Maid Marian And Her Merry Men. Image shows from L to R: Maid Marian (Kate Lonergan), The Sheriff of Nottingham (Tony Robinson), Robin (Adam Morris). Copyright: BBC
Maid Marian And Her Merry Men

Maid Marian And Her Merry Men

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1989 - 1994
  • 26 episodes (4 series)

Ingenious re-working of the Robin Hood legend, placing Maid Marian as the real hero of the tale, and Robin as, actually, a bit of a wimp. Stars Kate Lonergan, Tony Robinson, Adam Morris, Danny John-Jules, Howard Lew Lewis and more.

Maid Marian And Her Merry Men. Image shows from L to R: Barrington (Danny John-Jules), Little Ron (Mike Edmonds), Rabies (Howard Lew Lewis), Maid Marian (Kate Lonergan), Robin (Adam Morris). Copyright: BBC

Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
1989 - 1994
Channel
BBC One
Episodes
26 (4 series)
Stars
Kate Lonergan, Tony Robinson, Adam Morris, Danny John-Jules, Howard Lew Lewis, Mike Edmonds, Forbes Collins, Mark Billingham and more
Writer
Tony Robinson
Director
David Bell
Producer
Richard Callanan
Company

Maid Marian And Her Merry Men sees a largely effeminate Robin led by the ever-wise and skillful Marian in revolt against the Sheriff of Nottingham, himself under constant order from the heartless King John.

The Sheriff is assisted in his terrorising the people of Worksop by slow-witted henchmen Gary and Graeme. From Series 2, King John also played host to his impossibly gormless and childish nephew, Guy of Gisborne, under threat from his fiersome sister, Guy's mother, Eleanor. It wasn't long before neither the King nor the Sheriff were sure if Guy or Robin was the greater foe!

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Additional details

Production
Location
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

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Broadcast details

First broadcast
Thursday 16th November 1989 at 4:35pm on BBC One

Recording details

  • Exmoor National Park - Location filming

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