Robin Hood series 2 : Production details and DVDs

The 13 episodes of Series 2 of Robin Hood was broadcast on BBC One from October to December 2007. The series is now being shown in other countries around the world.

Produced by Tiger Aspect for the BBC.

DVD

The series has been released as a Region 4 DVD boxset in Australia. It can be ordered at the ABC Shop. It will be released in New Zealand in July.

A Region 1 boxset is due to be released in North America on 5th August - it can be pre-ordered at Amazon USA and Amazon Canada.

A Region 2 boxset is likely to be released in the UK in October.

The extras are:

• Subtitles in English for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
  
• Beneath the Hood: Making Robin Hood Season 2
  
• Exclusive Marian Featurette
  
• Exclusive Edward Featurette
  
• Commentaries on episodes 1, 7, 12 and 13 by Richard Armitage, Lucy Griffiths, Gordon Kennedy, Sam Troughton, Anjali Jay, Dominic Minghella and Foz Allan
  

Watch some extracts from the commentaries;

Episode 7 "Let me look after you", episode 13 "Kill the Sheriff", and episode 13 "It's over Guy", the final scene between Guy and Marian. Those commenting include Richard Armitage, Lucy Griffiths and Gordon Kennedy. (A smaller version of "Kill the Sheriff", suitable for those with slower connections, is here...)

Watch a short extract from the Marian featurette, in which Richard Armitage (left) and Lucy Griffiths discuss Guy of Gisborne and his relationship with Marian (smaller version for slower connections).

iTunes

UK residents can now purchase and download this series at iTunes. Single episodes cost £1.89, while the whole series can be downloaded for £21.99. The downloaded episodes can be viewed on Macs, PCs, video iPods, iPhones and Apple TV.

This series is also being made available on iTunes in the USA. Single episodes will be available 24 hours after first broadcast on BBC America, and cost $1.99 each.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack CD, containing 34 tracks of music from the series, is available at Amazon UK, Amazon USA, Amazon Germany, Amazon France and Amazon Japan.

It can also be downloaded from iTunes (UK residents only). Each track costs 79p, or the whole soundtrack can be bought for £7.99.

Toys

The first of a range of Robin Hood toys has been released by Vivid Imaginations. Five inch tall 'super poseable' action figures of some of the characters are available, including Robin Hood, Little John, the Nightwatchman, the Sheriff and Guy of Gisborne (right). The Gisborne figure comes with sword, scabbard and hand-painted stubble (!). Even the spurs have been re-created. It can be ordered from Amazon UK. Also at Amazon UK is a Guy of Gisborne figure on horseback. In the USA, a set of five Robin Hood figures (including Gisborne) is now available from Amazon USA. Newbury Comics are selling Gisborne on his own.

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