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BBC One Producers Decided To Kill Off Robin Hood’s Main Star

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Many TV shows struggle when a lead character departs unexpectedly. When a major star drops out, there are sometimes ways to work around the problem. Or not. That’s exactly what happened to BBC One’s Robin Hood. Jonas Armstrong played the role of Robin and decided he no longer wanted the job after just three seasons.

Producers tried to solve the problem by killing off the titular character (they’d already axed his love interest, Maid Marian). Unfortunately, the supporting cast wasn’t enough to keep the show going. Even though the writers were still on board, the network wisely decided to cancel the series.