{"id":30906,"date":"2023-03-09T01:01:51","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T00:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1797136"},"modified":"2023-03-09T02:39:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T01:39:45","slug":"bbc-comedy-boss-door-is-always-open-for-more-blackadder","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/bbc-comedy-boss-door-is-always-open-for-more-blackadder\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Comedy boss: \u2018Door is always open for more Blackadder\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is Baldrick’s Comic Relief return just the beginning? <\/p>

By David Craig\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 09 March 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The director of BBC Comedy has offered hope to Blackadder fans that the legendary sitcom could yet return for a brand new season, ahead of an upcoming charity special.<\/p>\n

The series, which followed the titular Edmund Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson) and his associates across several different lives, each one taking place in a distinct period of history.<\/p>\n

It was recently announced that the world of the show would be revisited for this year\u2019s Comic Relief fundraiser<\/a>, with Sir Tony Robinson due to reprise his role as Baldrick, the delightfully dim character remembered for his apparently cunning plans.<\/p>\n

The news came as a shock to fans, who have been calling for the show\u2019s return for decades, stoking speculation that this special could be a precursor to a full new season.<\/p>

Speaking to press at an event showcasing the BBC\u2019s upcoming slate of new sitcoms, Director of Comedy Jon Petrie addressed talk of more Blackadder.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, we would always be happy to talk to Richard [Curtis, co-creator],\u201d he said. \u201cWe haven\u2019t spoken to him, but yeah, the door will always be open.\u201d<\/p>\n

Curtis is one of the most prolific names in British comedy, with The Vicar of Dibley, Love Actually and Bridget Jones\u2019s Diary among his credits, while he\u2019s also the co-founder of Comic Relief along with Sir Lenny Henry.<\/p>\n

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Tony Robinson as Baldrick for Red Nose Day in 2001.<\/span><\/figcaption> Justin Canning\/Comic Relief via Getty Images<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

He announced the return of Blackadder himself when speaking as a guest on the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show in February, admitting he was \u201creally nervous\u201d to be telling the world about his plan.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the first time in 20 years, Baldrick is going to be giving some kind of performance,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re just conspiring about it now, so I think there\u2019s going to be a marvellous, turnip-based thing with Tony Robinson now back in action, so I\u2019m excited about that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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