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Tuesday, February 12, 2008
BBC America’s
Babylon, Robin Hood
Return
Hotel Babylon, a Carnival Films production for BBC, returns for Season 3 (8 x 60). It is distributed by BBC Worldwide.
Robin Hood, a BBC America co-production with Tiger Aspect Productions and the BBC, is back for Season 2 (13 x 65). It is distributed by BBC Worldwide.
This season Hotel Babylon kicks off with a special guest appearance by American Idol’s Paula Abdul. Meantime, Charlie’s (Max Beesley) been promoted to manager, has to deal with the fallout from bad reviews and try to work with Emily, the new posh PR expert at the hotel. Hotel Babylon premieres Wednesday, March 12, 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.
With no tights in sight, the new season of Robin Hood finds Robin (Jonas Armstrong) and his motley gang even more determined in their battle to defeat the ruthless Sheriff of Nottingham (Keith Allen) and his dastardly accomplice, Guy of Gisbourne (Richard Armitage; BeansTalk note: we are huge fans of Armitage). Accompanied by the beautiful Marian (Lucy Griffiths), the brave heroes battle to rid Nottingham of poverty and despair forever. But that means the two young lovers - Robin and Marian - must make the ultimate sacrifice. Robin Hood premieres Saturday, April 26, 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.