We keep making robin hood movies for some reason the mary sue. Filed under fan art, physical beauty, richard armitage, robin hood and tagged fanart, guy of gisborne, lucy griffiths, maid marian, richard armitage, robin hood bbc, sex appeal 31 comments may 25 last hit of the hot velveteen henchman. Browse audiobooks read by richard armitage sorted by. Richard armitage interview robin hood series 3 3282009. Narration by richard armitage, clips from bbcs robin hood. This exciting new adaptation of the classic tale is crammed with action, humour, wit, and romance, bringing the legendary outlaw hero to life for.
Murdstone, stouthearted peggotty, formidable betsey trotwood, impecunious micawber, and the odious uriah heep. North and south by elizabeth gaskell free at loyal books. Big finish productions author richard armitage narrator 2012. It is understood the bbc decided to end the show, which also starred keith allen as the sheriff of nottingham and richard armitage as. See more ideas about robin hood bbc, richard armitage and robin. Some of his favourite childhood stories included the hobbit and the lord of the rings. Robin hood is a british television dramedy series, produced by tiger aspect productions for bbc one, which debuted in october 2006. I believe i have all of the audiobooks that he has done and not unlike juliet, he has a talent for bring characterization to his voice as he reads. Richard is a highly trained actor and it shows amongst the other actors in this series. Richard armitage talks working on the snowman audiobook. Richard armitage born 22 august 1971, leicester is an english actor.
His role as dwarf prince and leader thorin oakenshield in peter jackson s film trilogy adaptation of the. The first four episodes of robin hood have been published as novels and richard armitage has recorded audiobooks of all. Filed under expressive qualities, fandom, guy of gisborne, lucas north, physical beauty, richard armitage, robin hood, the hobbit, thorin, uncategorized and tagged golden flake potato chips, guy of gisborne, richard armitage, richards finest qualities inward and out, spooks, the crucible, theres room to enjoy all aspects of ra in this fandom. Guy of gisbornemeg robin hood bbc 2006 works archive. Richard armitage narrator of hamlet, prince of denmark.
List of robin hood 2006 tv series characters wikipedia. The first four episodes of robin hood have been published as novels and richard armitage has recorded audiobooks of all of them. Bbc news entertainment into the hood with robins actor. Bbc press office network tv programme information bbc. Jun 29, 2010 richard armitage discussing guy of gisborne in series 3. The hobbits richard armitage reveals what peter jackson is really like interview 20 duration. Inspired by the audio book, the witchfinders read by richard armitage.
Vain, brutal, ambitious, loyal, athletic, singleminded, boastful, frustrated, gisborne is a selfish bully. Beside these are a whole host of knights, priests, nobles, burghers, yeomen, pages, ladies, lasses, landlords, beggars, peddlers, and what not, all living the merriest of. Audiobooks richard armitage reads two audiobooks tied to the third series of robin hood. Audible posted a short clip where ra talks about his first exposure to dickens. With the third series about to hit tv screens, the bbc news website was granted access to the shooting on site in budapest, hungary. Shut up and sleep with me guy of gisborne robin hood bbc richard armitage by principessa55. We care more for sir guy of gisboure richard armitage than we do robin hood jonas armstrong.
As the sheriffs right hand man, gisborne is capable of overwhelming cruelty in his. Pagina facebook del forum richard armitage italia forum. We sat down with richard armitage during his recording for the. Apr 19, 20 filed under fan art, physical beauty, richard armitage, robin hood and tagged fanart, guy of gisborne, lucy griffiths, maid marian, richard armitage, robin hood bbc, sex appeal 31 comments may 25 last hit of the hot velveteen henchman.
What really happened after they escaped from nottingham. The merry adventures of robin hood howard pyle 1853 1911 robin hood is the archetypal english folk hero. Audible presents a special edition of the strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde narrated by richard armitage. Au starting at the end of robin hood s3 episode 309 and ending about a month and a half after 3, and featuring guy of gisborne and meg. Richard armitage, star of the hobbit, narrates the audiobook edition of the snowman by michael morpurgo.
Richard armitages impersonations of the cast are particularly good, we especially enjoyed his much, and his sheriff, according to richard himself, is a cross between a dalek and zippy from rainbow. Robin hood 1 unabridged audiobook robin hood the siege unabridged audiobook robin hood the witchfinders unabridged audiobook romeo and juliet. Richard armitage s impersonations of the cast are particularly good, we especially enjoyed his much, and his sheriff, according to richard himself, is a cross between a dalek and zippy from rainbow. This is an exciting adventure read by richard armitage, who plays guy of gisborne in the hit bbc tv series robin hood. Richard armitage narrates jane austen society audiobook. The book traces the advent of the industrial revolution in england, the pathetic condition of workers and the callous, greedy attitude of the mill owners who formed the bedrock of the new rich in the. Robin hood is a british television programme, produced by independent production company tiger aspect productions for bbc one, with cofunding from the bbc america cable television channel in the united states. Richard armitage discussing guy of gisborne in series 3. Richard armitage hardly had time to catch his breath after filming the recent series of spooks, in which he played mi5 spy lucas north. The evil sheriff keith allen is both menacing and funny, his sidekick, guy richard armitage is a doubleminded, tragic figure, robin hood himself jonas armstrong is the heros hero, little john gordon kennedy is the groups moral compass, and much sam troughton is both hilarious and hearttugging. Traditionally robin hood and his men are depicted wearing lincoln green clothes.
Awesome storytelling here, even though, yes, it was made in 1922, is silent and runs 2 hours and 12 minutes. Another series i would highly recommend for any richard armitage fan. Natalie jenner tweeted that the hobbit and berlin station actor richard armitage is narrating the audio version of her first novel the jane. He is best known for his roles in the film adaptations of the hobbit, the bbcs robin hood and spooks, as well as his guest appearance in the finale of the vicar of dibley. Mar 19, 2011 richard armitage could get married to a woman. Librivox recording of the merry adventures of robin hood, by howard pyle. Browse audiobooks read by richard armitage sorted by best selling this month page 1 audiobooks. See more ideas about richard armitage, robin and robin hood bbc. Their values and philosophies are poles apart, leading to an inevitable clash, which forms the basis of the title of the novel, north and south. But this throws her into direct conflict with the powerful young millowner, john thornton. When margaret hale moves with her parents from the comfort of the south of england to the industrial north, she is at first repulsed by what she sees. Sep 12, 2014 episode guide for robin hood series 2.
Bbc robin hood guy of gisborne, played by richard armitage. This audiobook is part of the macmillan readers series, one of the most popular and respected series of readers for those learning english. Richard armitage played guy of gisborne the nemesis of robin hood and henchman to sheriff vasey of nottingham. Sep 12, 2014 richard armitage s impersonations of the cast are particularly good, we especially enjoyed his much, and his sheriff, according to richard himself, is a cross between a dalek and zippy from rainbow. More than fiction richard armitage edition october 3, 2019 a north and south confession on valentines day february 14, 2018 the devil. Either way you look at it, the poor man cant win, and i.
This exciting new adaptation of the classic tale is crammed with action, humour, wit, and romance, bringing the legendary outlaw hero to life for a whole new. The merry adventures of robin hood 3 of 493 name of the proudest of the plantagenetsrichard of the lions heart. Big finish is releasing six audiobooks to coincide with the broadcast of the third series of robin hood on bbc one. A novel david hewson 2016 the snowman raymond briggs adapted by michael morpugo 2018 the strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde the monster collection 2017. Robin and the 7 hoods original score from the motion picture. Sweltering heat, heavy costumes and physical sword fights it is all in a days filming for the cast of bbc ones robin hood.
Based on the traditional stories of legendary english folk hero robin hood, the programme started on 7 october 2006. A highly skilled archer and swordsman, he is known for robbing from the rich and giving to the poor, assisted by a group of fellow outlaws known as his merry men. Richard armitage is the reader of two of them, while the others are read by jonas armstrong robin hood, david. Bbc audiobooks, richard armitage, bbc worldwide ltd. Either way you look at it, the poor man cant win, and i think thats awful.
Richard dedicates his david copperfield performance to fritha goodey, a friend from drama school who passed away. The programme uses the majority of the familiar characters from the traditional robin hood legends. Bbcs robin hood may have only lasted three seasons, but it was fun and gave the world richard armitage in leather, so really, isnt that a victory already. With robert louis stevensons the strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde, richard armitage tells the story of a conflicted man who seeks a remedy to free the monster inside him from the clutches of his conscience. Holt looks at the evolution of the tales how things were added or blended the robbing the rich to give to the poor or the myth that robin hood was a fallen noble man and the links to richard the lion heart and holt simply states that robin hood evolved with the audience the world robin hood was born into created a brutal violent man and now he. Richard armitage hardly had time to catch his breath after filming the recent series of. Richard armitage stole this series away from jonas armstrong. Robin hood 1 unabridged audiobook richard armitage central. Yet even with how much i love juliets version, the ultimate version. Analysis of the robin hood legend uk essays ukessays. Richard armitage is cast to do the introduction of emma thompsons the turn of the screw audiobook for audible, set for release on march 15, 2016. The classic folk tale of robin hood and his band of merry men, who rob from the rich to give to the poor.
Richard armitage was born in 1971, the second son of margaret, a secretary, and john, an engineer. We keep making robin hood movies for some reason the. Broadcast from october december 2007 on bbc1 by tiger aspect productions. Meeting richard robin hood the siege unabridged audiobook the siege is the second of the robin hood audiobooks produced by big finish in 2009 to tie in with the third and final series and read by richard armitage. It is understood the bbc decided to end the show, which also starred keith allen as the sheriff of nottingham and richard armitage as guy of gisborne, after believing it.