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Robin of Sherwood, Set 2 on Blu Ray

28 January 2012

Alyssa Schimmel

Silver Spring, MD — The conclusion to the definitive retelling of the Robin Hood legend with breakthrough roles for Jason Connery and Ray Winstone (Indiana Jones 4, The Departed, Sexy Beast), ROBIN OF SHERWOOD, SET 2, debuts on Blu-ray on February 14, 2012. Presented in stunning high-definition, the Blu-ray 3-disc/DVD bonus disc set includes 13 episodes and more than nine hours of special features, including nine episode commentaries, 76 minute making of documentary, outtakes, and much more. Robin of Sherwood also launched the TV writing career of Anthony Horowitz (Foyle’s War, Midsomer Murders, Poirot, and the newest Sherlock Holmes novel), who wrote five of the episodes and participates in one of the commentaries. The series was created and co-written by Richard Carpenter. The Blu-ray is being sold for the same price as the Set 2 DVD released in October 2007 ($59.99, www.AcornOnline.com).

Connoisseurs of the Robin Hood legend call this action-packed mid-1980’s British television series the standard by which all other adaptations are measured. Rich with authentic historical detail and cunning plot twists, Robin of Sherwood adds a bit of sorcery and mysticism to the swordplay and social justice that have made the heroic outlaw so endearing and enduring.

In these concluding tales, the young nobleman Robert of Huntingdon (Jason Connery, Shanghai Noon, son of Sean Connery) assumes the mantle of the fallen Robin of Loxley. Guided by the forest spirit Herne, he reassembles Robin’s band, including Will Scarlet (Winstone), and resumes the campaign against the greedy Sheriff of Nottingham (Nickolas Grace, Brideshead Revisited). Mark Ryan (Transformers) co-stars. Traditional Irish band Clannad provides an award-winning score of ethereal Gaelic music that perfectly underscores the production’s tone. The series has aired on PBS and Showtime as Robin Hood.

OVER NINE HOURS OF SPECIAL FEATURES: Nine commentary tracks (participants include: Jason Connery, Mark Ryan, Nicholas Grace, and writer Anthony Horowitz); Nothing’s Forgotten: The Making of “Robin of Sherwood” documentary (76 min.); outtakes (13 min.); Clannad: Scoring Robin of Sherwood interview (12 min.); Robin Hood 1-2-3 Screen Swordplay (8 min.); and It's Showtime promotional short (5 min.)

NEW FOR BLU-RAY: Photo gallery with over 400 images; Producer Esta Charkham's Photographic Retrospective (4 min.); three “music-only” episode audio tracks; promotional stills gallery (2 min.); and PDFs material (scripts).

Street: February 14, 2012                                              SRP: $59.99

Blu-ray 3-Disc/DVD Bonus Disc Set: 13 episodes on 3 discs, plus DVD bonus disc; approx 681 min., plus bonus; 1080p/4:3 full screen (some bonus materials 480p/16:9 widescreen); Dolby Digital surround and original mono (main program); SDH subtitles (main program)

*This Blu-ray was created from a high-definition transfer and restoration of the original program elements.

Headquartered in suburban Washington, D.C., Acorn Media U.S. distributes distinctive home video releases to the North American market with a special focus on the best of British TV. 2011 releases included Upstairs, Downstairs: 40^th Anniversary Edition, Brideshead Revisited, and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Early 2012 releases include a bonus packed collector’s edition of I, Claudius; the Blu-ray debuts for the first three series of Agatha Christie’s Poirot; the first Blu-ray of Acorn’s top-selling series with Midsomer Murders, Set 19; the U.S. debut of Lynda La Plante’s Above Suspicion; complete collections of Poldark, The Brief, Northern Lights, and French Fields; and more episodes from Single-Handed, New Tricks, and Murder Investigation Team. Acorn’s DVD sets are available from select retailers, catalog companies, and direct from Acorn Media at (888) 870-8047 or www.acornonline.com.

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