Primary locations were the blaise castle estate in north bristol and vassals park to the south. In 1985 tv magazine lookin had a page called on location with robin of sherwood about the filming of series 3. Sherwood forest perhaps one of the most iconic locations associated with the legend of robin hood is sherwood forest in nottinghamshire, england. Ros filming locations robin of sherwood was filmed mostly around bristol uk, because htv is based there. The legend of robin hood has enjoyed many tv and movie adaptations. After 5 years of fighting in the crusades, robin returns to england and leads a band of outlaws to outwit the sheriff of nottingham.
Robin of sherwood star michael praed on his crazy life. Location work for the adventures of robin hood included bidwell park in chico, california which substituted for sherwood forest, although one major scene was filmed at the california locations lake sherwood and sherwood forest, so named because they were the location sites for the earlier douglas fairbanks production of robin hood 1922. Alnwick castle, england shot on location films and tvseries. Filming for the episode began on 25 march 2014, with location filming taking place in fforest fawr on 15 april 2014, and later at caerphilly castle on 17 april. It was released in 12 countries on 12 may 2010, including the united kingdom and ireland and was also the opening film at the 2010 cannes film. The show was shot on film and almost entirely on location, mostly in the northeast and southwest of england. From errol flynns celluloid turn as the outlaw of sherwood forest in 1938 through to the recent us tv series the new. While the filming of robin hood was the primary link to the film industry that lake sherwood had in the 1920s, the location was opened up yet again to the film industry once ownership of the land was obtained by william randolph hearst in 1929. There is a steller cast, all fabulous actors, including a young ray winstone. Robin hoods sherwood forest camp was built closer to the film studio at shepperton, about 50 yards from a public footpath in burnham beeches, off the a335, north of slough, buckinghamshire. Htv west in bristol was the base of operations, and. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
In america it was retitled robin hood and shown on the premium cable tv channel showtime and on pbs. Less than nine years later, the adventures of robin hood was filmed within the lake sherwood area. The newest reincarnation of the legend was released in november 2018. Robin of sherwood is the best version of the legends ever made for television and beats almost all the cinematic versions too. The movie was filmed in locations including dubrovnik image. Robin hood, the ultimate folklore legend who was once thought to have been based in sherwood forest around nottinghamshire but colin the head teams up. Prince of thieves is a 1991 american actionadventure film based on the english folk tale of robin hood that originated in the 12th century. Of all the robin hood series, that have been filmed, this continues to be my favourite. Robin hood outlawed, a british silent film starring a.
While most hammer films of that period were filmed at the companys permanent home at bray studios, sword of sherwood forest was made at ardmore studios in bray, county wicklow, in ireland. Filming locations 16 production dates 1 filming locations. The films music was composed by alun hoddinott, with songs by stanley black. The very first episode robin hood and the sorcerer showcased the castle as it. In this case, a pompous fop henry daniell plots to kill the boy king and take over england. All you need to know about the new robin hood film and how. Robin hood from the mid80s stands out for the mysterious and magical elements in the story and the atmospheric music by clannad. My favourite actor s nikolas grace, who plays the evil sheriff to over the top perfection. After a gap of three decades, the cult tv series robin of sherwood has made a comeback, in the form of an audio play. Kevin hicks shoots the longbow and talks about the legend robin hood. I hadnt watched this since it first aired in 1986 and was a bit worried about how id feel about it. Robin hood and his merry men, a silent film directed by percy stow, and the first appearance of robin hood on the screen. Robin of sherwood, was a british television series, based on the legend of robin hood.
They depict where the sites mentioned in the ros episodes can be located. Ros locations ros geographical locations the three maps of the england of robin of sherwood below were created by janet vanmeter for spirit of sherwoods newsletter on target issues 1 page 28, 2 page 15, and 34 page 42. Marina sirtis in death wish iii 1986 25 secmartinnorman05 192. Alan rickman, christian slater, kevin costner, mary elizabeth mastrantonio, michael mcshane, michael wincott, morgan freeman, nick brimble the only nonenglish location used in this film was the ancient walls of carcassonne in aude, france which stood in for the outer walls of nottingham castle. A rollicking, heartrending, showstopping series of robin of sherwood which also, sadly, turned out to be the last. Making its debut on itv in april 1984, robin of sherwood was a bold new take on englands most famous outlaw, blending scuzzy, brokentoothed realism with a rich seam of magic and fantasy. I just loved michael praed in the first two seasons and remember feeling less impressed with jason connery at the time. Robin hood is an outlaw who starts to form a gang in sherwood forest to fight the injustices of the sheriff of nottingham, who levies unpayable taxes upon the people. Way back in the 1980s, itv produced a hugely popular saturday evening tv series entitled robin of sherwood. Robin hoodthemed films and television series liveaction features early 1900s to 1950. Filming locations 16 filming dates 1 filming locations.
Robin of sherwood htv locations uffcombe on the rock. Longbow shooting and robin hood history by kevin hicks. Filming was done all over england in the early 80s. Robin hood tv series 19841986 movies, tv, celebs, and more. The second of three hammer versions of robin hood, which provides posterity with a record of richard greene in colour and out in the open air surrounded by real trees amid the very green woodland of county wicklow this having been shot at ardmore studios in dublin rather than bray. The name is no coincidence, it comes from the use as a location in the 1922 douglas fairbanks film of robin hood, but it also stood in for the african jungle for tarzan and. Hooker oak tree, bidwell park manzanita avenue, chico, california, usa. The visuals for robin of sherwood come from the original 16mm negative. Peter llewellyn williams, who played robins foster brother much, was only nineteen when filming began, and had no formal training but in fact. From the swords of wayland, this is a lovely part of black rock nature reserve, near cheddar gorge in somerset. The legend of robin hood has been adapted for film and television countless times. Lake sherwood, california, usa attack on the treasure caravan scenes 9 of 9 found this interesting interesting. The adventures of robin hood the adventures of robin hood premiered on may 14, 1938.
It was directed by kevin reynolds and stars kevin costner as robin hood, morgan freeman as azeem, christian slater as will scarlett, mary elizabeth mastrantonio as marian, and alan rickman as the sheriff of nottingham. Robin hood a fox voice brian bedford, little john a bear voice phil harris, friar tuck a badger voice andy devine, maid marian a vixen voice monica evans. The television series robin of sherwood american title. Beautifully filmed, written and acted, it remains one of the finest episodes of any drama aired on british tv. Created by richard carpenter, it was produced by htv in association with goldcrest, and ran from 1984 to 1986 on the itv network.
Extra shots for the attack on the treasure caravan were filmed in the sherwood lake and sherwood forest area. Robin hood is a 2018 american actionadventure film directed by otto bathurst and written by ben chandler and david james kelly, from a story by chandler. Film locations for the adventures of robin hood 1938. List of films and television series featuring robin hood. For a number of episodes, chepstow castle served as a key location. While much of the show appears soft and void of fine detail its nice that the show was originally shot on film so that it could be reproduced for bluray with a more cinematic feel than video tape. None of these films have been made in sherwood blockbusters of their time have used yorkshire, scotland, northumberland, france and shepperton studios as their makebelieve sherwood. To coincide with the recent dvd release of series one of robin of sherwood, we look back on one of the tv hits of the 80s. Htv west in bristol was the base of operations, and most of the filming was done in and around bristol and its surrounding counties. Film locations for robin hood, prince of thieves 1991, with kevin costner, in east sussex, wiltshire, north yorkshire, buckinghamshire, northumberland, london and france. Filmed in the sherwood forest under the major oak, may 2014.
It is a quasicontemporary retelling of the robin hood legend, and follows his training by john to steal from the sheriff of nottingham. Robin of sherwood was filmed mostly around bristol uk, because htv is based there. The first and second episode of robin of sherwood american title. Prince of thieves starring kevin costner, morgan freeman and alan rickman robin of sherwood an itv series filmed over three years, starring ray winstone and clive mantle blackadder the black adder the first series of the famous bbc sitcom, starring rowan atkinson ivanhoe starring anthony andrews and sam neill. Robin hood will be released in uk cinemas on wednesday, november 21, 2018. A very oddsounding project entitled nottingham, based on the traditional robin hood myth, but which doubled robin and his archenemy the sheriff of nottingham as the same person, went through several rewrites and directors, until finally becoming a much more conventional origins story. See more ideas about filming locations, robin and alnwick castle. This series follows the legend of wilhelm gorkeit of tellikon william tell, who, as the stories say, shot an apple off of his sons head and lead the rebellion to free switzerland. Adventures of robin hood filmed in technicolor the. Filmed in brilliant technicolor, the bandit of sherwood forest features robin hood as an old geezer, as is most of his merry band of geriatrics, caught up in a new conspiracy against the crown. Hadrians wall, northumberland, england, uk where robin fights some sheriffs men before arriving at his fathers castle 21 of 21 found this interesting interesting.