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'Blackadder' returns

Stephen Fry discusses the possibility of a 'Blackadder' movie.

Jun 20 2006

Stephen Fry has revealed that the hugely popular TV series 'Blackadder' could soon be revived in the form of a film.

Starring Rowan Atkinson, Hugh Laurie, Tim McInnery, Tony Robinson and Fry himself, the show was a TV phenomenon in the late 1980s, and speaking in a webchat at the Douglas Adams Continuum, Fry said: 'Ben Elton wanted to do a 'Blackadder' movie set in the Russian Revolution, with a Russian branch of the family...he had some BRILLIANT ideas.'

Don't hold your breath however, as Fry added: 'We sometimes talk of future 'Blackadder' plotlines, the '60s, WWII, that sort of thing. But it never comes to much. There's a lot of feeling that we left it (discounting the millennium special) on such a high note that it would be a bad idea to go back.'

Being one of the best British series of the last 20 years, we can only hope that the 'Blackadder' movie comes to fruition. To read the full transcript of the hugely entertaining webchat, click here.

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  • Drew Long said...
    not sure if its such a great idea,really loved all of the blackadder series,just not sure if it would work on the big screen,maybe another series or a small screen special. Posted on Jun 24 2006 13:51
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  • derv said...
    I think it would be great. Posted on Jun 22 2006 15:35
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  • g said...
    Interesting...
    G Posted on Jun 21 2006 23:40
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