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Plot Summary:
Maid Marian and her Merry Men is a British children's sitcom created and written by Tony Robinson and directed by David Bell. It began in 1989 on BBC One and ran for four series, with the last episode shown in 1994. The show was a partially musical comic retelling of the legend of Robin Hood, placing Maid Marian in the role of leader of the Merry Men, and reducing Robin to an incompetent ex-tailor. The programme was much appreciated by children and adults alike, and has been likened to Blackadder, not only for its historical setting and the presence of Tony Robinson, but also for its comic style. It is more surreal than Blackadder, however, and drops even more anachronisms. Many of the show's cast such as Howard Lew Lewis, Forbes Collins, Ramsay Gilderdale and Patsy Byrne had previously appeared in various episodes of Blackadder alongside Robinson. Like many British children's programmes, there is a lot of social commentary sneakily inserted, as well as witty asides about the Royal family, buses running on time, etc. Many of the plots spoofed or referenced film and television shows including other incarnations of Robin Hood in those mediums.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, History, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: sitcom, parody, surreal, black comedy, slapstick comedy, period piece
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IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, History
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, sitcom, cult classic, parody
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IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 47
Genere: Family, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 15 min
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IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Family, History
Country: UK
Duration: 28 min
Plot tags: educational, humorous, realistic, semi serious, sketch comedy, funny, game show, anthology, edutainment, offbeat
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IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Comedy, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 273
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 451
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 664
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IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 151
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
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Country: UK
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 131
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IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
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IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
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Country: UK
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IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Musical
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 431
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IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 16000
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
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IMDB Votes: 8000
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IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 130000
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 17000
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 590
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IMDB Votes: 10000
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IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 16000
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 134000
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Duration: 104 min
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