Much
Biographical information
Gender	Male
Ethnic group	English
Eye colour	Blue
Hair colour	Blond
Born	1161
Residence	Sherwood Forest
Statistics
Weapon(s) owned	Sword Shield
Affiliation	Outlaws
Behind the scenes
First appearance	"Will You Tolerate This?"
Latest appearance	"Something Worth Fighting For (Part 2)"
Episode count	38
Portrayer	Sam Troughton

Much, portrayed by Sam Troughton, is Robin's former manservant and good friend who followed his master to the Crusades. Troughton described his character to The Sunday Times as "an innocent who has lost his innocence. As Robin's right-hand man, Much is sometimes daft, forever hungry, and forever committed to both Robin and his cause. Given his freedom on their return to England, he remains a loyal right-hand man to Robin, and is often seen to be jealous of the attention Robin gives to others, especially Lady Marian. However, though he sometimes grows resentful of Robin—he expresses these feelings quite explicitly in "A Good Day to Die"—he remains constant, often risking his own health and happiness to secure Robin's. This is valiantly illustrated in the season one finale ("A Clue: No"), when a shattered Robin (devastated because Marian is going to marry Guy of Gisborne) cruelly rebuffs Much's attempts to cheer him, calling him common, fatuous, dimwitted, and superficial, and tells him to get lost for good. Much leaves first in anger, but then goes to interrupt Marian's wedding to try to convince her to come back to Robin, despite that doing so will certainly get him arrested.

As the voice of fear, but also sometimes the voice of reason, Much undercuts Robin's idealism. Much likes orderly living in the outlaws' camp and is usually the chef, always complaining that he has to both catch and cook the food, and taking any insults to his cooking personally. While his antics are frequently a source of comic relief to the viewing audience, his fellow outlaws tend to find him irritating and often shout at him to shut up. Despite this, Much keeps his dignity well intact.

Unlike previous incarnations of the character Much the Miller's Son, he is not portrayed in the series as having been a miller's son — indeed, in "Sheriff Got Your Tongue?", he claims to have no family at all. Promised the estate at Bonchurch by Robin before they are outlawed, he briefly takes up residence there in "A Thing or Two About Loyalty" when the Sheriff tries to coax him out of Robin's gang. In this episode, Much develops feelings for a young maid named Eve. Towards the end, they share a kiss and Much says he will return to her when there is justice again. When Kate joins the outlaw band, Much fall for her—comforting her after her brother dies—but she rebuffs him harshly, having fallen in love with Robin. In the episode "A Dangerous Deal", he briefly leaves the outlaws out of his jealousy, but returns when he sees Isabella's plans to trick the gang and kill Robin.

WeaponsEdit

• Longsword
• Buckler
• Shield
• Short Sword
• Long Bow and Arrows

Behind the ScenesEdit

Sam Troughton's grandfather, Patrick Troughton, played television's first Robin Hood in 1953.

AppearancesEdit

• "Will You Tolerate This?" (first appearance)

  

• "Sheriff Got Your Tongue?"
• "Who Shot The Sheriff?"
• "Parent Hood"
• "Turk Flu"
• "The Tax Man Cometh"
• "Brothers in Arms"
• "Tattoo? What Tattoo?"
• "A Thing or Two About Loyalty"
• "Peace? Off!"
• "Dead Man Walking"
• "The Return of the King"
• "A Clue: No"
• "Sisterhood"
• "The Booby and the Beast"
• "Childhood"
• "The Angel of Death"
• "Ducking and Diving"
• "For England...!"
• "Show Me the Money"
• "Get Carter!"
• "Lardner's Ring"
• "Walkabout"
• "Treasure of the Nation"
• "A Good Day to Die"
• "We Are Robin Hood!"
• "Total Eclipse"
• "Cause and Effect"
• "Lost in Translation"
• "Sins of the Father"
• "Let The Games Commence"
• "Do You Love Me?"
• "Too Hot to Handle"
• "The King is Dead, Long Live the King..."
• "A Dangerous Deal"
• "The Enemy of My Enemy"
• "Something Worth Fighting For (Part 1)"
• "Something Worth Fighting For (Part 2)"

External linksEdit

• BBC character page