59-657: Ravenscar may refer to: Ravenscar, North Yorkshire Ravenscar railway station , in Ravenscar, North Yorkshire Ravenscar profile , a subset of the Ada programming language designed for safety-critical real-time computing Roger Comstock , Marquis of Ravenscar, a character in Neal Stephenson's The Baroque Cycle Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
118-447: A BAFTA award. A video game adaptation, Robin of Sherwood: The Touchstones of Rhiannon , was released in 1985. The series attained cult status worldwide. Richard Carpenter had previously worked with producer Paul Knight on two other dramas involving historical adventure, Dick Turpin (1979–1982) and Smuggler (1981). For their next project, Carpenter and Knight decided to have their production company Gatetarn do an adaptation of
177-512: A blind professional thief and they believe that Robin Hood is the thief. Much is taken as a prisoner and Robin and the merry men decides to take the emblem which is now in the custody of the Sheriff in exchange of Much. Young minstrel Alan a Dale, who is madly in love with Mildred, the 16 year old daughter of Baron de Bracy finds out that she is to be forcefully wedded to the Sheriff. Sheriff hates
236-549: A captain in the King's Regiment of Light Dragoons, who came to Yorkshire with the army and became the owner of the Alum Works at Ravenscar. On his death in 1829 the hall passed to his daughter Ann Willis, whose family (headed by Dr Francis Willis ) had become wealthy from treating George III and other royalty for their medical conditions. Ann's son, the eccentric Rev Dr Richard Willis, built the gardens and battlements which surround
295-560: A haunting soundtrack by Clannad (later released as the album Legend ), it was the inspiration for a generation of British fantasy role-players [...] That Robin of Sherwood succeeded is a tribute to the skill of writer, cast and crew. Somehow, despite its fantasy elements, it produced something earthy and captivating. Not history, nor fantasy, but a kind of "mystic history". Reviewing Robin of Sherwood for SFX magazine, Jayne Nelson stated that "this incarnation of England's most famous outlaw will probably never be bettered". Nelson praised
354-407: A holiday resort. The house was extended for use as a hotel from 1895, and its golf course opened in 1898. It was sold by auction in 1911 after the company went bankrupt, and after several changes of ownership and use as a billet in wartime it was acquired by the present owners, who are associated with Classic Hotels. The name of the village is featured in a double episode ( The Swords of Wayland ) of
413-586: A riot in which all Jews in Nottingham will be killed. Gisburne, however, having secretly fallen in love with de Talmont's daughter Sarah captures her. Meanwhile, Robin and Will have a major disagreement, resulting in Scarlet leaving the merry men, but later reunited to help the Jew and his family with the help of an ancient book. Sherwood and the neighbouring villages are celebrating annual forest tradition 'time of
472-609: A tragedy at the Ring of the Nine Maidens and for Robin, even victory may come with great loss. In repeats, episodes have frequently been broadcast out of order, and alternative orders have been suggested. The original running order creates a number of continuity errors, the most notable being Marian's father being referred to as being dead in "The Swords of Wayland" even though he was discovered to be alive in "The Prophecy" and appears in later episodes. The music for Robin of Sherwood
531-420: A village which has no children and turns everyone who comes there bizarre. King John enraged over Nottingham's tax money constantly stolen by Robin Hood, orders Roger de Carnac to gather a group of impersonators to fake Robin and the merry men destroying villages to tarnish their reputation and turn the people against them. Much, trying to assist a sick relative in Nottingham, is caught by Gisburne. Meanwhile,
590-594: Is 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 28 April 1984 to 28 June 1986 on the ITV network. In the United States it was shown on the premium cable TV channel Showtime and, later, on PBS . It was also syndicated in the early 1990s under the title Robin Hood . The show starred Michael Praed and Jason Connery as two different incarnations of
649-493: Is a coastal village in the former Scarborough district of North Yorkshire , England. It is within the civil parish of Staintondale and the North York Moors National Park , and is 10 miles (16 km) north of Scarborough . The sea around the area hosts a seal colony. A National Trail , the 110-mile (180 km) Cleveland Way , passes through Ravenscar, which is also the eastern terminus of
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#1732781084141708-545: Is bestowed with the mantle 'Hooded Man'. The Sheriff of Nottingham sets up an archery contest to lure Robin into a trap. Robin (who is disguised as an old man), Sheriff's man Walter Flambard, and Baron Simon de Belleme's man Nasir the Saracen all fight for the grand prix, the Silver Arrow. Baron Simon de Belleme who is a sorcerer prepares Lady Marion of Leaford for a sacrifice. Robin infiltrates castle de Belleme, kills
767-486: Is ordered by the King to put a stop to Robin once and for all, or else Robert de Rainault will lose all his power as sheriff. Using threats to set up an ambush at Wickham, and bloodhounds to follow the merry men who escape back into the Sherwood. Robin finds himself alone and surrounded by soldiers on an open field, realizing he must make the ultimate sacrifice in order to save Marion and the merry men and continue to protect
826-436: Is rescued by Robin and his men from vagabonds. He pardons the outlaws, and publicly humiliates Gisburne. Robin is taken in by King Richard's forceful personality and his naive hope that the King will make all things right again. But this decision divides Robin's friends and King Richard is not as benevolent as he seems. Little John has been captured at Nottingham castle and he makes a friend with prisoner Mark who decides to join
885-560: Is set in the year 1199 , when Prince John becomes King of England. In the Series Three episode "The Time of the Wolf", the Sheriff dictates a legal document dated for the year 1211 , and the plot of the episode involves King John raising an army to fight Llywelyn of Wales , an event which, in actual history, took place that same year. The village of Loxley is massacred by Norman soldiers. Twelve years later Robin of Loxley and Much
944-556: The Lyke Wake Walk . The official end of the walk is at a point where the path meets the coast road. Ravenscar was the location of a late 4th century Roman signal station, part of a chain that extended along the Yorkshire coast. To the north of the village is the old Peak alum works, now a National Trust site, but once an important part of the dyeing industry. The last alum works at Ravenscar closed down in 1871 after
1003-507: The 1980s television show, Robin of Sherwood . The locations for Ravenscar, as featured in the episodes, were filmed at Cornwall and Somerset. The exterior of Ravenscar Castle was Saint Michael's Mount , and the interior, in particular the room where the seven swords were kept, was Wells Cathedral . Scenes for the German TV crime drama, The Search were filmed on location in Ravenscar in 2020. The comic book anti-hero John Constantine
1062-512: The Arrow, they head for Castle Belleme, where Lilith brings her dead master, Baron de Belleme, back to life. Gisburne, jealous of The Sheriff's new helper Ralph, also goes to Castle Belleme in order to search for the Baron's hidden jewels. The Hounds of Lucifer, a strange band of costumed horseman, are terrorizing a distant village called Uffcombe. Upon the request of Gareth of Uffcombe who travels all
1121-556: The Baron and rescues Marion. Friar Tuck and Nasir joins the merry men while Robin marries Marion in Sherwood forest. Jennet of Elsdon rejects the advances of Gisburne, and is then accused of witchcraft and imprisoned in the dungeons with her husband Thomas of Elsdon. The Sheriff makes a pact with her to poison Robin and the merry men in return for their lives. It doesn't workout as planned and Robin decides to rescue Thomas for Jennet. The merry men are terrorized by seven knights returning from Palestine. Their holy emblem has been stolen by
1180-560: The Legend Extended 40th Anniversary edition includes eleven previously unreleased tracks taken from the classic TV series. It features eleven previously unreleased tracks. This hopefully completes all the missing tracks. </ref> A review at rpg.net, written in 2003, opines: Robin of Sherwood is, for many people, the definitive modern version of the Robin Hood legend. Moody, atmospheric, superbly written and acted, with
1239-603: The Miller's Son are imprisoned in Nottingham Castle by Robert de Rainault, Sheriff of Nottingham 's steward Sir Guy of Gisburne . They meet up with outcasts Will Scarlet , Tom and Dickon, and escapes to forms an outlaw band following the rescuing of Little John of Hathersage from Baron Simon de Belleme's bewitchment. Robin encounters the mysterious Herne the Hunter and learns of a Silver Arrow with special powers and
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#17327810841411298-478: The Robin Hood legend. With the aid of television producer Sidney Cole , Carpenter and Knight were able to create a production deal for the show. Goldcrest Films , the US network Showtime , HTV and Gatetarn agreed to fund the series. Carpenter drew on the 1950s TV series The Adventures of Robin Hood and the 1973 film Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood as inspirations for Robin of Sherwood . Carpenter also used
1357-483: The Sheriff and hires a replacement, Butcher of Lincoln Philip Mark, who arrives with his masked henchman Sarak. After chasing Sheriff out of Nottingham Castle, new Sheriff announces Nottinghamshire villagers will be hanged every day until Robin Hood decides to give himself up. Much falls into a forester's trap and is badly wounded. Trying to find a village with a physician, the merry men get trapped in Cromm Cruac,
1416-463: The Sheriff's brother Abbot Hugo ( Philip Jackson ) (representing all the greedy abbots in the legends). In the opening story, Robin Hood and the Sorcerer , Robin and Much fall foul of the Sheriff's henchman, Sir Guy of Gisburne and are imprisoned in Nottingham Castle. They manage to escape: as a result of this action, Robin is declared a " wolfshead ", an outlaw, by the authorities. Robin retreats to
1475-453: The United States. There were three series, composed of a two-hour opening episode and 24 one-hour long episodes, although the pilot is sometimes screened as two one-hour episodes. The episodes comprising "The Swords of Wayland" were transmitted as one episode in the UK on their original screening, on a bank holiday weekend in 1985. The show was shot on film and almost entirely on location, mostly in
1534-466: The blessing'. Gisburne, left in charge while The Sheriff does his annual touring of the county, is alarmed by the increasing amount of poaching in the forest and thus invites his old war-friend Bertrand de Nivelle and his band of Flemish mercenaries to Nottingham in order to kill Robin. They desecrate Herne's sacred tree, and face its consequences. Robin is put under a spell by the witch Lilith, who makes him steal Herne's Silver Arrow for her. Together with
1593-466: The books Robin Hood by the historian J. C. Holt and The God of the Witches by the folklorist Margaret Murray as sources for the program. Robin of Sherwood was more expensive than Carpenter and Knight's previous series; each episode of Robin of Sherwood cost around £500,000 to film. Filming on Robin of Sherwood began in 1983. The show premiered in 1984, on ITV in the UK and on Showtime in
1652-445: The classic film The Adventures of Robin Hood . It featured a realistic period setting and introduced the character of a Saracen outlaw. Carpenter also added fantasy elements to the story, which had not appeared in previous TV versions of the legend. These included Robin's supernatural mentor Herne the Hunter , Robin's magic sword Albion, and appearances by black magicians and demons. Michael Praed played Robin of Loxley in
1711-444: The daughter of his godfather, Lord Agrivaine, explaining that the two of them, alone, must go to him at once at Caerleon Castle to save a great inheritance from villains. Will and Much run into some lepers and assumes they are going to die. Rest of the merry men save an elderly woman named Margaret from robbers and accompany her to a local abbey, which houses a miraculous healing relic of the saint Ciricus. The King has had enough of
1770-448: The dead with a vengeance, suspecting that Marion might try to communicate with her old friends, the Sheriff sets a watch upon her home of Leaford Grange. Robert injures his foot and Marion is captured, and with the power of Albion rescues her, while keeping his secret identity as Robin Hood intact. Tuck saves a young woman from being attacked in the forest. In the middle of the night, the woman wakes Robert and identifies herself as Isadora,
1829-469: The depiction of Satanic villains in "The Swords of Wayland", and also criticised the apparent "resurrection" of Robin in "The Greatest Enemy" as being disrespectful to Christianity. Carpenter later met Whitehouse for a public debate, and introduced himself to her and the audience by saying "I'm Richard Carpenter, and I'm a professional writer. And you're a professional... what?" The Guinness Book of Classic British TV defended Robin of Sherwood , stating that
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1888-555: The film would not be an adaptation of the unmade fourth season, but "a story on its own". The appearance of two Robin Hood films in 1991 ( Robin Hood and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves ) meant that Carpenter and Knight could not interest potential producers in a third Robin Hood film. Coincidently, Jason Connery's father Sean Connery cameoed as King Richard in the second film. Robin of Sherwood takes place in England in
1947-510: The first six episodes, £1,944,000 in the next seven and £4,035,000 in the next twelve. Despite the huge popularity of the series, Goldcrest's financial difficulties due to its cinematic investments, prevented further production. During the course of the third series, the new Robin discovers that he is the half-brother of his nemesis Guy of Gisburne (an idea suggested to Carpenter by the fact that both actors had blond hair). Carpenter had planned to have Guy discover this. This particular story arc
2006-560: The first two series. His 'Merry Men' consisted of Will Scarlet ( Ray Winstone ), Little John ( Clive Mantle ), Friar Tuck ( Phil Rose ), Much ( Peter Llewellyn Williams ), the Saracen Nasir ( Mark Ryan ) and Lady Marian ( Judi Trott ). He is also assisted by Herne the Hunter ( John Abineri ). As in the legend, Robin is opposed by the Sheriff of Nottingham ( Nickolas Grace ) and Guy of Gisburne ( Robert Addie ), as well as
2065-605: The grain. In desperation, Sheriff blames the whole fiasco on Gisburne, who flees. But an old enemy schemes on taking over Grimstone Abbey and using it as a prison for the abducted women and children of Wickham. Gisburne has joined the Sons of Fenris and manages to capture Robin, merry men and the Sheriff. With Robin in his power, Gulnar completes a vicious creature using dark magic and sends it to bring about an age of famine and destruction. Safe in Halstead Abbey, Marion foresees
2124-569: The house. In 1845 the property passed into the hands of William Hammond of London. Hammond became a prominent local benefactor, building the village church and the windmill. He became a director of the Scarborough to Whitby railway line, insisting that it passed through his property via a tunnel and that Ravenscar should have a station. On his widow's death in 1890 the estate was sold to the Peak Estate Company for development as
2183-408: The invention of a synthetic dye fixer. At the edge of the village is a disused windmill, Peak Mill, which dates from 1858. Until the early 20th century Ravenscar was known as 'Peak' or 'The Peak'. At the turn of the 19th–20th century, plans were made to turn the village into a holiday resort to rival nearby Scarborough. Roads were laid out, some houses were built and sewers were laid. Because of
2242-517: The late 12th and early 13th centuries, during the reigns of the Angevin kings Richard I and John , the usual setting of Robin Hood stories. Robin Hood and the Sorcerer , which opens Series One, begins in 1180 , then flashes forward fifteen years . In the final episode of Series One, however, King Richard's return to England following his capture and ransom is depicted, which in actuality occurred in 1194 . The Series Two episode "The Prophecy"
2301-473: The legendary outlaw Adam Bell returns to Nottingham, causing mayhem and kidnaps the Sheriff's young nephew Martin. Realizing there's only one man who can outwit Adam Bell, the Sheriff decides to make a deal with Robin Hood. Sheriff is bedridden after being bitten by his dog, leaving Gisburne free to interfere. Meanwhile, King John has outraged his former queen Hadwisa by taking a new 12-year-old bride Isabella of Angoulême while Arthur, an impostor tries to befriend
2360-551: The long trek to its rocky beach, Ravenscar never achieved popularity, and the development was left unfinished – a town with sewers and streets but no houses. The village was served by Ravenscar railway station between 1885 and 1965. In 1540, a farm known as Peak House owned by the Beswick family occupied the site of a 5th-century Roman fort. In 1774 Raven Hall was built on the site for Captain William Childs of London,
2419-509: The merry men. Little John decides to marry his girlfriend Meg and leave the merry men. Wedding plans are halted, however when Lord Edgar (Robert's uncle), reaches Sherwood with the news that Earl of Huntingdon has been accused of treason, Robert must get help from pig breeder Mad Mab and clear his father's name before it's too late. Sheriff is ordered by King to collect grain from Wickham, to supply his troops. Knowing they won't survive winter without their harvest, Robin and merry men steal back
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2478-410: The merry men. Due to Prince John 's imminent arrival in Nottingham, Gisburne begins to repair the castle walls, and the prince brings with him a mysterious masked prisoner, who turns out to be a man returned from the dead. Robin and the merry men decides to rescue him. The Sheriff has borrowed money from Jew Joshua de Talmont. Reluctant to return the money when the time is due, he makes Gisburne arrange
2537-527: The northeast and southwest of England; HTV West in Bristol was the base of operations, and most of the filming was done in and around Bristol and its surrounding counties. Primary locations were the Blaise Castle Estate and Vassells Park. Some of the forest scenes were shot near Bradford-on-Avon . Robin of Sherwood is one of the most influential treatments of the core Robin Hood legend since
2596-530: The people of England. A year has passed since Robin of Loxley's death, and the merry men have gone their separate ways. A Norman nobleman and Earl's son, Robert of Huntingdon, has been chosen by Herne to continue Robin's work and lead the resistance in Sherwood. Marion is captured and drugged by Lord Owen of Clun to force her into marrying him. Robert assembles the scattered merry men, one by one earns their trust and sets to rescue Marion from Owen and Gulnar. With rumours spreading that Robin Hood has returned from
2655-512: The rich to feed the poor can there be? ITV aired Robin of Sherwood during an early-evening television slot, and promoted the programme as being for a family audience. Mary Whitehouse and the National Viewers and Listeners' Association criticised Robin of Sherwood as being unsuitable for children (as the organisation previously did with Doctor Who ). Whitehouse claimed that the show depicted "extensive violence", objected to
2714-413: The show's "excellent writing, moody cinematography and haunting score". Nelson called "The Greatest Enemy" the best episode of the show, followed by "The Swords of Wayland" and "The Sheriff of Nottingham". Richard Marcus, writing on blogcritics.org, wrote in 2008: While the series is noteworthy for its historical accuracy and for the fact that it associates Robin with pre-Christian English mythology, it
2773-560: The show's "swordplay was strictly zero blood" and that the supernatural elements were the result of Carpenter's "love for the subject matter". A comic strip based on Robin of Sherwood ran in Look-in magazine from April 1984 (issue 18) to September 1986 (issue 39) It was written by Angus Allan , and illustrated mainly by Mike Noble , with some issues illustrated by Arthur Ranson and Phil Gascoine ; colours were by Arthur Ranson. The first 6 stories (32 issues) were in full colour, and
2832-547: The show's music is found on the Legend album, some additional pieces can be found on Clannad's albums Macalla (released in 1986) and Clannad: Live in Concert, 1996 (released in 2005). In November 2003, Clannad revealed on their official web site that "there were several other pieces of music recorded for the third series of Robin of Sherwood that were not included on the Legend album". On 25 October 2024 Clannad released
2891-451: The show. First, Knight attempted to gain funding from US producers for a fourth season, but was unsuccessful. Carpenter then wrote a script for a feature film adaptation of the series, and attempted to gather funding. Carpenter said in a 1990 interview that the film was intended to star the TV series' regular cast, with a new actor playing Robin if Connery was unavailable. Carpenter also said that
2950-474: The title Ravenscar . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ravenscar&oldid=1109178447 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ravenscar, North Yorkshire Ravenscar
3009-442: 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. Robin of Sherwood has been described by historian Stephen Knight as "the most innovative and influential version of the myth in recent times". The series is also notable for its musical score by Clannad , which won
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#17327810841413068-540: The way to Sherwood, Robin and the merry men set out to go for their rescue. Robin, who was captured by Earl of Godwin's soldiers escape with the help of Marion but only to be captured by bewitched merry men who all were under a spell by Morgwyn of Ravenscar. Serving the Satan, she prepares a sacrifice using merry men and the Albion to resurrect Lucifer, and Robin single-handedly quests to rescue all his merry men. The Sheriff
3127-532: The whole idea, but couldn't turn down 10,000 silver marks for her dowry. While on his way to Nottingham to kill the Sheriff, Alan encounters Robin and the merry men in Sherwood forest who decides to help him win his love back with an elaborate plan to infiltrate Nottingham castle, while helping the villagers of Wickham from taxation. Richard the Lionheart, King of England , returning from imprisonment in Germany,
3186-431: The woods and gathers a team of fellow rebels to fight back against the Sheriff's authority. At the end of the second series, Robin of Loxley is killed. Robert of Huntingdon (played by Jason Connery ) replaces him as the new Robin Hood. The third series had the same episode count as the first two combined, so each incarnation of Robin featured in the same number of episodes. At the conclusion of Series Three, Goldcrest
3245-474: Was also one of the few series where they managed to kill off the main character one series and successfully continue for another year with a new actor and a new Robin Hood. ... ...There's also a noticeable drop-off in the quality of the scripts from the first two series to the third. Part of the problem is just how many variations on the theme of keeping out of the clutches of the Sheriff of Nottingham, embarrassing his lackey Sir Guy of Gisburne, and robbing from
3304-546: Was committed to the (fictional) Ravenscar Lunatic Asylum in the Hellblazer series of comics after a disastrous summoning. He returned there throughout the series. The fictional character Roger Comstock in the Baroque Cycle by Neal Stephenson has the royal title "Marquis of Ravenscar". Anticlockwise Robin Hood's Bay Ravenscar Clockwise Scarborough Robin of Sherwood Robin of Sherwood
3363-462: Was composed and performed by Irish folk group Clannad . The show's original soundtrack, Legend , was released in 1984 and won the BAFTA award for Best Original Television Music. Three singles were released from the album: the theme-tune " Robin (The Hooded Man) ", " Now is Here " and " Scarlet Inside ". An EP contained a remix of " Robin (The Hooded Man) " from the third series. While not all of
3422-506: Was forced to pull out of the venture, due to a downturn in the fortunes of their film arm. Goldcrest had been responsible for critical and commercial hits such as Chariots of Fire (1981) and Gandhi (1982) earlier in the 1980s, but had hit a lean period with such films as Revolution (1985) and Absolute Beginners (1986). The series was expensive to produce; HTV could not afford to finance it alone, and so Robin of Sherwood came to an unexpected end. Goldcrest invested £1,289,000 in
3481-467: Was never resolved, as the show's intended fourth (and final) series was never made. Series 4 would have also featured the return of Baron de Belleme. The sudden cancellation also broke off Robin and Marion's intended marriage and left Marion at Halstead Abbey as a novice. Carpenter later said that, if he had known the third season would be last, he would have married Robin and Marion. After the series ended, Carpenter and Knight tried several times to revive
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