The collective title for Robin Hood's band of outlaws, who dwelt at the heart of Sherwood Forest. They comprised Father Tuck, Little John, Alan-a-Dale, Will Scarlett and Walter.
They robbed from the rich and gave to the poor, and helped defend the people of Sherwood from the machinations of the Sheriff of Nottingham and his forces - which had recently come to include alien robot knights.
Whilst being loyal to Robin and aiding him in his schemes, they also acted as a counter to his rashness - attempting to keep him out of trouble. The Doctor knew of Robin and his Merry Men from fiction, and so at first did not believe they were real. He thought they were robots, products of the Land of Fiction, or exhibits of a Miniscope.
Played by: Trevor Cooper (Friar Tuck), Rusty Goffe (Little John), Ian Hallard (Alan-a-Dale), Joseph Kennedy (Will Scarlett), Adam Jones (Walter). Appearances: Robot of Sherwood (2014).
- Cooper had previously featured as Takis in Revelation of the Daleks.
- Hallard is the husband of Mark Gatiss, the story's author. He played director Richard Martin in An Adventure in Space and Time.
- Goffe's many film appearances include the Harry Potter and Star Wars franchises, Flash Gordon (1980) and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971).
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