The Ambush

February 11, 1957

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The Adventures of Robin Hood - S2 - E20

Prince John is always trying to seize the English throne while King Richard is in the Holy Land. But there is someone with a better claim: Arthur of Brittany. Suppose, by some regrettable accident, that Arthur were killed?

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The Adventures of Robin Hood: Season 2 - 39 Episode s

2x1 - A Village Wooing
October 1, 1956
Men try to join Robin's outlaw band for some strange reasons, but surely Wat Longfellow's was the strangest of all. He wanted to join so he could get married to the widow Winifred!
2x2 - The Scientist
October 8, 1956
Robin attempts to help Monk Albertus, a scientist who is accused of withholding secrets about a dangerous weapon.
2x3 - Blackmail
October 15, 1956
By chance, a stranger hidden in a cart overhears a conversation between Robin and Marian. Is it enough to blackmail the outlaw of Sherwood Forest? Robin impersonates the Sheriff to turn the tables on the blackmailer.
2x4 - A Year And A Day
October 22, 1956
A year and a day - that's the length of time an escaped serf has to stay free before freedom is his forever. But he has to stay in the public eye, and how can he do this when he is a wanted man? Surgeon Calend has done it for a year, but there's another day to go.
2x5 - The Goldmaker
October 29, 1956
Sir Richard of the Lea has a lot of very nice pewter plate, and when an 'alchemist' comes along and says he can turn it into gold, Sir Richard is taken in. How can Robin outwit the 'goldmaker' without attracting the attention of the Sheriff?
2x6 - The Imposters
November 5, 1956
Robin's principles are well-known, if not well-liked. There are two kinds of men he doesn't like: traitors and impostors. Unless he is the impostor?
2x7 - Ransom
November 12, 1956
Five hundred crowns is a great deal of money, but that's the sum demanded from the villagers by Count Severne to pay for the return of his son. Edwin, spokesman of the serfs, appeals to Robin for help.
2x8 - Isabella
November 19, 1956
There is only one attractive young woman in Nottingham that Robin trusts, and that's Marian. Can he trust the lovely Isabella too? Prince John is planning to divorce his wife, Princess Avice, who asks Robin for help
2x9 - The Hero
November 26, 1956
Mark becomes a hero under false pretences. But is he hero enough to take the consequences?
2x10 - The Haunted Mill
December 3, 1956
Tom the Miller is being harassed by a series of misfortunes, which his powerful neighbor, Sir William, ascribes to the 'Little People', but Friar Tuck doesn't believe this falsehood, and asks Robin for help.
2x11 - The Black Patch
December 10, 1956
Sir Dunstan of Travers, a guest of Maid Marian, discloses to her his vow to wear a black patch over one eye until he has captured Robin Hood. She hurries off to warn Robin, and almost falls into a cleverly laid trap.
2x12 - Outlaw Money
December 17, 1956
Money problems are not new, but outlaws have unconventional methods of solving them. To help the villagers of Lotham, who are being very heavily taxed, Robin supplies table silver to the silversmith and official minter of Nottingham to melt down into coin. Unknown to Robin, the Sheriff already suspects the silversmith is in sympathy with King Richard.
2x13 - The Friar's Pilgrimage
December 24, 1956
It may be odd that Robin should decide to accompany Friar Tuck on his pilgrimage to Canterbury, but several people are glad he did, as they are soon embroiled in a case of witchcraft.
2x14 - The Trap
December 31, 1956
The Sheriff's campaign against Robin and the outlaws has not been very successful, but Sir Simon, an agent of Prince John, comes along with a new idea, and proposes to carry it through himself. The Sheriff is pleased to hand over to someone else.
2x15 - Hubert
January 7, 1957
Lady Rowena is being forced to marry a local nobleman, De Vere. Sir Hubert is determined to storm the castle single-handed, to save her. But who will save him?
2x16 - The Dream
January 14, 1957
Marian's cousin, Sir William Fitzwalter, comes from Eleanor, the Queen Mother, to ask Robin's help. It means Robin has to go to Austria. That night Marian has a strange dream, causing her to fear for his safety.
2x17 - The Blackbird
January 21, 1957
Most people can stand a bit of teasing, but the outlaws go too far with Little John, and he walks off in a huff. It was a pity he didn't look where he was going - it would have saved Robin a lot of trouble. Little John is caught by the Sheriff's men and sentenced to hang, and Robin has to rescue him.
2x18 - The Shell Game
January 28, 1957
Robin's men are annoyed when he gives refuge to Pick, a confidence trickster, who specialises in a shell trick, which makes him rather unpopular with the men. Robin uses him in a plan to collect some jewels for King Richard's campaign in France.
2x19 - The Final Tax
February 4, 1957
When Tom Joyner (Fred Goddard) falls from a high tree trying to retrieve Sir Charles's (Paul Eddington) son's cat, the Lord Bailiff (Dennis Edwards) after Friar Tuck has pronounced death, and invokes the Heriot Tax, which means Sir Charles is entitled to any of Tom's goods and chattles, which will leave the serf's family penniless. Tom however was only stunned and Friar Tuck devises a way to end this death tax in the village forever, with a little help from Little John and the gang.
2x20 - The Ambush
February 11, 1957
Prince John is always trying to seize the English throne while King Richard is in the Holy Land. But there is someone with a better claim: Arthur of Brittany. Suppose, by some regrettable accident, that Arthur were killed?
2x21 - The Bandit of Brittany
February 18, 1957
Robin and Friar Tuck escort Prince Arthur and the Duchess Constance to Chateau Marmont in France for safety. There they make a discovery, of a French 'Robin Hood' called Jacques Chapeau. Jacques captures the prince, intending to use him as ransom for his brother imprisoned in Paris.
2x22 - The Goldmaker's Return
February 25, 1957
The Sheriff has found the man everyone is looking for: Lepidus, an alchemist who can make gold. But the old man has been in his laboratory for a month and has produced nothing. The Sheriff gives him just seven days more. Robin, feeling guilty for delivering hime to the Sheriff, tries to rescue him.
2x23 - Flight From France
March 4, 1957
Robin and Friar Tuck are at an inn in France, where, they discover, Sir Roderick is staying on a mission to raise money for Prince John. Robin decides to take Sir Roderick's place, and seize the gold for King Richard, but the plan goes wrong.
2x24 - The Secret Pool
May 11, 1957
Robin and Marian are fishing in a pool which Robin explains has the biggest fish in the area. It belongs to Sir Cedric Hayworth, who knows nothing about it. When Robin has dealings with the knight later, he spins him a very fishy yarn to trick him.
2x25 - Fair Play
March 18, 1957
'The Flying Four' are a Bavarian acrobatic team, and they come through Sherwood Forest on their way to Nottingham Fair. Naturally, they are waylaid by the outlaws, but when they are found to be harmless, they are treated as guests. It is then that the Men of Sherwood get their Great Idea.
2x26 - The Dowry
March 25, 1957
A preposterous London merchant and his beautiful daughter Bess are on their way to Sir Harold of Nottingham with a dowry of one thousand gold crowns. Garth, one of the outlaws, reports their presence to Robin, who arranges to relieve them of their gold.
2x27 - The York Treasure
April 1, 1957
Joseph of Cordoba and a young friend, Esther, escape from York with money raised by friends to pay the passage of a shipload of refugees landing at Grimsby. When Joseph is wounded, Robin offers to accompany Esther to the coast.
2x28 - The Borrowed Baby
April 8, 1957
The Count of Severne tells the Sheriff that his gold has been taken by Robin Hood. He also suspects Maid Marian. The Sheriff disbelieves this, but agrees to put the Count's suspicions to the test.
2x29 - The Black Five
April 15, 1957
The Sheriff's life is in danger, and he sends to Robin for help! What can have caused this sudden friendship, and who or what are the 'Black Five'.
2x30 - Food For Thought
April 22, 1957
Count Olivier has levied a new tax, taking so much food from the people of Upper Minton that they may starve. Robin captures the food from the tax collector and must return it to the villagers without the Count knowing.
2x31 - Too Many Earls
April 29, 1957
The Earl of Rochdale, Marian's uncle, is quarrelling with the Earl of Northgate, and she suggests an archery match to decide the matter. She hopes Robin will be able to shoot for her uncle, but first they must hoodwink the Sheriff.
2x32 - Highland Fling
May 6, 1957
Robin and Friar Tuck go on a mission to Scotland for King Richard, to collect five hundred gold crowns, for King William, but they find the Scots suspicious. Proving their identity gives Tuck some anxious moments.
2x33 - The Mystery Of Ireland's Eye
May 13, 1957
Robin and Friar Tuck go with Marian to an island off the coast of Ireland, where they suspect her uncle, Sir Edward de Courcy, is being held prisoner. They find the local people frightened, and someone tries to frighten Robin too.
2x34 - The Little People
May 20, 1957
Robin and Friar Tuck are escorting Marian back home from Ireland, after rescuing her uncle, when they hear for the first time about the leprechauns.
2x35 - The Infidel
May 27, 1957
During King Richard's crusade, Ali ben Azra, one of the hated Saracens is captured and brought to England. In their turn, the Saracens capture Lord Rossmore and hold him hostage against Ali's safe return. Plans are made for the exchange, but Sir James Rossmore, nephew of Lord Rossmore, has other ideas. He has devised a plot that will enable him to inherit his uncle's fortune, placing the blame on the innocent Ali ben Azra. Robin decides to intervene.
2x36 - The Frightened Tailor
June 3, 1957
A list of people loyal to King Richard, being carried from London to Nottingham by Ned Carter, comes into the Sheriff's possession, but fortunately Robin has a chance of rescuing it.
2x37 - The Path Of True Love
June 10, 1957
Locksley Hall has sentimental associations for Robin and Marian, and they pay a visit. But the current owner is treating his peasants miserably, so they decide to help.
2x38 - The Road In The Air
June 17, 1957
Sir William has imposed an import duty on all grain taken to Tom's mill, and unless it's paid, he will see nobody crosses his land, which surrounds it. When Robin hears about this, he thinks of a way to get the grain to the mill without anyone setting foot on Sir William's land.
2x39 - Carlotta
June 24, 1957
Robin and his men plan to steal gold bound for the coffers of Prince John, using Little John's girlfriend, Carlotta.

2x1 - A Village Wooing

2x2 - The Scientist

2x3 - Blackmail

2x4 - A Year And A Day

2x5 - The Goldmaker

2x6 - The Imposters

2x7 - Ransom

2x8 - Isabella

2x9 - The Hero

2x10 - The Haunted Mill

2x11 - The Black Patch

2x12 - Outlaw Money

2x13 - The Friar's Pilgrimage

2x14 - The Trap

2x15 - Hubert

2x16 - The Dream

2x17 - The Blackbird

2x18 - The Shell Game

2x19 - The Final Tax

2x20 - The Ambush

2x21 - The Bandit of Brittany

2x22 - The Goldmaker's Return

2x23 - Flight From France

2x24 - The Secret Pool

2x25 - Fair Play

2x26 - The Dowry

2x27 - The York Treasure

2x28 - The Borrowed Baby

2x29 - The Black Five

2x30 - Food For Thought

2x31 - Too Many Earls

2x32 - Highland Fling

2x33 - The Mystery Of Ireland's Eye

2x34 - The Little People

2x35 - The Infidel

2x36 - The Frightened Tailor

2x37 - The Path Of True Love

2x38 - The Road In The Air

2x39 - Carlotta

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