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Plot

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.

Cast

Kate Lonergan as Maid Marian
Kate Lonergan

as Maid Marian

Tony Robinson as The Sheriff of Nottingham
Tony Robinson

as The Sheriff of Nottingham

Adam Morris as Robin Hood (as Wayne Morris)
Adam Morris

as Robin Hood (as Wayne Morris)

Howard Lew Lewis as Rabies
Howard Lew Lewis

as Rabies

Danny John-Jules as Barrington
Danny John-Jules

as Barrington

Mike Edmonds as Little Ron
Mike Edmonds

as Little Ron

Forbes Collins as King John
Forbes Collins

as King John

Mark Billingham as Gary
David Lloyd as Graeme
David Lloyd

as Graeme

Siobhan Fogerty as Rotten Rose Scargill
Siobhan Fogerty

as Rotten Rose Scargill

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Network

Status

  • Ended

First Aired Date

  • November 16, 1989

Last Aired Date

  • February 16, 1994

Production Companies

    Type

    • Scripted

    Number of Season

    • 4

    Number of Episodes

    • 25

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    Season 4

    1994|7 Episodes

    The fourth and final season of the BBC TV comedy series 'Maid Marian and Her Merry Men'

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