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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: In the original outline, the Headless Monks from "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E7AGoodManGoesToWar A Good Man Goes to War]]" were working with the Sheriff of Nottingham, whom the Sheriff had formed an alliance with and the Doctor and Clara set out to convince Robin Hood to form a band of outlaws to fight back against the Sheriff and the Headless Monks.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: In the original outline, the Headless Monks from "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E7AGoodManGoesToWar A Good Man Goes to War]]" were working with the Sheriff of Nottingham, whom the Sheriff had formed an alliance with and the Doctor and Clara set out to convince Robin Hood to form a band of outlaws to fight back against the Sheriff and the Headless Monks. However, in all likelihood, given the news of real life beheadings mentioned earlier, this idea didn't take.

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* CompletelyDifferentTitle: The French title is "Robot des Bois" ("Robot Hood"; a play on Robin Hood's name in French-speaking territories, "Robin des Bois" (Robin of the Woods)).



* DistancedFromCurrentEvents: In the original version of the episode, the Sheriff would have been decapitated in his fight with Robin at the climax, revealing him to be a cyborg. This was removed two days before broadcast due to the media prominence of Western hostages being decapitated by Islamic State forces in the Middle East. However, a rather savage joke about decapitation made by the Doctor was left in, and the scene in question [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaCFdiinpq8 still crept past the censors due to an unfinished work print of the episode being leaked online.]] Creator/TheBBC later decided to keep the scene out even in the DVD release. Since both versions are in circulation (one official, one not), fan opinion is divided whether the episode is actually improved with the scene left out.

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* DistancedFromCurrentEvents: In the original version of the episode, the Sheriff would have been decapitated in his fight with Robin at the climax, [[RoboticReveal revealing him to be a cyborg.cyborg]]. This was removed two days before broadcast due to the media prominence of Western hostages being decapitated by Islamic State forces in the Middle East. However, a rather savage joke about decapitation made by the Doctor was left in, and the scene in question [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaCFdiinpq8 still crept past the censors due to an unfinished work print of the episode being leaked online.]] Creator/TheBBC later decided to keep the scene out even in the DVD release. Since both versions are in circulation (one official, one not), fan opinion is divided whether the episode is actually improved with the scene left out.



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* DistancedFromCurrentEvents: In the original version of the episode, the Sheriff would have been decapitated in his fight with Robin at the climax, revealing him to be a cyborg. This was removed two days before broadcast due to the media prominence of Western hostages being decapitated by Islamic State forces in the Middle East. However, a rather savage joke about decapitation made by the Doctor was left in, and the scene in question [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaCFdiinpq8 still crept past the censors due to an unfinished work print of the episode being leaked online.]] Creator/TheBBC later decided to keep the scene out even in the DVD release. Since both versions are in circulation (one official, one not), fan opinion is divided whether the episode is actually improved with the scene left out.



* TooSoon: In the original version of the episode, the Sheriff would have been decapitated in his fight with Robin at the climax, revealing him to be a cyborg. This was removed two days before broadcast due to the media prominence of Western hostages being decapitated by Islamic State forces in the Middle East. However, a rather savage joke about decapitation made by the Doctor was left in, and the scene in question [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaCFdiinpq8 still crept past the censors due to an unfinished work print of the episode being leaked online.]] Creator/TheBBC later decided to keep the scene out even in the DVD release. Since both versions are in circulation (one official, one not), fan opinion is divided whether the episode is actually improved with the scene left out.

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* ContentLeak: The script for the episode was one of five scripts leaked online from a BBC Worldwide server in Miami, where they had been sent in preparation for broadcast in Latin America.

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The script for the episode was one of five scripts leaked online from a BBC Worldwide server in Miami, where they had been sent in preparation for broadcast in Latin America.



* WhatCouldHaveBeen: In the original outline, The Headless Monks from "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E7AGoodManGoesToWar A Good Man Goes to War]]" were working with the Sheriff of Nottingham, whom The Sheriff had formed an alliance with and The Doctor and Clara set out to convince Robin Hood to form a band of outlaws to fight back against The Sheriff and The Headless Monks.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: In the original outline, The the Headless Monks from "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E7AGoodManGoesToWar A Good Man Goes to War]]" were working with the Sheriff of Nottingham, whom The the Sheriff had formed an alliance with and The the Doctor and Clara set out to convince Robin Hood to form a band of outlaws to fight back against The the Sheriff and The the Headless Monks.


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* ActorAllusion: Robin enters the arrow tournament under the name "Tom the Tinker," as he does in the original legends. As an added bonus, though, his actor is named Tom Riley, who plays one of the world's most famous [[Series/DaVincisDemons tinkers]] of all time.



* ContentLeak: The script for the episode was one of five scripts leaked online from a BBC Worldwide server in Miami, where they had been sent in preparation for broadcast in Latin America.
** On 18 August 2014, a rough version of the episode was leaked online. The leaked version is black-and-white, and its visual and audio effects and music are preliminary and incomplete. It contains the Sheriff beheading scene (about one minute of footage) that was cut before the episode was broadcast. This leak followed the leaks of the previous two episodes. Creator/TheBBC released a statement urging fans not to spread spoilers from the unofficial copy.



* TooSoon: In the original version of the episode, the Sheriff would have been decapitated in his fight with Robin at the climax, revealing him to be a cyborg. This was removed two days before broadcast due to the media prominence of Western hostages being decapitated by Islamic State forces in the Middle East. However, a rather savage joke about decapitation made by the Doctor was left in, and the scene in question [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaCFdiinpq8 still crept past the censors due to an unfinished work print of the episode being leaked online.]] The BBC later decided to keep the scene out even in the DVD release. Since both versions are in circulation (one official, one not), fan opinion is divided whether the episode is actually improved with the scene left out.

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* TooSoon: In the original version of the episode, the Sheriff would have been decapitated in his fight with Robin at the climax, revealing him to be a cyborg. This was removed two days before broadcast due to the media prominence of Western hostages being decapitated by Islamic State forces in the Middle East. However, a rather savage joke about decapitation made by the Doctor was left in, and the scene in question [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaCFdiinpq8 still crept past the censors due to an unfinished work print of the episode being leaked online.]] The BBC Creator/TheBBC later decided to keep the scene out even in the DVD release. Since both versions are in circulation (one official, one not), fan opinion is divided whether the episode is actually improved with the scene left out.out.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: In the original outline, The Headless Monks from "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E7AGoodManGoesToWar A Good Man Goes to War]]" were working with the Sheriff of Nottingham, whom The Sheriff had formed an alliance with and The Doctor and Clara set out to convince Robin Hood to form a band of outlaws to fight back against The Sheriff and The Headless Monks.
* YouLookFamiliar: Trevor Cooper (Friar Tuck) previously played [[Recap/DoctorWhoS22E6RevelationOfTheDaleks Takis]].
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"Tom the Tinker" as a pseudonym isn't solely there as an allusion


* ActorAllusion: Robin enters the arrow tournament under the name "Tom the Tinker". His actor is named Tom Riley who plays one of the world's most famous [[Series/DaVincisDemons tinkers]] of all time.

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* ActorAllusion: Robin enters the arrow tournament under the name "Tom the Tinker". His Tinker," as he does in the original legends. As an added bonus, though, his actor is named Tom Riley Riley, who plays one of the world's most famous [[Series/DaVincisDemons tinkers]] of all time.
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* TheCameo: A photograph of Second Doctor actor Patrick Troughton playing Robin Hood (actually, he was the very first TV Robin Hood) is shown on screen.
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Hey Its That Guy cut by TRS decision. Ditto for Hey Its That Voice.
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Hey Its That Guy cut by TRS decision. Ditto for Hey Its That Voice.


* HeyItsThatGuy: Robin Hood is [[Series/DaVincisDemons Leonardo Da Vinci]]. The Sheriff of Nottingham is [[Series/DeathInParadise Inspector Poole]]. The Sheriff's first onscreen victim is [[Series/GameOfThrones Mace Tyrell]]. The Master of Ceremonies at the Archery contest is [[Franchise/IrisWildthyme Panda]] and [[Radio/TheScarifyers Aleister Crowley]]. Little John is [[Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory one of the Oompa-Loompas]]. And let's not forget the Robin Hood in the black and white photo is the Second Doctor.
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* TooSoon: In the original version of the episode, the Sheriff would have been decapitated in his fight with Robin at the climax, revealing him to be a cyborg. This was removed two days before broadcast due to the media prominence of Western hostages being decapitated by Islamic State forces in the Middle East. However, a rather savage joke about decapitation made by the Doctor was left in, and the scene in question [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaCFdiinpq8 still crept past the censors due to an unfinished work print of the episode being leaked online.]]

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* TooSoon: In the original version of the episode, the Sheriff would have been decapitated in his fight with Robin at the climax, revealing him to be a cyborg. This was removed two days before broadcast due to the media prominence of Western hostages being decapitated by Islamic State forces in the Middle East. However, a rather savage joke about decapitation made by the Doctor was left in, and the scene in question [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaCFdiinpq8 still crept past the censors due to an unfinished work print of the episode being leaked online.]]]] The BBC later decided to keep the scene out even in the DVD release. Since both versions are in circulation (one official, one not), fan opinion is divided whether the episode is actually improved with the scene left out.
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* TooSoon: In the original version of the episode, the Sheriff would have been decapitated in his fight with Robin at the climax, revealing him to be a cyborg. This was removed two days before broadcast due to the media prominence of Western hostages being decapitated by Islamic State forces in the Middle East. However, a rather savage joke about decapitation made by the Doctor was left in.

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* TooSoon: In the original version of the episode, the Sheriff would have been decapitated in his fight with Robin at the climax, revealing him to be a cyborg. This was removed two days before broadcast due to the media prominence of Western hostages being decapitated by Islamic State forces in the Middle East. However, a rather savage joke about decapitation made by the Doctor was left in.in, and the scene in question [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaCFdiinpq8 still crept past the censors due to an unfinished work print of the episode being leaked online.]]
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* ActorAllusion: Robin enters the arrow tournament under the name "Tom the Tinker". His actor is named Tom Riley.

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* ActorAllusion: Robin enters the arrow tournament under the name "Tom the Tinker". His actor is named Tom Riley.Riley who plays one of the world's most famous [[Series/DaVincisDemons tinkers]] of all time.
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* TooSoon: In the original script the Sheriff would have been decapitated in his fight with Robin at the climax, revealing him to be a cyborg. This was changed due to the media prominence of Western hostages being decapitated by Islamic State forces in the Middle East.

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* TooSoon: In the original script version of the episode, the Sheriff would have been decapitated in his fight with Robin at the climax, revealing him to be a cyborg. This was changed removed two days before broadcast due to the media prominence of Western hostages being decapitated by Islamic State forces in the Middle East.East. However, a rather savage joke about decapitation made by the Doctor was left in.

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* HeyItsThatGuy: Robin Hood is [[Series/DaVincisDemons Leonardo Da Vinci]]. The Sheriff of Nottingham is [[Series/DeathInParadise Inspector Poole]]. The Sheriff's first onscreen victim is [[Series/GameOfThrones Mace Tyrell]]. The Master of Ceremonies at the Archery contest is [[Franchise/IrisWildthyme Panda]] and [[Radio/TheScarifyers Aleister Crowley]]. Little John is [[Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory one of the Oompa-Loompas]].

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* TheCameo: A photograph of Second Doctor actor Patrick Troughton playing Robin Hood (actually, he was the very first TV Robin Hood) is shown on screen.
* HeyItsThatGuy: Robin Hood is [[Series/DaVincisDemons Leonardo Da Vinci]]. The Sheriff of Nottingham is [[Series/DeathInParadise Inspector Poole]]. The Sheriff's first onscreen victim is [[Series/GameOfThrones Mace Tyrell]]. The Master of Ceremonies at the Archery contest is [[Franchise/IrisWildthyme Panda]] and [[Radio/TheScarifyers Aleister Crowley]]. Little John is [[Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory one of the Oompa-Loompas]]. And let's not forget the Robin Hood in the black and white photo is the Second Doctor.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Robin Hood is [[Series/DaVincisDemons Leonardo Da Vinci]]. The Sheriff of Nottingham is [[Series/DeathInParadise Inspector Poole]]. The Sheriff's first onscreen victim is [[Series/GameOfThrones Mace Tyrell]]. The Master of Ceremonies at the Archery contest is [[Franchise/IrisWildthyme Panda]] and [[Radio/TheScarifyers Aleister Crowley]].

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* HeyItsThatGuy: Robin Hood is [[Series/DaVincisDemons Leonardo Da Vinci]]. The Sheriff of Nottingham is [[Series/DeathInParadise Inspector Poole]]. The Sheriff's first onscreen victim is [[Series/GameOfThrones Mace Tyrell]]. The Master of Ceremonies at the Archery contest is [[Franchise/IrisWildthyme Panda]] and [[Radio/TheScarifyers Aleister Crowley]]. Little John is [[Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory one of the Oompa-Loompas]].
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Robin Hood is [[Series/DaVincisDemons Leonardo Da Vinci]]. The Sheriff of Nottingham is [[Series/DeathInParadise Inspector Poole]]. The Sheriff's first onscreen victim is [[Series/GameOfThrones Mace Tyrell]].

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* HeyItsThatGuy: Robin Hood is [[Series/DaVincisDemons Leonardo Da Vinci]]. The Sheriff of Nottingham is [[Series/DeathInParadise Inspector Poole]]. The Sheriff's first onscreen victim is [[Series/GameOfThrones Mace Tyrell]]. The Master of Ceremonies at the Archery contest is [[Franchise/IrisWildthyme Panda]] and [[Radio/TheScarifyers Aleister Crowley]].
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* ActorAllusion: Robin enters the arrow tournament under the name "Tom the Tinker". His actor is named Tom Riley.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Robin Hood is [[Series/DaVincisDemons Leonardo Da Vinci]]. The Sheriff of Nottingham is [[Series/DeathInParadise Inspector Poole]].

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* HeyItsThatGuy: Robin Hood is [[Series/DaVincisDemons Leonardo Da Vinci]]. The Sheriff of Nottingham is [[Series/DeathInParadise Inspector Poole]]. The Sheriff's first onscreen victim is [[Series/GameOfThrones Mace Tyrell]].
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* ActorSharedBackground: Clara mentions that she’s from Blackpool, the same as Creator/JennaColeman.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Robin Hood is [[Series/DaVincisDemons Leonardo Da Vinci]].

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* HeyItsThatGuy: Robin Hood is [[Series/DaVincisDemons Leonardo Da Vinci]]. The Sheriff of Nottingham is [[Series/DeathInParadise Inspector Poole]].
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Mark Gatiss was Tycho, but Robin was played by Tom Riley.


* HeyItsThatGuy: Robin Hood is [[Series/DaVincisDemons Leonardo Da Vinci]] and [[Series/GameOfThrones Tycho Nestoris]].

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* HeyItsThatGuy: Robin Hood is [[Series/DaVincisDemons Leonardo Da Vinci]] and [[Series/GameOfThrones Tycho Nestoris]].Vinci]].
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Robin Hood is [[Series/DaVincisDemons Leonardo Da Vinci]].

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* HeyItsThatGuy: Robin Hood is [[Series/DaVincisDemons Leonardo Da Vinci]].Vinci]] and [[Series/GameOfThrones Tycho Nestoris]].
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Robin Hood is [[Series/DaVincisDemons Leonardo Da Vinci]]

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* HeyItsThatGuy: Robin Hood is [[Series/DaVincisDemons Leonardo Da Vinci]]Vinci]].
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Robin Hood is [[Series/DaVincisDemons Leonardo Da Vinci]]
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* TooSoon: In the original script the robot would have been decapitated instead of getting its arm cut off. This was changed due to the media prominence of Western hostages being decapitated by Islamic State forces in the Middle East.

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* TooSoon: In the original script the robot Sheriff would have been decapitated instead of getting its arm cut off.in his fight with Robin at the climax, revealing him to be a cyborg. This was changed due to the media prominence of Western hostages being decapitated by Islamic State forces in the Middle East.
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* HeyItsThatPlace: The outside of the Sheriff's castle is [[http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/bodiam-castle/ Bodiam Castle]].

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* HeyItsThatPlace: The outside of the Sheriff's castle is [[http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/bodiam-castle/ Bodiam Castle]].Castle]].
* TooSoon: In the original script the robot would have been decapitated instead of getting its arm cut off. This was changed due to the media prominence of Western hostages being decapitated by Islamic State forces in the Middle East.
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* HeyItsThatPlace: The outside of the Sheriff's castle is [[http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/bodiam-castle/ Bodiam Castle]].

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