Maid Marian and Her Merry Men - Season 2

First aired: 11/15/1990 6 episodes

The second season of the BBC TV comedy series 'Maid Marian and Her Merry Men'

Episodes

1. The Beast of Bolsover

Aired: 11/15/1990

A rival gang arrives in Worksop, led by the Australian Beast of Bolsover and his nephew the Nuisance of Nuneaton. They refuse to leave unless they are paid twenty five gold pieces or someone defeats the Beast in a fight. The merry men capture the sheriff, who is suffering from amnesia, and when John refuses the ransom, Marian persuades the sheriff that he is one of her gang and gets him to fight the Beast.When Rabies accidentally knocks Robin's wardrobe out of a tree it falls on the sheriff,who remembers who he is as a result and arrests the Beast and his mob.

2. The Worksop Egg Fairy

Aired: 11/22/1990

The first egg in two years is laid in Worksop.

3. Little Brown Noses

Aired: 11/29/1990

Little Colin is stolen by the Sheriff, and it's up to the Merry Men to get her back. Guy of Gisborne, the King's Nephew, arrives.

4. Rabies in Love

Aired: 12/6/1990

Rabies falls in love with the strongest woman he's ever seen, and it's up to the Merry Men to ensure he gets his dream girl. Unfortunately, she's also the target of the Sheriff's scheme to get rid of King John's annoying nephew, Guy.

5. Rotten Rose: Part 1

Aired: 12/13/1990

Marian is unsettled to see her sneaky ex-schoolmate 'Rotten' Rose Scargill cosying up to Robin and tells Rose the reality of their situation as outlaws. Rose then betrays both Marian and Robin to the sheriff and they are caught and imprisoned. From the window of the torture chamber Robin sees Marian appearing to be friendly with Guy. In fact Guy has a crush on her and is trying to force himself on her but Robin misunderstands the situation and believes Marian has betrayed him.

6. Rotten Rose: Part 2

Aired: 12/20/1990

Due to be executed with Marian, Robin realises that she did not betray him when Rose reveals that she wants his body stuffed for her Robin Hood Museum. Fortunately the other merry men attack, under cover of the rubbish bins, and save Robin and Marian, who leaves Rose to the tender mercies of the lecherous Guy, tied up in the torture chamber. Robin is ashamed for what happened but Marian persuades him to stay with the merry men.