Christmas Review #4 of 12

I have kept the faith with BBC1’s new interpretation of Robin Hood despite protestations from many sources who can’t bear to watch it.  It is one of the few screen “institutions” that regularly get re-invented (or “re-imagined” as we’re supposed to say now) to the degree that it has reached a cultural significance along with the likes of James Bond, Coronation Street, and, dare I say, Doctor Who.  So, there are a number of aspects to this show that can annoy people but they can be categorised

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Christmas Review #4 of 12

Debuting with a more than respectable 8m viewers and keeping 5m or 6m of them happy throughout its 13-week run, the latest incarnation of Robin Hood was a curious beast.� Trying to capture the newly formed family viewing slot of “Saturday at 7pm on BBC1″ it was roundly panned by critics to begin with but I felt quite comfortable with it all along assured that it would get better as everyone settled down.� By the time the final episode aired last week (the oddly titled “A Clue: No”)

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Tags: BBC1, Castle, Christmas-TV, Jonas-Armstrong, Keith-Allen, Marian, Nottingham, Period Drama, Richard-Armitage, Robin-Hood, Sherriff, Sherwood-Forest