Who would believe this is the same comic whose stand-up routines sandblasted away the pebbledash of 1970s tit-gags and racism? asks David Butcher
"It’s entirely up to writers Richard [Curtis] and Rowan [Atkinson]. If they decided that they wanted to do another series, I would definitely say yes"
Rowan Atkinson revived the classic comedy character on stage for a Prince's Trust charity gig - could this be a sign that the show will one day return to television for a fifth series?
Alison Graham and Ben Preston asked an audience at the Cheltenham Festival to save their favourite series for posterity. Here's what they chose...
Blackadder in Bethlehem was written in 1988 by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton but never made it to screen
The actor says the BBC should have been able to sack the Countryfile presenter without sparking a discrimination row
As Gold treats us to a weekend of historical hilarity, we recall some of Blackadder's finest lines