Robin Hood, Series 2 (2007)

[Djaq, Little John and Much are thinking of what to write to King Richard, with Djaq writing]

Little John:
Come home.

Much:
It needs more immediacy.

Little John:
Come home now.

Much:
Come home immediately.

Little John:
Too many words.

Much:
What?

Djaq:
Lardner's a pigeon not an eagle. More words, more weight.

Much:
It's one word! Same as now.

Little John:
So use now.

Djaq:
Too many cooks!

[Later]

Much:
Right. "Your Majesty, no reinforcements. Prince John plans to steal your throne."

Djaq:
Plots. Plots is a better word.

Little John:
Plots is better.

Much:
"Your Majesty, no reinforcements. Prince John plots to steal your throne. Come home...now." Short, sharp and to the point.

Djaq:
I'll add "Make peace" before "Come home". "Make peace immediately".

Much:
Ah...I do like immediately.

[The Fool appears]

Fool:
You need more emotion.

[Much, Djaq and Little John raise their weapons towards The Fool]

Much:
Who are you?

Fool:
And alliterate - alliteration makes it much more memorable.

Much:
How did you get here?

Fool:
I appear, I disappear, it's what I do.

[Will arrives in a guards' uniform and as he speaks, he removes the "mask"]

Will:
He's with me.

[They unsheathe their weapons]

Djaq:
I thought you were caught.

Fool:
Madam, manacles are mere mist for me and my... [He looks at Will] my mate.

[Will looks back at him]

Will:
Have you heard about the pigeon?

Much:
Yeah. Robin and Marian have gone back to the tree to get it.

Will:
Yeah, well, so has the Sheriff and Gisborne. They've got them surrounded in that tree.

Little John:
We have to go! Now!

Much:
Immediately!