![]() In the 1938 film The Adventures of Robin Hood, starring Errol Flynn in the title role, the Sheriff is played by Melville Cooper.The historical sheriff upon which the stories are based may have been William de Wendenal, Roger de Laci, or William Brewer. In other versions, the Sheriff answers to Prince John, who is the main villain. In some versions, the Sheriff is more a cowardly schemer while his assistant, Sir Guy of Gisbourne, is a more competent and determined physical threat to Robin. In the film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, the Sheriff's influence has grown so great he attempts to take control of the throne, due to his power outside the region of Nottingham. The legends are generally set far from Nottingham, this fits the historical position of High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests (from 1068 until 1568). He is widely considered to be the principal villain of the Robin Hood stories, appearing frequently alongside such enemies of Robin Hood as Sir Guy of Gisbourne or Prince John (though rarely both). In some stories, the Sheriff of Nottingham is portrayed as having a lecherous desire for Robin Hood's lady, Maid Marian. The holder of the office of Nottingham's Sheriff, it is his task to capture outlaws such as Robin Hood, either to ensure the safety of trade routes through Sherwood Forest, or to keep them from poaching the King's deer. The sheriff seeks to rule Derby, but historically he already had jurisdiction there.The Sheriff of Nottingham is an important figure in the legend of Robin Hood. His correct title would have been the Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. The town of Nottingham didn't have a sheriff until the 1400s.The Sheriff was played by Alan Wheatley in the ITV series The Adventures of Robin Hood (in which John Arnatt played the Deputy Sheriff), Valentine Dyall in a Goon Show sketch, Paul Darrow in the miniseries The Legend of Robin Hood and Nickolas Grace in Robin of Sherwood. ![]() ![]() This line is said by the Sheriff just before he also cuts a rope and rises to the beams. The fact that the Sheriff is a cyborg is also hinted at with the line 'I'm too much for you outlaw! The first of a new breed! Half-man, half engine!'. The cut can clearly be seen in the finished episode when the tapestry behind Clara and the Doctor vanishes before Robin cuts the rope and rises to the wooden beams. However, the fact that he was a cyborg could still be seen when his hands were shown coming out of the vat of melted gold. ![]() A scene in Robot of Sherwood in which the Sheriff of Nottingham was beheaded by Robin Hood, revealing him to be a cyborg, was edited out of the episode's broadcast as it was deemed inappropriate in light of recent events in the news - namely, the beheading of two American journalists by terrorist group Islamic State.He led a plot to take control of the English throne and take Clara Oswald as his consort, but was defeated by Robin Hood, who, during a sword fight, pushed him into a vat of molten gold. However a second account states that the Sheriff was later made into a cyborg, after an altercation with extraterrestrial robots. Nottingham later arranged for Susan to be executed, but fled in fear when Robin Hood's men, along with the villagers, attacked. He arranged to have Ian executed, but the First Doctor offered to show him the secrets of alchemy in exchange for Ian's release. In one account he thought he had captured Robin trying to rescue Marian, but it was actually Ian Chesterton, who looked just like Robin. ![]() He captured Maid Marian and imprisoned her in his dungeon. The Sheriff of Nottingham was an English noble and enemy to the outlaw Robin Hood. ![]()
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