England, det 14. århundrede. Den unge adelsmand Robin af Loxley har været i krig i Arabien som tempelridder. Da han vender hjem med sin mauriske kommandant, John, har den korrupte sherif af Nottingham taget magten, beslaglagt Loxleys gods og vristet Robins kæreste, Marian, fra ham. Forklædt som retfærdighedskæmperen The Hood starter Robin et folkeoprør, der samtidig kan skaffe ham hævn over sheriffen.
Efter at have deltaget i Richard Løvehjerte's korstog til Det Hellige Land vender Robin sammen med maureren Azeem tilbage til England. Her har den frygtede sherif af Nottingham tilranet sig stor magt og forlovet sig med den skønne lady Marian. Robin samler en flok modige svende i Sherwood-skoven for at stoppe sheriffens tyranni og ikke mindst giftermålet med lady Marian.
Sir Robin af Locksley rager uklar med de normanniske autoriteter i middelalderens England. Som fredløs flygter han ud i skoven, hvor han under navnet Robin Hood samler en gruppe af usædvanlig lystige mænd. Gruppen begynder at stjæle fra de rige normanner og give til de fattige angelsaksere. Til stor fortrydelse for sheriffen af Nottingham.
Engelsk drama fra 1960. En ung og overbevisende Albert Finney spiller Arthur Seaton - en ung, stædig og hårdhudet fabriksarbejder, som kun lever for weekenderne, hvor han i en tåge af druk og sex med tilfældige kvinder kan glemme sit triste og udsigtsløse liv, som truer med at opsluge ham. Da en affære med hans bedste vens kone ender i en katastrofe, må han tage sit heftige liv op til overvejelse.
Boon is a British television drama and modern-day western series starring Michael Elphick, David Daker, and later Neil Morrissey. It was created by Jim Hill and Bill Stair and filmed by Central Television for ITV. It revolved around the life of a modern-day Lone Ranger and ex-firefighter, Ken Boon.
The legendary character Robin Hood and his band of merry men in Sherwood Forest and the surrounding vicinity. While some episodes dramatised the traditional Robin Hood tales, most episodes were original dramas created by the show's writers and producers.
Robin of Sherwood was a British television series, based on the legend of Robin Hood. Created by Richard Carpenter, it was produced by HTV in association with Goldcrest, and ran from 1984 to 1986 on the ITV network. In America it was retitled Robin Hood and shown on the premium cable TV channel Showtime and on PBS. The show starred Michael Praed and Jason Connery as two different incarnations of the title character. Unlike previous adaptations of the Robin Hood legend, Robin of Sherwood combined a gritty, authentic production design with elements of real-life history, 20th century fiction, and pagan myth. The series is also notable for its haunting title music by Clannad, which won a BAFTA award.
It's 1986 - the year Maradona ends England's World Cup dreams in Mexico; the year Top Gun is the highest grossing film; the year over 3.4 million Brits are unemployed and the year Shaun is leaving school.
Sons and Lovers is a 1981 BBC television serial based on the D. H. Lawrence book Sons and Lovers. It starred Eileen Atkins, Tom Bell, Karl Johnson and Lynn Dearth. It was adapted by Trevor Griffiths and directed by Stuart Burge. It aired in the US as part of the PBS's Masterpiece Theatre program in 1982.
