It’s June 1192 and King Richard is away on the Crusades as usual.

 

But if you're expecting a story about Robin Hood, well, sorry! Our hero is Ronald of Bexley, not Robin of Loxley.

 

And his dastardly enemy is actually the Sheriff of Mottingham, with an M. (Oh, you know Mottingham, surely? Between Greenwich and Chislehurst. Just south of Blackheath. No? Oh, well. Never mind.)

 

If you like “Blackadder” and “Chelmsford 123”, we think you’ll enjoy the tale of the outlaw known as Riding Boot. Expect thrilling adventure, outrageous comedy and countless historical inaccuracies…

 

THE BOWMEN: Part The First

         In an England dominated by lawless gangs of hoodies, Prince John’s attempts to maintain justice are hampered by a hopeless postal service, the notoriously incompetent Child Support Agency and Ronald of Bexley, later known as Riding Boot.

        With his vertically challenged companion Alan the Lad, Ron sets out on a perilous quest to find the legendary lost city of Lewisham - mainly as a way to evade his ex-wife, Self-Made Marian...

 

THE BOWMEN: Part The Second

         Our hero and his merry band fail in their attempt to raid a Post Office but have better luck in springing a prisoner from Maidstone Gaol. Unfortunately it’s the wrong prisoner...

        Still, a dancing bear is always useful, isn’t it?

 

THE BOWMEN: Part the Third

         When axe-grinder Wolfgang von Kubmeister, alias Mad Mitch, gets his call-up papers for the Crusades, the rest of Riding Boot’s gang of incompetent outlaws try to hide him away in the greenwood.

THE BOWMEN: Part The Fourth

         Riding Boot's son Ethelred is on his way to Borstal, so the outlaws capture the prison cart and release him. But freedom comes at a price - Elthelred's fearsome mother, Self-Made Marian.


THE BOWMEN: Part the Fifth

        We are still in 1192 (a very good year for it) but now it’s September and Prince John is trying to raise money to ransom good King Richard. And what better way than by holding a feast, a fair and an archery contest?

        Can Riding Boot win the contest without being arrested? Or will Violent Elizabeth thcream and thcream until she's thick?


THE BOWMEN: Part the Sixth and Last

         The grand finale, in which the King returns, everybody sings “Dear Old Pals” and they all live happily ever after.

        Well, not quite! Expect doom, disaster and severe indigestion...

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