New Friends and Old Enemies

"New Friends and Old Enemies"

Season

Episode

Production #

130

Original U.S. Airdate

May 12, 2002

Original Canadian Airdate

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Running time

Written by

Toby Roberts

Directed by

Luc Bihan

SummaryEdit

Official SynopsisEdit

Martin and friends survive the storm and as the sun begins to shine they paddle towards the shore-- but they have become separated from Brome and Felldoh, who they fear have drowned. Druwp saves his skin by raising the alarm and revealing Martin's escape. Skalrag must admit some prisoners have escaped by sea. Felldoh and Brome are washed ashore-- alive. Seeking shelter, they discover a band of strolling players, the Rambling Rosehip Players, and meet Ballaw de Quincewold their leader and the tough badger Rowanoak. Martin and friends also struggle ashore only to be captured by Queen Amballa and her pygmy shrews. They are prisoners and slaves again!

The friends are forced to look after the pygmy shrew children-- and Martin saves them from an attack by a gannet. In return they are awarded their freedom and they set off again for Noonvale. They are unaware that Felldoh, Brome and the Rosehip Players are planning a dramatic rescue attempt to free the remaining slaves by infiltrating Marshank as wandering performers-- or that Clogg and Badrang have decided to join forces to ensure that there will be no escape for the remaining slaves and that those who have already escaped will be recaptured.

Differences from Martin the WarriorEdit

In the book, Pallum is male, but is female in the TV series.
Skalrag was tickle tortured after he proved himself disloyal to Badrang, which lead to his death when dangling above Marshank's gates. In the book, Skalrag was tortured by stretching on a rack and then killed above the gates of Marshank by being used for target practice for poison tipped arrows.