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The Sheriff was parodied in the children's television series Maid Marian and her Merry Men as a foolish schemer, portrayed by Tony Robinson. In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Qpid", Q takes on the role of the Sheriff of Nottingham. In the 2001 video game Stronghold Crusader, the Sheriff of Nottingham appears in it as an AI ...
The Sheriff of Nottingham also had jurisdiction in Derbyshire that was known as the "Shire of the Deer", and this is where the Royal Forest of the Peak is found, which roughly corresponds to today's Peak District National Park. The Royal Forest included Bakewell, Tideswell, Castleton, Ladybower and the Derwent Valley near Loxley.
The office is considered largely ceremonial, expected to attend local events when the monarch is present and promoting the city in tourism and business. There are interviews with Joan Casson, John Hartshorne and Leon Unczur all recent sheriffs, describing the role of the present-day Sheriff of Nottingham. The first female sheriff was appointed ...
First Sheriff Season 2 Episode 23: "Bad Night in Big Butte" 1972 The Mouse Factory: Himself "Bullfighting to Bullfrogs" 1973 Adam-12: Drunk Man Season 5 Episode 23: "Keeping Tabs" 1974 Emergency! Hermit Season 3 Episode 20: "Floor Brigade" 1977 Chico and the Man: Jeb Gibson Season 3 Episode 19: "Gregory Peck Is a Rooster" 1979 The Sacketts
The Sheriff waits in the fields outside the forest with his men and Sir Ranulf. Robin's friends all tell him to stay in the forest, but the Sheriff knows Robin will be unable to resist seeing his old foe face-to-face. When Robin emerges, he proposes that he and the Sheriff settle the issue by single combat. Eventually, the Sheriff has the ...
The story is portrayed in the 1938 film The Adventures of Robin Hood starring Errol Flynn in which Prince John, Guy of Gisbourne, and the Sheriff of Nottingham plan to trap Robin as the most likely winner of the contest, knowing of his attraction to the Lady Marian, and Robin splits the arrow of another contestant to thus win the prize of the ...
Nickolas Andrew Halliwell Grace (born 21 November 1947) is an English actor known for his roles on television, including Anthony Blanche in the acclaimed ITV adaptation of Brideshead Revisited, and the Sheriff of Nottingham in the 1980s series Robin of Sherwood.
Robin Hood is brought news that the Sheriff of Nottingham surprised Will Stutely, and though he killed two of the Sheriff's men, he was captured. They set out to rescue him, confirm the story from a palmer, and arrive as he is being brought out. Will Stutly offers to fight the sheriff's men, with his bare hands, if need be, but the sheriff is ...