Robin Hood

As part of my crazy period for Richard Armitage, I wanted to watch this BBC adaptation of Robin Hood. And by the end of the series, I started getting crazy about other people on the screen – which is an inherent problem when there are too many cute and gallant stars in one show. Jonas Armstrong plays the lead character of Robin Hood, with Lucy Griffiths as Marian, Keith Allen as Sheriff and Richard Armstrong playing as Sheriff trusted sidekick Sir Guy.
So far, I have watched seasons one and two, which have been well paced and racy enough for a much tried archetypal figure and storyline. There were some instances where I couldn’t understand the heroism of the characters and sometimes I couldn’t agree with the kind of clothing and sets used. But mostly, the series has been well done and I’m definitely looking forward to the end of season three which is ending this year. Jonas Armstrong seems too short to be addressed as a gallant hero but as I found out with the ‘Behind the Scenes’ video for the series, short men are better archers than taller ones. And his partnering with Sam Troughton (playing Much) is funny enough from time to time. Much portrays a feminine man by taking care of his master and being in charge of cooking food and talking a lot. Will (played by Harry Lloyd, a descendent of Charles Dickens) is the creative, quiet, shy teenager in the group, whose skills help in smuggling arms and creating ingenious hideouts for the group. Allan (played by Joe Armstrong), though, not entirely gallant, owing to his shady past, helps the group with entering the castle. Little John (by Gordon Kennedy) is the strong, passionate man known for his physical strength and weak mind. Lastly, Djaq (Anjali Jay) joins the group as a Saracen boy, but is found out to be a woman disguising as her dead brother. She has a physician background, assisting her father in the Holy Land.