The last entry on this list is King John, played by the veteran Forbes Collins. He received a knighthood for his services in 2013 - "Sir Tony Robinson" sounds very fitting for his life as a history buff. Most recently, you might have seen him sailing up and down the south of the country in The Secret Life of The Thames with Tony Robinson. Since then, he's found a new calling as a producer and presenter on many British history shows - Time Team, Time Travels, History of Britain and more. Tony hardly needs introducing, and he was already a star by the time of Maid Marian thanks to his many "cunning plans" as Baldrick in Blackadder. Now for a couple of baddies - series creator Tony Robinson was cast as the Sheriff in the show. Tony Robinson as the Sheriff of Nottingham. Mike received his own biopic in 2016, Under The Radar - covering the ups and downs of his vast acting career. He would go on to play roles as a goblin in the Harry Potter films' wizarding bank Gringotts, and his most recent credit is a voice-acting role - playing Jabba The Hutt in the Star Wars: Battlefront 2 video game. Mike Edmonds played the dwarf Little Ron - Maid Marian's parody of Little John.īefore his time on the show, Mike Edmonds had already acted in some big films - Flash Gordon, The Dark Crystal, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Star Wars amongst them. Viewers today might best know him from his time on Death In Paradise or newer episodes of Red Dwarf, but his most recent credit comes as a character in Creation Stories - a biopic about the record label that made Oasis a hit band. He counts Doctors, The Bill and Casualty among his credits, along with some more unusual credits - voice-acting in Bob The Builder, Barfly Jack in Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels, and a vampire in Blade 2. He was already busy becoming famous as Cat from Red Dwarf during the run of Maid Marian, which would become a cult sci-fi success over the years. (Image: BBC) Danny John-Jules - Barringtonĭanny John-Jules played Barrington - a "sort-of" narrator for the show, and the Merry Men's rap specialist for their musical performances. More recently, the veteran actor won an award for his performance in the short film Four Tails, and his last credit on IMDb is listed in The Carer alongside Succession star Brian Cox.Īdam Morris as Robin Hood in Maid Marian and Her Merry Men. Like Kate, classically-trained Adam has popped up plenty on British TV since his time in Maid Marian - as well as appearing in Doctors and Holby City, he played Fran's boyfriend in Black Books, and noughties kids might remember him as Philip Norton in the Nickelodeon sitcom Genie In The House. Take a walk down Memory Lane with our dazzling Christmas nostalgia supplement full of rare and old Nottinghamshire photosĪdam Morris, sometimes known as Wayne, played Robin Hood - the Merry Men's tailor who is accidentally seen as the band of thieves' leader. That company is gone now, but she did meet with Tony Robinson and the rest of the cast in 2018 - showing how fondly they remember the show. She has since left her acting career behind, and she started the Blackheath Windowbox Company in 2011, turning her hand from acting to gardens. She also appeared on Heartbeat and Doctors, the children's sci-fi show Parallel 9, and the comedy-drama The Hello Girls, set in nearby Derby. She appeared as four different characters over 12 years on The Bill - Sal Gilks, Nurse Stephenson, Louise Hunter and Bridget Ponting. Kate went on to play roles all across the spectrum of British TV drama. Kate Lonergan played the lead role of Maid Marian - leading the Merry Men.ĭuring her time on the show, she also appeared in the mini-series Terry & Julian with Julian Clary and Lee Simpson.
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