History Characters / RobinOfSherwood

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Though most retellings of RobinHood use the spelling Mari'''a'''n, this version was definitely spelt (and pronounced) Mari'''o'''n.

[[folder: Little John]]

[[folder: Will Scarlet]]

* TheLoad: He's firmly in this role in seasons 1 and 2, and seems to be part of the outlaw band only because he's Robin feels responsible for him as an old friend.

* MatzoFever: Guy for Sarah de Talmont. Not presented sympathetically, it appears that Richard Carpenter is not a fan of ''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice''.

[[folder:Marion]]

* TheChick: Literally female, and often plays the role of the diplomat in the team.

* HairTriggerTemper: He's prone to violent rages with minimal provocation.

* SimpleStaff: He prefers the quarterstaff as his main weapon.

->'''Played by:''' Michael Praed

->'''Played by:''' Jason Connery

[[caption-width-right:350:Played by Michael Praed]]
'''Robin of Loxley'''

* EightiesHair: Sports a typical '80s-style mullet.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Towards Much, his foster-brother.
* TheHero: Well, it's his name in the title.

* KilledOffForReal: Luckily, Herne has a replacement lined up.

[[caption-width-right:350:Played by Jason Connery]]
'''Robert of Huntingdon'''

* EightiesHair: Sports a typical '80s-style mullet.

* LegacyCharacter: To the first Robin.

[[caption-width-right:350:Played by Judith Trott]]
'''Lady Marion of Leaford'''

[[caption-width-right:150:Played by Clive Mantle]]
'''Little John'''

* GentleGiant: To people who get on his good side.

[[caption-width-right:350:Played by Creator/RayWinstone]]
'''Will Scarlet'''

[[caption-width-right:120:Played by Phil Rose]]
'''Friar Tuck'''

* BigBrotherInstinct: Has a major case for Marion.

* StoutStrength: As is traditional.

[[caption-width-right:249:Played by Mark Ryan]]
'''Nasir Malik Kemal Inal Ibrahim Shams ad-Dualla Wattab ibn Mahmud'''

A mysterious Saracen swordsman, brought to England by Baron de Belleme.

* TheHashshashin: He used to be one.
* MasterSwordsman: He is the best sword of the crew.
* OverlyLongName: Nasir's full name.

* TheVoiceless: Nasir in the first season; his lines gradually accumulate.
** [[FridgeBrilliance Maybe the character got the hang of the local language over time?]] He first starts talking after [[spoiler: King Richard]] speaks in Arabic to him.

[[caption-width-right:85:Played by Peter Llewellyn-Williams]]
'''Much the Miller's Son'''

[[caption-width-right:350:Played byJohn Abineri]]
'''Herne the Hunter'''

* TheMentor: The Robins' enigmatic master and teacher.
* SadlyMythtaken: Herne the Hunter. In English folklore he's supposed to be the ghost of a 16th century forester who haunts Windsor Park, unless Creator/WilliamShakespeare just made him up. A 1929 book suggested he ''might'' be a remnant of horned gods like Cernunnos, but still localised to Berkshire. His depiction in ''Robin of Sherwood'' may well be via one or both of John Masefield's ''Literature/TheBoxOfDelights'' or Susan Cooper's ''Literature/TheDarkIsRising'', both of which depict him as a much more universal and powerful English nature-spirit.

[[caption-width-right:100:Played by Jeremy Bulloch]]
'''Edward of Wickham'''

[[caption-width-right:100:Played by George Baker]]
'''Sir Richard of Leaford'''

* GoodOldWays: Represents the old fashioned, genuinely benevolent gentry.

[[folder: The Mad Old Prisoner]]
'''The Mad Old Prisoner'''

-->Played by: Stewart Linden

* CatchPhrase:
-->Feet first, it's the only way!
-->I can't leave Arthur!

'''Robert de Rainault, Sheriff of Nottingham'''

-->Played by: Nickolas Grace

The depraved and ruthless feudal overlord of Nottingham and the surrounding area.
* AmbiguouslyGay[=/=]SissyVillain: To a degree. He is somewhat camp, vocally despises women, and at least once shares a bath with Gisburne (although they're both in agony from bee stings at the time).

'''Sir Guy of Gisburne'''

-->Played by: Robert Addie

* BadBoss: Acts terribly to his own men.

[[folder:Abbot Hugo]]
'''Abbot Hugo de Rainault'''

-->Played by: Philip Jackson

[[folder:Baron de Belleme]]
'''Baron Simon de Belleme'''

-->Played by: Anthony Valentine

* AristocratsAreEvil: Really, really.
* BackFromTheDead: Thanks to his witch girlfriends.

* DiscOneFinalBoss: The first big villain of the show.

'''UsefulNotes/KingJohnOfEngland'''

-->Played by: Creator/PhilDavis

* HairTriggerTemper: Prone to violent rages at any reverse.
* ModestRoyalty: Subverted. King John orders the Sheriff's lavish banquet to be given to the poor and ostentatiously turns down the offer of girls - then asks for food and babes to be sent to his private rooms later.

'''Gulnar'''
-->Played by: Creator/RichardOBrien

* BarefootLoon[=/=]MagicalBarefooter: Is barefoot for most of the time, and he's definitely crazy.

* SlasherSmile: Almost always grins.

* TwitchyEye: Gulnar.

* TheLoad: Much, though he's not so bad in the later episodes.
* TookALevelInBadass: In the third season, he becomes much less bumbling and more dangerous.

-->Played by: Philip Davis

* EntitledToHaveYou: There's a lot of innuendo to suggest that Guy is a habitual rapist, and it's made most obvious in "The Witch of Elsdon", where the Sheriff suggests that he accused Jennet and her husband of witchcraft because she wouldn't have sex with him, and "The Children of Israel" when he tries to force Sarah de Talmont into marriage.
-->It's highly debatable, he never physicaly imposes himself on the women. He fully intends to marry Sarah and tries his best to woo her. That having failed, he still tries to force the marriage, which may be reproachable by today's standards but not unsual at the time. As for Jennet, the whole trial happens because she did reject him, she had the option to do so. Despite what the Sheriff says, it's obvious Guy doesn't understand what he means, because in his mind he rationalized the rejection by seeing himself as the pure, chaste knight and her as the temptress, the witch to whom he resisted. He truly seems to believe this. The Sheriff's later comment about his dalliances with the village girls may simply be refering to his lack of social skills, graces and ability to properly woo them, which results in all sorts of trouble.

- It's highly debatable, he never physicaly imposes himself on the women. He fully intends to marry Sarah and tries his best to woo her. That having failed, he still tries to force the marriage, which may be reproachable by today's standards but not unsual at the time. As for Jennet, the whole trial happens because she did reject him, she had the option to do so. Despite what the Sheriff says, it's obvious Guy doesn't understand what he means, because in his mind he rationalized the rejection by seeing himself as the pure, chaste knight and her as the temptress, the witch to whom he resisted. He truly seems to believe this. The Sheriff's later comment about his dalliances with the village girls may simply be refering to his lack of social skills, graces and ability to properly woo them, which results in all sorts of trouble.

* FreudianExcuse: Guy has a doozy of one, as his personality is due to his father hating and neglecting him due to him being adulterously conceived by another man.

* ItIsPronouncedTroPay: The Lichfield bureaucrats can't pronounce Gisburne's name right, much to his frustration.

* EntitledToHaveYou: There's a lot of GettingCrapPastTheRadar innuendo to suggest that Guy is a habitual rapist, and it's made most obvious in "The Witch of Elsdon", where the Sheriff suggests that he accused Jennet and her husband of witchcraft because she wouldn't have sex with him, and "The Children of Israel" when he tries to force Sarah de Talmont into marriage.

* ReverseMole: Attempted in "The Power of Albion", initially with some success. But it falls apart when the "King's Devil" recognises him as Robin Hood and ends all hope of him living a double life.