Doctor Who Vs. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

The adventures of Robin Hood have been

depicted many times since his first cinematic

appearance in 1908. The legendary English 

folk hero was played by Kevin Costner for

this Hollywood production, filmed mainly on

location in England.

Alan Rickman's portrayal of the Sheriff of
Nottingham garnered a BAFTA prize, whilst
Bryan Adam's record-breaking theme song

won a Grammy Award.

Released by Warner Bros in 1991, Robin Hood

became the second highest grossing title in the

world that year.

Shown on BBC1 tonight, the film also featured

Morgan Freeman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio,

Christian Slater, Geraldine McEwan, and thirty-nine Doctor Who cast connections:

• Brian Blessed (Locksley) was King Yrcanos in Mindwarp
• Michael McShane (Friar Tuck) was Julius Grayle in The Angels Take Manhattan
• Nick Brimble (Little John) voiced Shreeni for Big Finish's Exotron (2007), Dudley Jackson for The Eternal Summer (2009), Kith for Max Warp (2008), Olaf Eriksson for The Book of Kells (2010), and Commander Harlan for The Conscript (2017)
• Daniel Peacock (Bull) was Nord in The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
• Harold [Sidney] Innocent (Bishop) was Gilbert M in The Happiness Patrol, and voiced Freeth for The Paradise of Death
• John [William Francis] Hallam (Baron) was Light in (part 3 of) Ghost Light
• Derek Deadman (Kneelock) was Commander Stor in The Invasion of Time
• John Tordoff (Scribe) was Alec Leeson in Colony in Space (4)
• Michael [John] Goldie (Kenneth) was Jack Craddock in The Dalek Invasion of Earth, and Elton Laleham in The Wheel in Space 
• [Edward Charles] Jimmy Gardner (Farmer) was Chenchu in Marco Polo, and Idmon in Underworld
• Fred Wood (Villager) was an Extra in Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150 AD
• Abbi Collins was stunt performer on eleven stories (from Rise of the Cybermen to The Waters of Mars)
• stunt performers Ken Barker, Peteer Brace, Tim Condren, Dorothy Ford, Terry Forrestal, Nick Gillard, Paul Heasman, Nick Hobbs, Billy Horrigan, Arthur Howell, Rick Lester, Tom Lucy, Tina Maskell, Bronco McLoughlin, Valentino Musetti, Dinny Powell, Eddie Powell, Lee Sheward, Roy Street, Rocky Taylor, Tip Tipping, Terry Walsh, Derek Ware, Bill Weston, Steve Whyment, Nick Wilkinson and Rod Woodruff all worked on the classic series

A rival film opened just a month before Prince of Thieves.

Working Titles' Robin Hood, distributed by Fox, starred Patrick

Bergin (as Robin), Uma Thurman (Marian), Edward Fox (Prince

John), and another seven Doctor Who cast/crew connections:

• David Morrissey, Danny Webb, Conrad Asquith, Owen Teale, Barry Stanton, Anthony O'Donnell
• Geoffrey Burgon was also composer on Terror of the Zygons and The Seeds of Doom