Quote: Matthew Stott @ May 14 2010, 9:47 AM BSTCrowe is far to old to play the part, too. They're supposed to be making it all realistic, but Crowe is in his forties, too old! He'd be considered an old man back then.
He's marginally preferable to the ASBO boy we had in the recent TV series.
Quote: chipolata @ May 14 2010, 9:50 AM BSTHe's marginally preferable to the ASBO boy we had in the recent TV series.
He had nice hair though.
Quote: chipolata @ May 14 2010, 9:41 AM BSTI think it's meant to be a prequel to the myth.
Yes. It ends where the myth begins. Robin is declared an outlaw and goes off to live legendarily in the forest.
Is Friar Tuck black, so lots of people can get all het up again?
I'm surprised Robin Hood isn't black too, what with all that robbin' n that.
Oh, no he didn't!
Har.
Quote: zooo @ May 14 2010, 11:41 AM BSTIs Friar Tuck black, so lots of people can get all het up again?
He's a Chinese baby this time.
Quote: zooo @ May 14 2010, 11:44 AM BSTHar.
You have the great ability to express the right tone of laugh in any situation, what with your different variations of har, heh, haha, hee, etc. Not just any old LOL with you.
I like it. 
That's going on my CV.
As it should! Under Key Skills and Interests/Hobbies!!
Quote: zooo @ May 14 2010, 11:41 AM BSTIs Friar Tuck black, so lots of people can get all het up again?
History Cold Case featured the medieval skeleton of a man of African ancestry found in the graveyard of an Ipswich friary, last week.
Quote: Dolly Dagger @ May 14 2010, 12:00 PM BSTHistory Cold Case featured the medieval skeleton of a man of African ancestry found in the graveyard of an Ipswich friary, last week.
Ooh, interesting. I keep saying there've been black people in this country for hundreds and hundreds of years. And that every time they appear in a historical drama it does not indicate fecking tokenism!
Don't know why anyone would go to Ipswich though...
Quote: zooo @ May 14 2010, 12:09 PM BSTDon't know why anyone would go to Ipswich though...
Apparently he was most likely brought from North Africa during the Crusades and most likely converted to Christianty. There was some evidence in literature of the time of black people in the UK who, it seems, were treated very fairly. A document from Elizabeth I's reign however was moaning about there being "too many over here", so it seems the attitude had changed by the 16th century.
The episode's still on iPlayer I think.
Quote: zooo @ May 14 2010, 11:54 AM BSTThat's going on my CV.
Post it up here. I'd loves to see it!