Robin Hood, Series 1 (2006)

Sheriff:
Rumours abound.

Robin:
What rumours?

Sheriff:
That you are weak. That you have returned weakened from your exertions in the Holy Land.

Much:
My master returns with honours, honours from the King!

Sheriff:
Mmm. Well, the greater honour would have been to have stood and fought with him, surely?

Robin:
[sternly] I have visited my peasants in your dungeons. They have committed grave crimes...

Much:
Master, surely--

Robin:
... which would make all the more compassionate your gesture of pardoning them!

Sheriff:
Pardoning them? I will see them hang in the morning. You yourself said that we risk rebellion. We must have order.

Robin:
It is custom for the Sheriff to hear his nobles' requests for clemency--!

Sheriff:
La-di-da-di-da! Oh, by the way, in your absence we nominated you to oversee tomorrow's entertainment.

Robin:
No.

Sheriff:
Oh, you don't want these rumours of weakness to spread, hm? Better scotch them now, otherwise we'll all pay.