In 2007 we met a Living Legend; an outlaw with the noblest of hearts; a defender of the downtrodden; a thorn in the side of tyranny.. And to be honest, the weight of expectation is getting to him a bit.

But fear not, for behind every great man there is a great woman...

This was Spike's year of the hooded man as we moved from Otterspool Park to Allerton Towers for the Liverpool leg and enjoyed fun and games in the beautiful walled garden.

Sell-out audiences in Liverpool and Knowsley enjoyed our take on the classic tale - the weather played its part at Stadt Moers as the drains erupted - but then that's the British Summertime for you....