Tony Robinson interview

Tony Robinson talks about bringing back Blackadder and his dreams of rock stardom and potential bond villainy.

Revisiting Maid Marian And Her Merry Men

Tony Robinson's revisionist Robin Hood children's comedy series, out now on limited edition DVD, was a hoot...

Tony Robinson interview

'My daughter used to call me Tony; now she calls me Dad'. The actor and presenter talks about growing up in east London, his parents' social mobility, and his joy at being a grandad.

Tony Robinson reveals details of Blackadder idea

"It would have to be something crazily different for it to work"

The 12 best worst poets on TV

Including Baldrick, Guy Secretan and the Vogons.

As Greg Davies's sitcom concludes, it's Dan's last day before he heads to the US to join his lady love, Emma. While some will scarcely miss his haplessness, Jo is trying to make his departure go with a bang, sorting out a party bus. Well, a van. A van that smells of meat. In fact, it's a meat van. Things go from bad to worse when the party and its guests go awol, but Tony Robinson's Daedalus finally gets his comeuppance, so it's not all bad.

10 more comedy recommendations for Fringe 2016

Hopefully you've already caught up with Laugh Out London's recommendations for the best comedy shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016, including the best sketch/character, the best stand-up, the best free shows and the best shows in the pay-what-you-want model. Well, there's a lot more comedy going on out there in Edinburgh this year, so we couldn't help recommending 10 more great shows that don't quite fit into the arbitrary categories we set out. And here they are...

Man Down catches up with sad sack teacher Dan (Greg Davies) as he finally comes to the realisation that maybe he's chosen the wrong profession. By the end of the first episode, which saw Dan try to break into the school to destroy his personal file, he'd handed in his resignation which suggested to me that the sitcom may be covering new ground. This can only be a good thing as I'd found Man Down had been stuck in a rut for a while now so seeing Dan trying to pursue alternate career opportunities will at least give Davies and co-writer Mike Wozniak something new to work with. Tony Robinson as Dan's mum's new beau Daddy, short for Deadalus, who has already made it known that he isn't a fan of the protagonist's attitude towards the older ladies in his life.

TV preview: Man Down, C4

Good to see Greg Davies back as helpless, hapless, hopeless giant man-child teacher Dan. There are some nice new treats in the supporting cast too, but they have to have pretty big personalities to stand a chance of competing with Davies. Luckily they are.