Maid Marian and Her Merry Men (1989)
Synopsis
Maid Marian and her Merry Men is a British children's sitcom created and written by Tony Robinson and directed by David Bell. It began in 1989 on BBC One and ran for four series, with the last episode shown in 1994. The show was a partially musical comic retelling of the legend of Robin Hood, placing Maid Marian in the role of leader of the Merry Men, and reducing Robin to an incompetent ex-tailor. The programme was much appreciated by children and adults alike, and has been likened to Blackadder, not only for its historical setting and the presence of Tony Robinson, but also for its comic style. It is more surreal than Blackadder, however, and drops even more anachronisms. Many of the show's cast such as Howard Lew Lewis, Forbes Collins, Ramsay Gilderdale and Patsy Byrne had previously appeared in various episodes of Blackadder alongside Robinson. Like many British children's programmes, there is a lot of social commentary sneakily inserted, as well as witty asides about the Royal family, buses running on time, etc. Many of the plots spoofed or referenced film and television shows including other incarnations of Robin Hood in those mediums.
First Air Date: 1989-11-16
Last Air Date: 1994-02-16
Number of Seasons: 4
Number of Episodes: 25
Created By: Tony Robinson
Networks: BBC One
Top Cast
- Kate Lonergan as Maid Marian
- Tony Robinson as The Sheriff of Nottingham
- Adam Morris as Robin Hood (as Wayne Morris)
- Howard Lew Lewis as Rabies
- Danny John-Jules as Barrington
- Mike Edmonds as Little Ron
- Forbes Collins as King John
- Mark Billingham as Gary
- David Lloyd as Graeme
- Hilary Mason as Gladys
Seasons
Specials (1993)
The 1993 Christmas special of the BBC TV comedy series 'Maid Marian and Her Merry Men'
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Maid Marian and Much the Mini-Mart Manager's Son
Rose and most of the other Worksop girls are in love with smooth-talking Much, the Mini-Mart Manager's son, but the object of his affection, Marian, is unimpressed as he is using the villagers' fear of the Great Toad Monster of Stoke-on-Trent to frighten them into buying his tacky wares. When Robin, after his tap-dancing lesson, lets down his guard to reveal himself to the sheriff and Guy threatens to leave unless Robin is captured, Much seizes his opportunistic chance, selling the king a job lot of second hand weapons from the Albanian Ministry of Defence.
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