Who played Pitt the Younger in Blackadder?
Simon Osborne
Simon Osborne is a British Actor who has starred in a few minor television roles. In Blackadder the Third he played William Pitt, the Younger in the episode “Dish and Dishonesty”….
| Simon Osborne | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| First appearance | “Dish and Dishonesty” |
| Last appearance | “Dish and Dishonesty” |
| Series | Blackadder the Third |
What do the actors say when Blackadder says Macbeth?
Throughout the episode, the superstitious actors panic every time Edmund Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson) says, “Macbeth,” because they consider it bad luck to utter the name of “The Scottish Play.” In order to ward off the evil spirits, the actors perform a ritual of chanting the nonsense rhyme, “hot potato, orchestra …
Which Blackadder character was portrayed by Tony Robinson?
Baldrick Blackadder
| Baldrick | |
|---|---|
| Blackadder character | |
| Baldrick, portrayed by Sir Tony Robinson, in all four series of Blackadder | |
| First appearance | “The Foretelling” (1983) |
| Last appearance | Blackadder: Back and Forth (2000) |
Why is the Scottish play cursed?
A coven of witches objected to Shakespeare using real incantations, so they put a curse on the play. Legend has it the play’s first performance (around 1606) was riddled with disaster. The actor playing Lady Macbeth died suddenly, so Shakespeare himself had to take on the part.
Why is Macbeth called the Scottish play?
The first is a reference to the play’s Scottish setting, the second a reference to Shakespeare’s popular nickname. According to a theatrical superstition, called the Scottish curse, speaking the name Macbeth inside a theatre, other than as called for in the script while rehearsing or performing, will cause disaster.
What year is Blackadder 3?
1987
Blackadder the Third (1987) was set during the late 18th and early 19th centuries in the reign of George III, and Blackadder Goes Forth (1989) was set in 1917 in the trenches of the Great War.
Who played Prince George in Blackadder?
Hugh Laurie
The first incarnation of the character was a caricature of George, Prince of Wales, serving as one of the three main characters of the third series….George (Blackadder)
| George | |
|---|---|
| Portrayed by | Hugh Laurie |
| In-universe information | |
| Occupation | Prince regent (series 3) Lieutenant (series 4) |
| Nationality | British |
Was Lord Melchett a real person?
Peter Robert Henry Mond, 4th Baron Melchett (24 February 1948 – 29 August 2018), also known as Peter Melchett, was an English jurist and politician. He succeeded to the title of Baron Melchett in 1973.
Whose catchphrase was I have a cunning plan?
Baldrick
It was during the third series of the period sitcom Blackadder that Robinson, who played the dim and unhygienic Baldrick, first uttered the line that was to become his catchphrase. “The words ‘plan’ and ‘cunning plan’ had cropped up a few times before I took ownership of them,” recalls the actor, now 72.