Robin of Sherwood

There were three series of this gritty tea-time adventure series, 26 episodes in total, created by Richard Carpenter. Robin of Loxley was played in great earnest by Michael Praed, but after two series he left to guest star in Dynasty as the ill-fated Prince Michael of Moldovia. Jason Connery replaced him for the final 13 episodes, as Robert of Huntingdon. Unfortunately he was then at the depths of his acting prowess, but Ray Winstone, Judy Trott and Clive Mantle gave him strong support, while Nickolas Grace camped it up superbly as the Sheriff of Nottingham.