a genuine classic, Robin of Sherwood is currently streaming in Australia on Amazon Prime Video, and in the US on Amazon Prime Video and Britbox Apple TV Channel with a 8/10 audience score that speaks for itself. 26 episodes — the right length to tell the story it is telling. Television that earns its era label is rarer than the number of shows attempting it suggests — most of what gets called prestige TV is really just expensive TV. Robin of Sherwood is one of the genuine examples: the craft is there in the writing, the performances, and the way it handles its subject matter. Jason Connery's involvement signals the kind of production that attracts serious talent and uses it properly. Available now on streaming — no excuses left for not watching it.

Robin of Sherwood uses its genre premise as cover for asking bigger questions. Herne the Hunter picks Robin of Loxley as his successor in his mission to support the oppressed. Robin builds his army and leads a guerrilla attack to suppress the exploited's Norman tormentors. Jason Connery and Judi Trott lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. The series ran for 3 seasons (1984–1986), building a story that gave its audience time to invest properly. The consistency across the run is what elevates it — not every episode is the best, but none of them are a reason to stop watching. The world-building is meticulous enough to sustain multiple rewatches, with details in early episodes that only make sense later in the run.

Satisfying on multiple levels — something to enjoy on screen and something to think about after. The run is exactly the right length for the ideas it is exploring. The best science fiction uses its speculative framework to examine things that matter in the real world, and Robin of Sherwood does this with more subtlety than the genre usually allows itself. The special effects serve the story rather than substituting for it, which is the mark of a production that understands what genre television is actually for. Jason Connery anchors it with a performance that makes the more abstract episodes feel personal.