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Tales of Sherwood Forest
GenreComedy drama
Created byAlan Plater
Written byVarious
Directed byVarious
StarringPete Postlethwaite
Jill Baker
David Troughton
Robin Soans
Bee Jaye
Jack Carr
Ben Roberts
Terry Molloy
Wayne Foskett
Stephen Tompkinson
Anne Dyson
Penelope Lee
Lorraine Peters
ComposerFrank Ricotti
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes7
Production
Executive producersTed Childs
Richard Argent
ProducerSarah Wilson
Production locationsNottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Running time50 minutes
Production companyCentral Independent Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release11 June (1989-06-11) –
23 July 1989 (1989-07-23)

Tales of Sherwood Forest is a British comedy-drama series created by Alan Plater. The show starred Pete Postlethwaite and Jill Baker. It was produced by Central Independent Television for one series and seven episodes and aired on the ITV network between 11 June and 23 July 1989.

Plot

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The comedy-drama series about Nottingham café owner Eric (Pete Postlethwaite) who has an obsession with the 1942 film Casablanca who dreams of living as Rick Blaine. Very much classic Plater that for some reason didn't resonate with the ITV audience. It was shot on videotape too which gave it a cheaper look than it should have had.[1]

Cast

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Episodes

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Episodes aired on ITV on Sundays at 22:10.[2]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Opening Night"[3]Christopher MenaulAlan Plater11 June 1989 (1989-06-11)
2"Kings of the Midlands"[4]Pedr JamesMark James, Neil McKay & Betty Burton18 June 1989 (1989-06-18)
3"There's a Small Hotel"[5]Pedr JamesMark James, Neil McKay & Betty Burton25 June 1989 (1989-06-25)
4"Back in Your Own Backyard"[6]Pedr JamesMark James, Neil McKay & Betty Burton2 July 1989 (1989-07-02)
5"Stagnight"[7]Christopher MenaulDavid Farnsworth9 July 1989 (1989-07-09)
6"Gene Vincent and the Memory Man"[8]David AttwoodGuy Andrews & Nick Perry16 July 1989 (1989-07-16)
7"I Came to Casablanca for the Waters"[9]David AttwoodGuy Andrews & Nick Perry23 July 1989 (1989-07-23)

Filming Locations

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The shows was set and videotaped in the Jazz Club of Peggy's Skylight in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ↑ "Tales Of Sherwood Forest (ITV 1989, Pete Postlethwaite, Jill Baker)". Memorable TV. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "TV Times Thames/LWT and Channel Four Edition Programmes 10-16 June 1989". TV Times. Future plc. p. 38. Retrieved 17 July 2026.(subscription required)
  3. ↑ "Opening Night". BFI. 11 June 1989. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Kings of the Midlands". BFI. 18 June 1989. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "There's a Small Hotel". BFI. 25 June 1989. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Back in Your Own Backyard". BFI. 2 July 1989. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Stagnight". BFI. 9 July 1989. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Gene Vincent and the Memory Man". BFI. 16 July 1989. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "I Came to Casablanca for the Waters". BFI. 23 July 1989. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
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