Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8985 in DVD
• Brand: BBC
• Released on: 2009-06-29
• Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
• Number of discs: 5
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 5
• Running time: 585 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
For the third series of Robin Hood, the BBC proves itself more willing than ever to muddle around with the common perception of the story that underpins it. By the time we pick the action up, Marian has been dead for several months, and we find Robin in vengeful mood. Returning from the Holy Land, he’s hell-bent on taking down Guy Of Gisborne, but as you’d expect, things don’t quite go the way that you might expect.

Elsewhere, this third series brings in Friar Tuck, and Robin crosses paths with a new face in his life, Kate. Yet the joy of Robin Hood is in the returning characters. Jonas Armstrong in the title role has grown into the part well, even if the scripts have him dealing with the aftermath of Marian’s death a little quicker than you’d have thought. But it’s Keith Allen as the dastardly Sheriff of Nottingham that has a habit of ritually stealing scenes, while Richard Armitage as Guy Of Gisborne is quite superb, and arguably the highlight. It’s a strong ensemble cast that underpins the show, and by this third series, it’s clear that they’re having a whale of a time.

Series three of Robin Hood isn’t perfect, and sometimes the writing feels a little underwhelming. But even in its weaker moments, such is the strength of the cast that it’s hard not to get a generous dose of entertainment from each episode. It’s shameless blockbuster Saturday night viewing, and all the better for it. --Jon Foster

DVD Description
It’s been three months since Marian's untimely death and Robin is a changed man. Tougher, he's sacked his gang since they all returned from the Holy Land. Not only that – he's hell bent on avenging his wife's tragic end. Her slayer, Guy of Gisborne is a marked man. Fuelled by anger and grief, Robin seems stuck in a downward spiral, but a new beacon of hope arrives in the form of a travelling monk called Tuck (David Harewood), who soon gets our hooded hero back on track. Meanwhile, the wickedness of the Sheriff continues unabated. A spirited Locksley girl named Kate (Joanne Froggatt) objects to her brother's forced conscription. As a result she inadvertently gets caught up in the cause of Robin Hood and becomes an indispensable member of the gang. As the threat of Prince John (Toby Stephens)looms larger, Robin and Gisborne have to reach an uneasy truce as it emerges that they may have rather more in common than they thought.

Special Features

• A Legend Reborn
• A New Look (costume featurette)
• Trebuchet: Creating Chaos
• Character Profiles (Tuck, Kate, Isabella, Prince John and Archer)
• Video Diaries (Archer, Isabella)