Blackadder is set to rise again for the first time in 20 years, according to series co-creator Richard Curtis.
The show originally aired from 1983 to 1989 with a one-off special 10 years later in 1999. Now, however, it's returning for a brand new Comic Relief special.
In an interview with Gary Davies on BBC's Radio 2 Breakfast (via Metro), Curtis confirmed that Tony Robinson's Baldrick, who was the sidekick to Rowan Atkinson's titular Blackadder, will be returning to our TV screens.
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"God, I’m really nervous about saying this but... I think for the first time in 20 years, Baldrick is going to be giving some kind of performance," Curtis said.
"We’re just conspiring about it now, so I think there is going to be a marvellous, turnip-based thing with Tony Robinson now back in action, so I’m kind of excited about that."
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Davies then asked Curtis if Atkinson, who co-created Blackadder with him, would be joining the special – but Curtis sadly said he isn't.
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"No, Rowan’s far too serious to do any of that," Curtis said with a laugh.
This won't be the first time that Curtis has brought back a major production for a one-off special. In 2017, he brought back the likes of Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, and Hugh Grant to star in a Red Nose special of Love Actually.
Last December, Curtis admitted that there are "errors" in Love Actually that he wishes he could change today.
"There are things that you would change, but thank God society is changing,” he said. “My film is bound in some moments to feel out of date. The lack of diversity makes me feel uncomfortable and a bit stupid."
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