To avoid capture in Nottingham by the Sheriff Robin is forced into a proxy marriage, performed by Friar Tuck, to Judith Denton, the daughter of wealthy merchant Master Bligh Denton who mistakes Robin for her real suitor Sir Peter Marston.

Sir Marmot, a Norman knight, seizes travelers and then places them on trail on trumped up charges. If they refuse to pay the fine he imposes, he sentences them to work on his estate. One of his victims is Little John – which proves to be a very costly mistake.

When Marian tells Robin that, following the death of her father. Her estate is to be taken over by Sir Quentin, Robin has other ideas – particularly when he suspects the Sheriff is behind the scheme.

Former Crusader M’Boland decides to make some money by capturing the outlaw leader, and demanding payment from the Sheriff. He soon discovers that you must first capture your prey – and Robin has ideas of his own.

When he hears that Sir Watkyn’s men-at-arms have extorted livestock and wages from the peasants, Frier Tuck turns to the church for help. Sir Watkyn has denied the the charge, but Father Ignatius – abetted by Robin – has a solution to the problem.