Press reviews

10/12/2006

Read the press reviews of Robin Hood

The Guardian, G2 - Sam Wollaston
'He looks like Joe Cole, is into martial arts and wouldn't be seen dead in tights - BBC 1's Robin Hood is a thoroughly modern creation..the spirit of the thing seems not to have been lost through modernisation. I'm looking forward to more..'

The Times, T2 - Caitlan Moran
'Personally, I loved it. I like that its managed to put aside the legacies of Errol Flynn, Kevin Costner and Robin Hood : Men in tights to realise that, if Robin Hood is about anything, it's about left-wing northern lads spoiling for a fight with the establishment: a bit like Banksy, but with greensward. Boyz'n'the Hood. The Hood, the Bad and the Ugly.'

Daily Star, Matt Baylis
'a thoroughly modern piece in many ways, but with the richly satisfying simplicity of those shows we adored as kids, like Champion The Wonder Horse and Zorro... But it is most certainly fun... The fight scenes owe more to the latest martial arts blockbusters... and Marian is more of a medieval spice girl than a wimp-in-a-wimpleYou know who's who, alright, because the good guys really are good, whilst the villains make you long to boo at the screen. Despite the glorious technicolour, it's comforting to watch something so black and white.'

Daily Star, Mike Ward on Telly Column
'Take a bow, Robin Hood... Yep, sod your remote-controlled Daleks - top of every list for Santa this year will be a Robin style bow and arrow. And parents, chuffed to see their kids taking up such a healthy old fashioned pastime, will be delighted.'

Daily Mirror - feature on Robin Hood
'Robin Hood is back. The outlaw hero returned in a new TV series on Saturday, with Jonas Armstrong in the lead role. The opening episode beat Ant & Dec's Saturday night takeaway in the ratings, with 8.2 million viewers tuning in 'Mirror's merry man Damien rides up to Nottingham to rob the rich, give to the poor and tackle a female Sheriff..'

Evening Standard, Review - Peter Clark
'One hoodie we all would like to hug - Robin Hood is a wonderful return to a golden age when men were Robin, the baddies were corrupt local government, trees were disease-free, and Marian could still be a maid after five years of voluntary inactivity.The people who run television have seriously understimated our appetite for derring-do for far too long... that is the place where we all want to be.'

Daily Star - Dominik Diamond
'Men in Tights Slay Daleks. Robin Hood trounced Ant and Dec in the Saturday night telly ratings. They're on a hiding to nothing unfortunately... my eight year old son and I watched Robin Hood and were absolutely gripped from start to finish. And then went on the net to watch clips of next week's episode... .Parents get ready now. Robin Hood IS the new Doctor Who... It's exciting, it's witty, it's not dumb and now and again it has some pretty cool messages in there about class, honour and fairness, which are all things I want my kid to learn. And Marian is well fit'