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.
Press clippings
Maid Marian And Her Merry Men is being rebooted
Sir Tony Robinson is working on a reboot of his award-winning kids' comedy Maid Marian And Her Merry Men.
Felicity Cross & Roderick McPhee, The Sun, 1st May 2023Tony Robinson & Kate Lonergan on making Maid Marian And Her Merry Men
The Blackadder star loved playing the villain in this Robin Hood spoof - but Kate Lonergan had to get checked for bites between shots as her yellow underwear kept attracting ticks.
George Bass, The Guardian, 28th February 2022Comedies added to BritBox's "Old School Classics" range
Among the shows being added to BritBox aree Maid Marian And Her Merry Men, Rentaghost and the ITV Worzel Gummidge.
Morgan Jeffery, Radio Times, 16th December 2020Netflix in talks to reboot Maid Marian And Her Merry Men
Tony Robinson has revealed that he is in talks with Netflix to reboot 1990s kids TV classic Maid Marian And Her Merry Men.
British Comedy Guide, 1st October 2020The Blackadder for kids that subverted a legend
Subversive TV is sometimes found in the least likely of places. Who would have thought that a children's sitcom from 1989 would upend the legend of Robin Hood so adeptly, casting Maid Marian as the hero and Robin as the thick, vain idiot?
Alex Nelson, i Newspaper, 25th January 2018Maid Marian live stage show in development
Tony Robinson has announced that he is working on a script for a live stage show version of his cult hit sitcom, Maid Marian And Her Merry Men.
British Comedy Guide, 25th January 2018Tony Robinson interview
Tony Robinson talks about bringing back Blackadder and his dreams of rock stardom and potential bond villainy.
Calibre Quarterly, 7th December 2016Revisiting 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...
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 22nd November 2016Maid Marian And Her Merry Men review
In revisiting Maid Marian, an astonishing 22 years since the fourth and final series aired, you undoubtedly notice the relative cheapness of the production and its fair share of duff jokes, but the performances and its cartoonish tone more than compensate.
Dan Owen, Frame Rated, 14th November 2016Tony Robinson: 'Maybe we'll bring Maid Marian back'
Sir Tony Robinson has said that he is "proud" of his classic children's TV series Maid Marian and Her Merry Men, which marks its 25th anniversary this year. When asked if there was any chance of a reunion, he said: "We talked about it at one time but it just disappeared. Maybe another time we'll do it."
Tom Eames, Digital Spy, 6th November 2014