Ruddigore

About the show

Robin Oakapple is actually Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd, heir to a baronetcy cursed to commit a crime each day or die in agony. He hides his identity while courting Rose Maybud, but his foster-brother Richard wins Rose before changing course. When Robin inherits the title, he proves inept at crime. His ancestors demand that he abduct a woman; he instead uncovers that the curse’s terms make refusal a crime itself, freeing him. Rose returns to Robin, and Sir Roderic reunites with Dame Hannah.