood surrenders. Little John discovers his wife is due to face mutilation, leaving the peasants' hero with no choice but to give himself up. However, the portly outlaw gathers up a gang to stage a daring rescue attempt. With Jonas Armstrong, Keith Allen and Gordon Kennedy

• Season 1 Episode 1: Will You Tolerate This?

  Dramatisation of the legendary hero's tale. Robin returns to Nottingham to discover many villagers are suffering at the hands of the tyrannical Sheriff. The peasants' new champion vows to help Dan Scarlett, who, having lost his wife to famine, must now come to terms with the arrest of his two sons. Jonas Armstrong, Sam Troughton, Keith Allen and Harry Lloyd star