I loved this program. Funny, crazy and highly entertaining. Because it was so far removed from the real history of the period it didn't jar.
I am so sad at the short sighted decision not to make a second series. Quite stupid to expect instant success and huge audience's in this day and age. Many people don't discover a program for ages in this age of catch up tv. Thank god they didn't cancel BlackAdder or Monty Python after one series, before they had chance to become popular and classic.