Robin Hood

He looks really different with long hair!

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He does, he looks a bit vampire-y too I reckon. I suppose he's gonna go proper evil now he killed Marian...see, I know all the plots cos my sis has the DVD on all the time!

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I just finished watching season two, forgot how good it was! Laughing

Love that they killed Marion! Just cos it's quite a brave thing to do.

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I love that they killed her, but mainly because she irritates the hell out of me Laughing

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I don't mind her! She should've gone with Guy instead of Robin though.

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I just find the pair of them unbearably lame, especialy Robin! I always side with the baddies...

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Robin irritates me, but I like the rest of his men. Especially Allan. love4

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I like Allan, but he does have a mahooosive nose Laughing

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I have noticed this, but he's still hot!! Laughing

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Tiger Aspect Productions' hit series Robin Hood returns to BBC One this Spring with a host of new faces. During 13 action-packed episodes the quest continues for justice and freedom for all.

It is three months since Marian's untimely death and Robin (Jonas Armstrong) is a changed man. Tougher, he's sacked his gang since they all returned from the Holy Land. Not only that – he's hell bent on avenging his wife's tragic end.

Jonas says: "Robin's back from the Holy Land but without Marian, the beat of his life. He's questioning everything he ever lived for and now it's pay back time and he's become obsessed with killing Gisborne. The big question is will he take his mortal enemy's life?

"It's great to bring Robin back a darker, more mature hero and fans will see that once he's come to terms with his personal loss, he's a stronger more powerful force than ever before."

Her slayer, Guy of Gisborne, (Richard Armitage), is a marked man. But does Gisborne care if he lives or dies? After all he's killed the woman he loved. After his heinous act what's left to save him from a life of evil? Will Robin kill his nemesis or let him live crippled by guilt and remorse?

Fuelled by anger and grief, Robin seems stuck in a downward spiral, but a new beacon of hope arrives in the form of a travelling monk called Tuck (David Harewood), who soon gets our hooded hero back on track.

David Harewood (Criminal Justice, Blood Diamond), who plays Tuck, says: "Creating a modern, strong Tuck for a 21st century audience is a terrific opportunity and a real challenge because many of us already have a picture of a roly-poly monk who loves his food and drink.

"But the new Tuck's heart and mind is elsewhere. He's a warrior poet, a man of vision and imagination, who has a very hands-on approach when it comes to justice and freedom, and believe me you want him on your side!"

Meanwhile, the wickedness of the Sheriff (Keith Allen) continues unabated. A spirited Locksley girl named Kate (Joanne Froggatt) objects to her brother's forced conscription. As a result she inadvertently gets caught up in the cause of Robin Hood and becomes an indispensable member of the gang.

Joanne Froggatt (The Street, Life On Mars), who plays Kate, says: "Joining the ranks of Robin Hood has been so much fun. I've learnt to fight and run for my life all at the same time! Kate's a tomboy with a big and fearless heart, but soon it's a question of who will win her undivided love and attention. As they say the path to true love never runs smoothly."

An unexpected addition to the Gisborne family, Guy's little sister, Isabella, played by television newcomer Lara Pulver, arrives and becomes a complication both Robin and Gisborne can do without.

Lara says: "Television breaks don't get better than Isabella and even arch-baddie Gisborne's feisty little sister's got issues with him! She's a real 'tour de force' and so much happens to her in this epic third series. Making Robin Hood, being part of this wonderful show, has been the best fun ever and a real-life adventure for me from start to finish."

As the threat of Prince John (Toby Stephens) looms larger Robin and Gisborne have to reach an uneasy truce as it emerges that they may have rather more in common than they thought.

Tiger Aspect's Greg Brenman says: "Series three is bigger, bolder and more action-packed than ever before. From the get-go Robin's turbo energy compels the series forward. As well as working with our now-established and well-loved star cast it has been great fun to welcome and work with Lara, Joanne, David, Toby. They and all the other new characters add so much texture and fun to this modern day interpretation of the legend that is Robin Hood."

*sigh* It sounds like they may ruin this show. Sad

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Ooh that sounds bad.... none of the new characters sound good at all!

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No they sound sucky!! And I don't like that Robin's 'sacked' his men either!!

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Nah, sounds bad. And the bloke who plays Robin is too teeny and weedy to play a menacing , tortured anti-hero type...

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Yeah I can't really see that at all. Sad

Will still watch it when it's on though.

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Just interested, RWG, what does your sister make of this series?! I'm sooooooooo disappointed with it. Sad

The episode that was just on sucked ass.

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She thinks it's massively dodgy too. Like they should have ended in the last season when they killed Marion off.
I think she's watching it now purely for Richard Armitage lusting Laughing

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They should definitely have ended it last season.

I think Guy might be kill off soon. Apparently there's three major deaths coming up, blokey who plays Robin is leaving so it'll be him, I think Sam Troughton (Much) is leaving so it'll probably be him, then I was just reading on IMDB that lots of people think the third death will be guy.

I hate the fact that they plan to carry the series on with no Robin and have this stupid 'Archer' character come into it.

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Yeah, I keep saying to Lou that Guy's gonna die. now they're making him go on this mission to save his brother, and he's probably going to redeem himself and be a hero, he's so gonna die!

They're kind of dragging the whole show to a slow death, aren't they? I mean, how can you have Robin Hood without Robin Hood actually being in it! Tis daft!

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It sucks. It's so frustrating, it's like whoever's writing it now never even watched the last two series! I mean, I hope it is different writers, I read that it was, but I read it from fans. Everybody hates Kate too and that Alan, Much and John get no screen time.

I'm only watching it for Joe Armstrong love but he's hardly in it!

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Which one's Joe Armstrong? Is that Much?

Yeah, tonight's was the daftest yet - how have they gone two seasons without mentioning that Guy and Robin grew up together?! And just to throw it in now, rubbish!

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