Director: Ray Austin
Writer: Robert Kaufman
Starring: George Segal, Morgan Fairchild, Roddy McDowall, Robert Hardy
Production Company: Charles Fries Productions
Kent Locations Used: Penshurst Place, Allington Castle

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984) is a made-for-TV spoof of the classic story of forest rogue Robin (George Segal) who, along with his merry men, foils Prince John’s (Roddy McDowall) plot to oust King Richard (Robert Hardy).

The film was written by Robert Kaufman (Love at First Bite, Divorce American Style),directed by Ray Austin (Zorro, Department S) and stars George Segal (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Look Who’s Talking), Morgan Fairchild (The Seduction, Friends), Roddy McDowall (How Green Was My Valley, Fright Night) and Robert Hardy (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Sense and Sensibility).

Largely filmed in Kent, the production used The Barron’s Hall atPenshurst Place to double as King John’s (Roddy McDowall) Hall and the Cathedral. Allington Castle exterior doubles as King John’s castle and the hall as the Bank of Normandy.

Penshurst Place is a Medieval and Tudor style manor house set in gorgeous parkland in West Kent with formal Elizabethan gardens, state rooms and Gardens, adventure playground and maze. Penshurst Place previously featured in productions such as Wolf Hall (2015), The Gathering (2003) and Young Sherlock Holmes (1986).

Set in 42 acres near the town of Maidstone, Allington Castle boasts a moat, lakes and extensive gardens. The castle is a private residence which has been used for filming by projects such as Covington Cross (1992) and Bernard Matthews and Mars commercials.

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood aired in 1984.

For more information about Kent’s Filming History please visit our Movie Map.