Richard Curtis, the man behind Comic Relief encouraged the creator and writer of Maid Marian (Tony Robinson) to write. Rabies in Love: Marian's fundraising is working well, since nobody can beat Rabies in an arm wrestle. Nobody, that is, except Fergi, with whom Rabies promptly falls in love. The Merry Men attempt to help, but are hampered by the fact that King John's plan for getting Guy off his hands is to marry him off to Fergi, a satirical, tongue-in-cheek reference to Fergie. Rotten Rose - Part 1: Marian's old classmate, Rose Scargill, is one of the many Worksop citizens with her eye on Robin (who has not exactly dispelled the belief that he is the brains behind the Merry Men). Rose gets her hands on some of Robin's possessions, and discovers that she could make good money by turning him over to the authorities. Thus, in a series of deceptions, Robin finds himself in King John's dungeon believing Marian to be a traitor. Rotten Rose - Part 2: Despite the notable handicap of their own stupidity in the absence of the jailed Robin (who is not particularly intelligent anyway) and Marian, who has also been jailed, the Merry Men devise a plan to free both and save the day. It certainly is not Barrington's suggestion that they break into the castle, find Marian, ask her how to break into the castle and save everyone. Series Three By the third series, the surrealism and anachronisms were well-entrenched and the plots had very little to do with the historical setting. More overt parodies and references can be seen here, including the song in Episode 3 "Call The Dentist" (a direct parody of the Ghostbusters theme), "Chop Suey" in Episode 5 (a slow parody of Elvis Presley's "In the Ghetto") and almost all of Episode 5. The supposed conflict between King John and the Sheriff on the one side and the Merry Men on the other is often downplayed in favour of a general comedic situation. Originally transmitted from 7 January to 11 February 1993, and repeated from 8 June to 13 July 2001. The Big Baby: Barrington develops his line in impressions, leading to concern among some of the Merry Men that he might actually have swallowed other people. King John, meanwhile, decrees that his subjects should give him presents, resulting in the appearance of a life-size jelly baby looking vaguely