Maid Marian and Her Merry Men(1989)
Overview
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.
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Season 1
6 episodes • 1989
Season 1
6 episodes • 1989
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How the Band Got Together | Nov 16, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Robert the Incredible Chicken | Nov 23, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 3 | A Game Called John | Nov 30, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Miracle of St. Charlene | Dec 7, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Sharp End of a Cow | Dec 14, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Whitish Knight | Dec 21, 1989 | 0.0 |
Season 2
6 episodes • 1990
Season 2
6 episodes • 1990
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Beast of Bolsover | Nov 15, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Worksop Egg Fairy | Nov 22, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Little Brown Noses | Nov 29, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Rabies in Love | Dec 6, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Rotten Rose: Part 1 | Dec 13, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Rotten Rose: Part 2 | Dec 20, 1990 | 0.0 |
Season 3
6 episodes • 1993
Season 3
6 episodes • 1993
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Big Baby | Jan 7, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Driving Ambition | Jan 14, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Keeping Mum | Jan 28, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 4 | They Came from Outer Space | Jan 28, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Robin and the Beansprout | Feb 4, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Great Mud Harvest | Feb 11, 1993 | 0.0 |
Season 4
7 episodes • 1994
Season 4
7 episodes • 1994
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunnel Vision | Jan 5, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Bouncy Sheriff | Jan 12, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Raining Forks | Jan 19, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Wise Woman of Worksop | Jan 26, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Robin the Bad | Feb 2, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Nice Sumatran | Feb 9, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Forest | Feb 16, 1994 | 0.0 |
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