Ivanhoe (opera) the Forest at Copmanhurst" King Richard, who is in hiding after his escape, shares a feast with Friar Tuck and challenges him to a song contest. The King sings "I ask nor wealth nor courtier's praise", while the Friar sings "Ho, jolly Jenkin" (which is the most popular detached excerpt from the opera). Locksley (Robin Hood) enters with the urgent message that Cedric and Rowena have been captured by de Bracy and Sir Brian, and the wounded Ivanhoe, travelling with Isaac and his beautiful daughter Rebecca, have also been captured. All are imprisoned at Torquilstone. The King, Locksley, Friar Tuck
Friar Tuck again depicted as a traditional fat friar with a tonsure, despite the story taking place in the year 3000. Friar Tuck is memorable for a vignette that played during each episode depicting him in front of a large feast, taking a single bite of each piece of food on the table before throwing it over his shoulder. The veteran character actor James Hayter played Friar Tuck twice: in "The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men" (1952) and "A Challenge for Robin Hood" (1967). In the 1973 Disney animated "Robin Hood", Friar Tuck is a badger, voiced by Andy