British Comedy Guide
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.

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Maid Marian And Her Merry Men trivia

The character of Barrington was originally named Winstone until actor Danny John-Jules pointed out that this was a much-overused name for black characters on British TV at the time. He was renamed Barrington after singer Barrington Levy.

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