The Adventures of Robin Hood - Season 1 (1955)

Disguised as a monk, Robin visits Friar Tuck, a jovial, fat, holy man, and together they organise the escape of Mildred from the clutches of the Lord Germaine and the Sheriff. Though his church is in Nottingham, the friar becomes a close ally of the outlaw and begins to pay frequent visits to Sherwood.

Having ambushed the Sheriff's courier, Robin's life is placed in peril: he is arrested by the Sheriff and Lady Marian Fitzwalter, his childhood companion, is accused of being in league with outlaws.

Nottingham's tax collectors find it harder and harder to collect the county's levied assessments. When the Sheriff of Nottingham decides to make an example of Will Stukely, a poor farmer who could not pay his taxes, by hanging him, Robin Hood determines to rescue the young man by tricking the Sheriff into leaving the walled town, capturing him and offering to save his life in exchange for the condemned man's.

The Sheriff wagers with Sir Richard of the Lea that his archer, Giles Black, can defeat Robin Hood in an archery contest.

Queen Elanor arrives back in England and engages Robin and his men to protect her while she travels around the country. This enrages the Sheriff of Nottingham who constructs a plan to discredit Robin.

Hearing that the Count de Waldern is planning to conscript 3,000 recruits to terrorise the community, Robin hatches a plan to the Count's evil scheme.

One of Robin's men returns to his village to visit his family. On hearing the news the sheriff convinces the villagers to have the man charged with a recent murder in the area.

Maid Marian's absent father has arranged her marriage with the knight who saved her life. When Robin learns that the man to be Marian's husband cares only for her hefty dowry, he plans to break up the wedding by posing as a German knight who had earlier been promised her hand in marriage long ago, but never arrived to take the marriage vows.

A Scottish outlaw meets up with Robin in Sherwood forest. He seems a friendly and bigger than life. Robin feels a sense of unease about the man, but keeps his feeling to himself till he can decide what is really going on.

Robin stumbles onto a young boy in forest who wants to join Robin's group. Robin suspects the boy is of royal Norman birth, and sets to understand the boys real origins. What he discovers surprises everybody.

Sir Richard of the Lee has lost a tournament and must now pay 200 gold coins, which he does not have. Richard must now marry off his son to Hugh the Mercer's daughter to gain the funds. Richard then asks Robin and his band to disguise as knights to impress Hugh. However, Hugh is not impressed by Richard's son and wants to instead marry his daughter off to Robin.

A woman seems to have a secret supply of gold. Rumors spread very quickly that she is a witch and can create gold on demand. The Sheriff of Nottingham has other ideas and sees it as an opportunity to capture Robin Hood.

A jongleur, apparently on the run from the Sheriff meets up with Robin Hoor. Together they hatch a plan to steal recently raised tax money from the castle. However, jongleurs have a reputation for not always being as they seem.

Robin and Friar Tuck help a poor young serf to enter the monastery at Whitby. However, the young man is forced to flee when he learns that the Sheriff has thrown his older brother into prison on trumped-up charges. Robin and Tuck devise a plan to free the older brother and reunite the two men.

Robin discovers that two students, have been committing robberies claiming to be his men. Robin and Marian teach them a lesson they'll not forget.

The Sheriff of Nottingham is desperate for a new set of boots. He discovers a village using a revolution new technique to make leather. He wants the secret and the villagers are not talking.

Robin encounters a herbalist searching the forest for plants to be used against a sickness in the nearby castle. The man dies before he collects enough material and robin and his men agree to complete his mission.

A series of attacks in the area are blamed on Robin Hood. The Sheriff rallies the local population to hunt down and capture Robin. The real question is what is the source of the proof against Robin.

King Richard has arrived back in England and is traveling in disguise to establish which Lords and Barons are loyal to John and who Richard can count on. He instructs Marion to undertake a dangerous mission.

The Sheriff is going to hang Arthur of Tetsbury for raising a levy in the shire for King Richard. To prevent Robin Hood from saving him, it is declared that only women will be allowed to enter the city to bring in the daily food.

At the Inn Robin and Little John walk in on the garishly dressed William Winchester. Little John insults Will, sword play ensues attracting the Sheriff's men. Robin, John and Will fight them off together. The creation of the legend of Will Scarlet begins.

Marian takes Robin to an ancient and deserted castle, where he is shocked to see the Queen Mother waiting for him. She has a mission for him that will be of tremendous service to England in general and King Richard in particular.

Sir William raises the taxes on his tenant farmers, then threatens to throw them off their land if they don't come up with the money. Robin comes up with a plan to get the villagers their money back, but it involves Friar Tuck keeping them in church while he does so, so Tuck prepares to deliver the longest sermon of his career.

Maid Marian is accused of the murder of King's commissioner. Trial by battle is the only hope to stay her execution, but the men of Sherwood feel that Robin is too ill to be her champion.

When free man A'Bland flees from a false accusation of murder that means imprisonment and death, his children, Alice and Oswald, are seized by the men-at-arms who serve Lord FitzUrse. In the great castle they are treated harshly at the hands of FitzUrse and his menials. A'Bland joins ta band of outlaws, and together embark on a rescue.

Word comes through that Lord Donnington has died on the Crusade. The new lord is only a young man and he comes under the dangerous influence of the Lord Blackstone who's daughter he wishes to marry.

Robin encounters a healer on the way the Nottingham to treat Sir Walter. His revolutionary treatment draws the attention of other doctors and they hatch a plan to have him removed.

Robin stumbles onto a hoard of gold. As he begins to make plans of what to do with their wealth it is discovered the gold was stolen by King John from his own mother. Robin and his men embark on a dangerous mission to return the money.

Peregrinus meets Robin just as the Sheriff of Nottingham offers Robin a pardon if he swears to support King John. Peregrinus and Robin then become aware of a list of Lords loyal to King John and set to capture it.

Friar Tuck is captured and taken to the local Abbey for questioning by the visiting arch bishop. Robin works with Little John to develop a rescue plan to save Friar Tuck.

When Derwent overhears some messengers talk about the "jewels" they're guarding, he devises a plan to steal the shipment, and successfully carries it out--only to discover that the "jewels" are two small children belonging to a noble family.

King John is dragging his feet getting the ransom money for Richard's release. A number of Lords have gotten together to raise the money and have charge Robin with getting the money safely out of the country with out John's knowledge.

A young man, Harold finds Robin and explains to him that a treasure is hidden in his father's castle. To complicate matters Harold's father has recently died after an encounter with a Viking ghost.

Little John and Friar Tuck capture a knight, but are concerned about his real value judging by his equipment and horse. To regain prestige John and the Friar borrow some equipment to make him more presentable.

Friar Tuck and Robin decide to have a wager to see who can raise more money. Robin will dress and act as a beggar. Tuck will appeal to religion and Christian charity.

A rumor spreads that Richard is dead and John acts quickly to claim the throne. Robin has doubts about Richard's fate, and decides to travel with Marion to find the truth.