The True History of the Blackadder (75 page)

INDEX

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20th Century Coyote 74, 75, 141, 219

101 Dalmatians
383

1775
258, 390

Absolute Power
383

Absolutely Fabulous
338, 384

‘Actors’ 240

Adams, Douglas 6, 8, 11–4, 36–8, 52, 58n, 79, 157, 216, 378

advertising 53, 157, 269, 305, 354, 364, 379, 382

agents 26–7

Agony
186

Agutter, Jenny 166

Aitken, Tony 181

Alas Smith & Jones
129, 335

albums 52, 60, 69, 80, 225, 227, 349, 383

Alfresco
156, 158–61, 164, 172, 223, 240

All or Nothing at All
347

Allen, Keith 49, 75

Allen, Mary 12

Allen, Patrick 113, 122–3, 257n

Allen, Tony 49

Alnwick Castle 104–5, 110, 112, 127

‘alternative comedy’ 49

American Werewolf in London, An
75

‘Amy and Amiability’ 246

And Now the Good News
42

Anderson, Clive 10, 38, 49, 242

Anwar, Mina 345

Appointment of Dennis Jennings, The
334

‘Archbishop, The’ 109, 120, 124, 128

Arden, Mark 121, 217, 305

armed forces 301–2

Armitage, Richard 27, 42, 45, 149, 153, 156, 173, 177, 227, 332, 406

As Seen on TV
280

Ash, Leslie 68, 101, 103

Aston, Mick 357

Aston Martins 60, 370, 395

Atkinson, Rowan 18–22

1st series 102, 105, 106, 115–9, 125, 127

2nd series 169, 170, 178, 180, 182, 191, 193, 203

3rd series 224, 231–2, 242–3, 250–2

4th series 288, 290, 296–8, 305, 307–8, 313, 323, 400

advertising 355

agents 26–7

Atkinson People, The
40–2

awards 69, 325

Back and Forth
355, 398

on Baldrick character 252, 254

Behind the Screen
297

Beyond a Joke
31–2

Blackadder
axed 176–8

on Blackadder character 89–90, 127, 252, 291

cars and driving 60, 116, 384

charity work 50–1, 72–3, 167, 216n, 217, 309, 311, 380

Christmas Carol
270

Cornes on 243

on Curtis 22, 31

Edinburgh 20, 27, 29, 32, 55, 68–9, 152, 224

on Elton 196

final episode (
Goes Forth
) 318–9

on Fry 301

Fry on 195, 386

Goodall and 28

ideas for
Blackadder
81, 87

Incitement to Religious Hatred Bill 385

leaving
Not
77–8

on Mayall 196, 197, 307

on McInnerny 295

Mr Bean
332, 342

Never Say Never Again
68

Not the Nine O’Clock News
57–60, 80

other work 114, 176, 227, 270, 281, 314, 335, 338

Oxford University 28–33

perfectionism 115–6

potential
Blackadders
393, 395, 396–7, 398

radio 40–2

relationships 68, 203–4, 326–7

on Richardson 187

Royal Family 369–70

Royal Variety Performances 69, 176, 369–70

stammer 33, 119, 193, 308

talent 24–6

Tall Guy, The
268–9

Thin Blue Line, The
342–3, 345, 346

Tiger TV 332

writing 107

Atkinson People, The
40

Atkinson-Wood, Helen 311, 342n, 382, 383, 390, 406

audiences

1st series 115, 126, 161

2nd series 190, 193

4th series 314

Back and Forth
360

lack of studio 126

live 190, 193, 308, 377, 391

and sound 247

warming-up 191–2, 303

Australia 125, 266, 378

awards

Atkinson 69

BAFTA 81, 246

International Emmy 128

Me and My Girl
227

Perrier Award 152

Popcorn
342

Thin Blue Line, The
345

Yes, Prime Minister
246

BAFTA 81, 231, 246, 325, 337, 349, 383

Baker, Tom 198, 199

Baldrick character 91, 106n, 236–7, 291–2

Atkinson on 252, 254

boils 237

“a cunning plan” 112, 122

Robinson on 93, 183, 292, 400

Barber, David 274n

Barclay, Humphrey 9, 28, 29, 36, 43, 45, 88, 114, 285, 382, 406

Barclaycard adverts 354–5, 385

Barker, Ronnie 221

Barlow, Patrick 119, 355n

Barrie, Chris 249

BatAdder
380

Bathurst, Robert 93, 143, 144, 285, 355n

BBC 13, 28, 37, 194, 204, 220, 232, 368

audience tickets 115

axing
Blackadder
176–8

Bar 221, 237

Bit of Fry and Laurie, A
349–50

CBBC 253, 390

Comic Relief 257

costumes 98, 230

Crystal Cube, The
160

industrial action 96

Light Entertainment 12, 124, 178

and Lloyd 9, 11, 12, 13, 47, 325

and pilots 97

rehearsal rooms 109

Scotland 76

Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie
334

Beautiful Game, The
379

‘Beer’ 200

Behind the Screen
297

Bell, Simon 216n

‘Bells’ 181, 194, 196

Bennett, Alan 17, 87

Bennett-Jones, Peter 30n, 171, 213, 332, 357, 406

Bentine, Michael 215

Bergman, Martin 143, 153, 347

Berkeley, Ballard 53

Bernard & the Genie
335–7

Bernards 30, 100, 184

‘Between the Lines’ charity script 402–3

Bevan-Jones, Hilary 97, 111

Beyond a Joke
31, 32, 35, 41

Beyond the Fringe
50, 87

Big Top
391

Biggins, Christopher 101

Billingham, Mark 356

Bird, John 382

Birkin, John 314

Birt, John 29

Bit of Fry and Laurie, A
201, 281, 349, 351

Black Death
384

‘Black Seal, The’ 168

Blackadder

American versions 258–9

axed 176

Blackadder character 89–90, 127, 252, 291

Cavalier Years
257, 258

coat of arms 90, 118

film 399

final episode (
Goes Forth
) 316–21

ideas for 81–2, 89

name 92

pilot 90–3, 96–7, 102

radio serial 232

in schools 323

as a surname 231

what might have been … 392–6

Blackadder 5
394

Blackadder at Oxford
395–6

Blackadder Back and Forth
353–68

Blackadder Christmas Carol
121, 232, 243, 270–9, 284

Blackadder Chronicles 3–4, 65–7, 125, 133–5, 169, 208–9, 256, 264–5, 287, 330, 360 and Lloyd 64–7, 99, 211, 252, 331

‘Blackadder in Bethlehem’ 270–3

Blackadder in Colditz
393–4

Blackadder Rides Again
389, 405

Blackadder: The Thatcher Years
394–5

Blair, Jon 162

Blake, Roger 201

Blast from the Past
342

Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
390

Blessed
378

Blessed, Brian 104, 107, 113, 114, 119, 126, 185, 186, 355n, 398, 406