Before he played King John in "Maid Marian and Her Merry Men", Forbes Collins appeared in two episodes of "The Black Adder", as Dopey Jack, A Peasant "Witchsmeller Pursuivant (#1.5)" and as Trusting Father in "The Black Seal (#1.6)". Tony Robinson, who played Baldrick, was the creator of "Maid Marian and Her Merry Men" and played The Sheriff in the show.