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Maid Marian and her Merry Men is a British children's television series created and written by Tony Robinson and directed by David Bell. It began in 1989 on BBC1 and ran for four series, with the last episode shown in 1994.
From this time, Maid Marian is cast in terms of a noblewoman, but her role was never entirely virginal, and she retained aspects of her "shepherdess" or "May Day" characteristics; in 1592, Thomas Nashe described the Marian of the later May Games as being played by a male actor named Martin, and there are hints in the play of Robin Hood and the ...
Daniel John-Jules (born 16 September 1960) [1] is a British actor, singer and dancer. He is best known for playing Cat in the sci-fi comedy series Red Dwarf, Barrington in the comic children's series Maid Marian and Her Merry Men, and policeman Dwayne Myers in the crime drama Death in Paradise. [2]
Helen Catherine "Kate" Lonergan [1] (born 4 January 1962) is an English former actress, best known for playing the role of Maid Marian in the 1989–94 BBC1 children's television series Maid Marian and her Merry Men. Prior to being cast as Marian, Lonergan had appeared in the screenplay Testimony of a Child and The Tall Guy.
Marian saves the day just before Robin's brilliant subterfuge is discovered. Robin's disguise is similar to the one (as a stork) worn by the cartoon fox Robin Hood in the 1973 Disney film. The Baddies still believe that Marian should stay in her kitchen, and that Robin is the leader of the gang.
Howard Lew Lewis (21 August 1941 – 20 January 2018) [1] (born Howard R. Lewis) was an English comedian and actor, best known for his roles in comedy series including Maid Marian and Her Merry Men, Brush Strokes and Chelmsford 123.
Byrne starred alongside Tony Robinson in a Series 3 episode of Maid Marian and her Merry Men. [2] She played Betty the Tea Lady on the BBC children's programme Playdays. She also played Marge Stoneway, mother of Malcolm, in TV Series Watching which ran from 1987 to 1993.
In February 2009, Cate Blanchett was cast to play Maid Marian, replacing Sienna Miller who was previously cast, but exited in late 2008 as due to rewrites in the script, she was now considered too young for the role. [23] [24] Rachel Weisz and Kate Winslet were considered for the role prior to Blanchett signing on. [25]