Tales of Sherwood Forest
| Tales of Sherwood Forest | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy drama |
| Created by | Alan Plater |
| Directed by |
Christopher Menaul Pedr James David Attwood |
| Starring |
Pete Postlethwaite Jill Baker David Troughton Robin Soams Wayne Foskett Bee Jaye Jack Carr Ben Roberts Terry Molly Anne Dyson Penelope Lee Lorraine Peters Tara Shaw Stephen Tompkinson David Burke |
| Theme music composer | Frank Ricotti |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Ted Childs Richard Argent |
| Producer(s) | Sarah Wilson |
| Production location(s) | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, UK |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Central Independent Television |
| Distributor | ITV Studios |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original release | 11 June – 23 July 1989 |
Tales of Sherwood Forest is a seven-part British television comedy drama series, first broadcast on 11 June 1989, that aired on ITV. The series centres on Eric (Pete Postlethwaite) the coffee owner of a night-club in Nottingham who has nothing to do with Robin Hood. Instead, he is obsessed by the film Casablanca (1942) and dreams of being Rick Blaine. The series was written and created by Alan Plater and produced by Central Independent Television.[1]
The series also starred Jill Baker, David Troughton, Robin Soams, Wayne Foskett, Bee Jaye and Jack Carr in supporting roles. A tie-in novel, also written by Neil McKay, was published on 15 June 1989.[2] Notably, the series has never been released on DVD.
It was axed after just one series.
Cast
- Pete Postlethwaite as Eric
- Jill Baker as Sarah
- David Troughton as Det Sgt Terry
- Robin Soams as Ken
- Wayne Foskett as Graham
- Bee Jaye as Anita
- Jack Carr as Derek
- Ben Roberts as Malcolm
- Terry Molly as Bob
- Anne Dyson as Jess
- Penelope Lee as Catherine
- Lorraine Peters as Eileen
- Tara Shaw as Fiona
- Stephen Tompkinson as Kevin
- David Burke as David Walser
Episodes
| Episode | Title | Written by | Directed by | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Opening Night" | Alan Plater | Christopher Menaul | 11 June 1989 |
| 2 | "Kings of the Midlands" | Mark James Neil McKay Betty Burton | Pedr James | 18 June 1989 |
| 3 | "There's a Small Hotel" | Mark James Neil McKay Betty Burton | Pedr James | 25 June 1989 |
| 4 | "Back in Your Own Backyard" | Mark James Neil McKay Betty Burton | Pedr James | 2 July 1989 |
| 5 | "Stag Night" | David Farnsworth | Christopher Menaul | 9 July 1989 |
| 6 | "Gene Vincent and the Memory Man" | Guy Andrews Nick Perry | David Attwood | 16 July 1989 |
| 7 | "I Came to Casablanca for the Waters" | Guy Andrews Nick Perry | David Attwood | 23 July 1989 |
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