like him. The jelly baby is captured, leaving the Sheriff to devise the new holiday of "Bloopy" to justify the need for presents. The Merry Men, meanwhile, put Barrington's talents to use. Driving Ambition: In order to cheer up the locals of Worksop, Marian establishes a Eurovision-like singing competition, which Rose promptly hijacks. The Sheriff, too, has a vested interest in the money – which he needs to pay off King John's driving instructor. Since Guy has entered and has bet against himself, some crooked judges are required to make sure the money goes in the right direction. Barrington, being quite a good singer, wants to enter himself and Marian singing a duet, so they need bent judges too. Both the Sheriff and the Merry Men are bound to clash. Keeping Mum: Marian's mother, labouring under the misapprehension that her daughter is a dental receptionist, comes to visit. The Merry Men are only too happy to join in the charade of being dentists. The Sheriff, meanwhile, views the new arrival as the perfect bait to trap and arrest Marian. They Came From Outer Space: A mysterious fireball is seen over Worksop and Guy begins to talk about his invisible alien friend, Plop-Bop. The peasants and the Merry Men are also thinking about life on other planets, while King John is concerned about the defence implications, which means that the Sheriff has to raise more money from the peasants to defend against invasion by space carriage. The only things the peasants have left to lose are the clothes on their backs, which are promptly taken, causing Marian to harness the alien mania herself. Robin and the Beansprout: Robin's excuses, bearing remarkable resemblances to last night's bedtime story, have driven Marian to distraction. In his quest to find dinner, Robin only finds a beansprout, but a series of events uncannily like Jack and the Beanstalk transpire to have him return triumphantly with takeaway Chinese food. The Great Mud Harvest: The peasants of Worksop are broke; there is simply no more money to tax. With the job done, the Sheriff sacks Gary, before being threatened with the sack himself by King John unless he can find another source of wealth in Worksop. Marian attempts famine relief, which does no good with the fatalistic peasants, until Robin appears in his new white suit, which he keeps singing about. Marian bets him that he cannot