Colonel Mustard

Robin's IMDB entries are fairly limited, however his profile page on the Poldark.com website contains several pictures of Robin from some of the dramas and shows that he has appeared in. These include "Fawlty Towers", "The Curse of King Tut's Tomb" and "The Moonstone".

Robin's mustard was quite a likable character, young acting (despite the grey hair) and a true, retired military man who would assert his masculinity and youth by racing Plum, wooing the ladies and entering Politics.

It wasn't just his look though that gets 5 stars on my rating; his character does as well. He has the precise amount of charm and "sex appeal" to have both Scarlett and Peacock fawning over him. He also shows his understanding of the character in a excellent short monologue explaining the spanner and the death of his wife. (Click image to left to view clip).

David Robb is one of those actors who's face pops up here and there. I've seen him on cable a few times in a Scottish drama, but I'm not sure what it is. He had a semi-regular character in "Highlander" (the TV series) called Kalas; played Price Charles in "Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story"; and has appeared in "Up The Garden Path", "Taggart", "Midsomer Murders", "I, Claudius", "Ivanhoe" (as Robin Hood) and much more. Check out the IMDB link (left) for details.

Although suited to a slightly older version of Mustard than previously seen, this Mustard didn't seem to fit in well with some of the other characters. The age different between himself and Koo's Scarlett made some of their romantic scenes look like a strange father - daughter relationship; and he and Plum (David McCallum) looked a little too similar, leading to the odd bit of confusion when trying to remember which of the two was in a particular scene.

Having complained about his age, the slightly older Mustard did have some advantages. His relationship with Mrs. Peacock was a lot more solid and close; and the relationship with Scarlett took on a different twist, showing Scarlett's domination over his emotions and how she could taunt him into doing whatever she wanted (which added a lot to Koo's character).

This casting worked out well as Lewis' Mustard was quite good. Like David in the Christmas Special, this Mustard was definitely a man for the ladies. His strong presence dominated any scene and it was obvious why Scarlett (Lysette Anthony) was all over him.

Lewis is best known as Bodie to Martin Shaw's Doyle in "The Professionals".

This Mustard was (like others from Series 4) on the psychotic side of mental state. He even had the facial twitch thrown in for good measure. You did get the impression that he was a former SAS officer; but that he was retired after some sort of incident which left him scarred for life and seeing all foes as The Enemy.

As well as his famous character in "Eastenders", Grantham's other roles include Boyard in the gameshow "Fort Boyard", Estragon in "Waiting for Godot" and Danny Kane in "The Paradise Club".