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An updated series following the life of Robin Hood and his Merry Men in Sherwood forest. Together they steal from the rich and give to the poor - all the while avoiding their enemies Sir

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Robin Hood Season 3 Episode 4 - Sins of the Father
    6.9/10(140 votes)

    #1 - Sins of the Father

    S3:E4

    Ruthless Rufus is in town, intent on revenge. When he kidnaps Allan and Kate, Robin retaliates by snatching his son. Robin and the gang face a race against time as they try to find Rufus' hiding place. Will they succeed, or is this the end of the road for Allan and Kate?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dominic Minghella

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  2. Robin Hood Season 1 Episode 1 - Will You Tolerate This?
    7.1/10(457 votes)

    #2 - Will You Tolerate This?

    S1:E1

    Robin, Earl of Locksley, returns home after five years fighting the Crusades to discover his England is not the same England he once knew. He must make a choice to compromise his values of honour and justice and adapt to the new order or make a stand to save four innocent lives.

    Director:John McKay
    Writer:Dominic Minghella

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  3. Robin Hood Season 3 Episode 3 - Lost in Translation
    7.2/10(143 votes)

    #3 - Lost in Translation

    S3:E3

    The Sheriff turns the heat up on Robin and his gang by forcing the Abbot to accuse them of stealing from the church. Tuck's attempt to clear Robin's name ends with him being captured and tied to the rack. Will the gang free Tuck in time, while escaping execution themselves?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dominic Minghella

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  4. Robin Hood Season 3 Episode 5 - Let The Games Commence
    7.2/10(144 votes)

    #4 - Let The Games Commence

    S3:E5

    Gisborne returns with Prince John's Elite Guards and a secret new weapon. Little John finds himself separated from the others and ends up in a Gladiator circus. Robin finds himself helping a mysterious woman.

    Director:Patrick Lau
    Writer:Dominic Minghella

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  5. Robin Hood Season 3 Episode 7 - Too Hot to Handle
    7.2/10(149 votes)

    #5 - Too Hot to Handle

    S3:E7

    Prince John has all the local wells blocked when a heat wave hits the area leaving the outlaws forced to take desperate measures to save those at risk. Robin and Isabella's secret relationship is discovered by Prince John and he orders Gisborne to get rid of them. Robin finds himself having to make a difficult decision.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Dominic Minghella, Chris Lang

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  6. Robin Hood Season 1 Episode 2 - Sheriff Got Your Tongue?
    7.4/10(327 votes)

    #6 - Sheriff Got Your Tongue?

    S1:E2

    Little John and his band of outlaws are proving a difficult problem to overcome for Robin and his men. The Sherrif retaliates against the Robin's defection by threatening the people of Locksley. Robin is given a choice: Surrender or allow the people of Locksley to suffer.

    Director:John McKay
    Writer:Dominic Minghella

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  7. Robin Hood Season 1 Episode 3 - Who Shot the Sheriff?
    7.4/10(279 votes)

    #7 - Who Shot the Sheriff?

    S1:E3

    The Sheriff's bailiff is murdered and rumours point to Robin being the culprit. However, he believes it to be a do-gooder known as the night watchman. Robin and the Sheriff form an unholy alliance to find the true identity of the murderer.

    Director:Richard Standeven
    Writer:Paul Cornell

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  8. Robin Hood Season 3 Episode 2 - Cause and Effect
    7.4/10(181 votes)

    #8 - Cause and Effect

    S3:E2

    When the Sheriff of Nottingham decides to sell all the local men to Finn, the rightful King of Ireland (who seeks to liberate Ireland), a young village girl named Kate does everything she can to save her brother from conscription- which involves betraying Robin...

    Director:Douglas Mackinnon
    Writer:Dominic Minghella

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  9. Robin Hood Season 1 Episode 4 - Parent Hood
    7.5/10(279 votes)

    #9 - Parent Hood

    S1:E4

    Roy is captured by the Sheriff and he is given a choice - kill Robin or watch his mother hang. The Outlaws find a baby in the forest and try to find the parents. Marian defies the Sheriff and he plots her punishment.

    Director:Richard Standeven
    Writer:Mark Wadlow

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  10. Robin Hood Season 3 Episode 1 - Total Eclipse
    7.5/10(216 votes)

    #10 - Total Eclipse

    S3:E1

    The Outlaws return from the Holy Land and Robin breaks up the gang- all he cares about is getting revenge on Gisborne. However, a traveling monk named Tuck makes him realize exactly how much the country needs him.

    Director:Douglas Mackinnon
    Writers:Dominic Minghella, Michael Chaplin

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  11. Robin Hood Season 3 Episode 8 - The King is Dead, Long Live the King
    7.5/10(156 votes)

    #11 - The King is Dead, Long Live the King

    S3:E8

    The Royal Keeper of the Keys and Robin's former mentor, Lord Sheridan announces that King Richard has been killed in battle. Prince John orders a hasty coronation at Nottingham and forces the Archbishop to preside over it. Can Robin unveil a hidden secret before John is crowned King?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dominic Minghella

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  12. Robin Hood Season 1 Episode 9 - A Thing or Two About Loyalty
    7.6/10(245 votes)

    #12 - A Thing or Two About Loyalty

    S1:E9

    Lambert, a friend of Sir Guy of Gisborne and castle scientist, realises that lives could be at risk if his latest invention were to fall into the Sheriffs hands. When Lambert won't make more of the invention, an "explosive" black powder, he is put into the dungeons by the furious Sheriff. Much volunteers to get himself arrested so he can help Lambert from within, but will he get more then he has bargained for?

    Director:Graeme Harper
    Writer:Paul Cornell

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  13. Robin Hood Season 1 Episode 10 - Peace? Off!
    7.6/10(237 votes)

    #13 - Peace? Off!

    S1:E10

    Robin saves an arsonist from burning Locksley Church and brings him back to the forest, the gang are reluctant to feel sympathy for him - until they realise who he is and where he's been. Peace is on the table as an emisary from Saladin visits England to negotiate with Prince John, but instead the Sheriff attempts to hold him for ransom. When Robin discovers the plot, he makes plans for the ransom money - but what will he have to face to get it?

    Director:Graeme Harper
    Writer:Bev Doyle

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  14. Robin Hood Season 2 Episode 1 - Sisterhood
    7.6/10(231 votes)

    #14 - Sisterhood

    S2:E1

    Robin and the gang have been busy constructing their ingenious new camp, but, when Knighton Hall is razed and Marian and Edward are taken to the castle under house arrest, it's clear that the rules have changed.

    Director:Ciarán Donnelly
    Writer:Dominic Minghella

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  15. Robin Hood Season 1 Episode 6 - The Taxman Cometh
    7.7/10(247 votes)

    #15 - The Taxman Cometh

    S1:E6

    When Robin and his gang encounter Flaxton, a farmer, and his son while on their way to Nottingham it doesn't take them long to discover all is not as it seems. When they discover that Flaxton is actually a tax inspector, on his way to count the mountain of tax silver in Nottingham Castle a plan is hatched to allow Robin access to the castle vault.

    Director:Richard Standeven
    Writer:Bev Doyle

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  16. Robin Hood Season 1 Episode 11 - Dead Man Walking
    7.7/10(239 votes)

    #16 - Dead Man Walking

    S1:E11

    When Little John's son is arrested in Locksley, John moves to protect his son from the Sherrif's law - and is quickly thrown in Nottingham's dungeon. Alice is suprised to find her husband is still alive.

    Director:Graeme Harper
    Writer:Simon Ashford

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  17. Robin Hood Season 3 Episode 6 - Do You Love Me?
    7.7/10(162 votes)

    #17 - Do You Love Me?

    S3:E6

    Prince John causes mischief when he shows up in Nottingham. Gisborne and the Sheriff are assigned on a royal mission.

    Director:Patrick Lau
    Writer:Dominic Minghella

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  18. Robin Hood Season 1 Episode 5 - Turk Flu
    7.8/10(261 votes)

    #18 - Turk Flu

    S1:E5

    Robin must be patient when the Nottingham Fair comes to town bringing with it the temptation of the silver arrow competition. Before he can compete Robin must first deal with the Sheriff's latest plan of using Saracen slaves as labour in his deadly mine. Can Robin, with the help of the Nightwatchman, defeat Nottingham's plan in time for the competition?

    Director:Declan O'Dwyer
    Writer:Debbie Oates

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  19. Robin Hood Season 1 Episode 7 - Brothers in Arms
    7.8/10(264 votes)

    #19 - Brothers in Arms

    S1:E7

    Returning from a visit to teach the Sheriff's bent pawnbroker a lesson, Robin and his gang encounter another gang of outlaws - just in time to save them from a beating. When their leader turns out to be Alan-A-Dale's brother, Tom, Robin must decide if he should allow the other outlaws to join his gang.

    Director:Declan O'Dwyer
    Writer:Joe Turner

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  20. Robin Hood Season 3 Episode 9 - A Dangerous Deal
    7.8/10(169 votes)

    #20 - A Dangerous Deal

    S3:E9

    Gisborne awaits his execution in a Nottingham dungeon, and meets a fellow prisoner who has a profound effect upon him. Robin thinks he can strike a deal with Sheriff Isabella, but his plans are thwarted when an unexpected stranger from her past arrives, looking for revenge.

    Director:Graeme Harper
    Writer:Dominic Minghella

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  21. Robin Hood Season 3 Episode 10 - Bad Blood
    7.8/10(186 votes)

    #21 - Bad Blood

    S3:E10

    It's a step back in time as a mysterious figure forces Robin and Gisborne to hear the story of their past. The truth about their parents is exposed and a huge revelation rocks them both to the core. As the strange figure shows his face, Robin and Gisborne know their lives will never be the same again.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dominic Minghella

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  22. Robin Hood Season 3 Episode 11 - The Enemy of My Enemy
    7.8/10(204 votes)

    #22 - The Enemy of My Enemy

    S3:E11

    The gang are shocked when Robin announces that Gisbourne is joining their fight against Isabella, but can their uneasy truce survive? Robin and Gisbourne then travel to York to save their half-brother Archer from execution, and find that he has made a formidable enemy in the Sheriff of York.

    Director:Graeme Harper
    Writer:Dominic Minghella

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  23. Robin Hood Season 1 Episode 12 - The Return of the King
    7.9/10(240 votes)

    #23 - The Return of the King

    S1:E12

    The news of King Richard's return to England reaches Robin and the gang - and it means one thing; Marian's marriage to Gisborne is looming closer. Marian attempts to steal Gisborne's money and distribute it to the villagers, Robin tries to find out more about Gisborne's crimes. But then tragedy strikes for the Nightwatchman at Locksley Manor...

    Director:Matthew Evans
    Writer:Dominic Minghella

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  24. Robin Hood Season 2 Episode 10 - Walkabout
    7.9/10(196 votes)

    #24 - Walkabout

    S2:E10

    Prince John's army is summoned to raze Nottingham to the ground at sunset. Gisborne risks his life standing by Marian as they fight to save the townsfolk from oblivion.

    Director:Matthew Evans
    Writer:Dominic Minghella

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  25. Robin Hood Season 3 Episode 12 - Something Worth Fighting For (1)
    7.9/10(210 votes)

    #25 - Something Worth Fighting For (1)

    S3:E12

    Robin and his men battle against Isabella as she rounds up men to send to Prince John. Archer works with his sister and attempts to catch Robin and Gisborne.

    Director:Matthew Evans
    Writer:Dominic Minghella

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Sins of the Father" is the worst rated episode of "Robin Hood". It scored 6.9/10 based on 140 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Dominic Minghella, it aired on 4/18/2009. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Will You Tolerate This?".