Blackadder: A Memoir

Tony Robinson tells me the mockery of past events actually came from a love of history. Blackadder goes fourth was aired in November 1989. In the final scene, Blackadder and Baldrick George were seen leaving their trench and going over the top in slow motion while the generals remained far from the front line. Ben Elton wanted to make it absolutely clear that what we were taking the Mickey out of was not the sacrifice that people made in order to bring that war to a conclusion. He said: "I have a crush on Queen Victoria so playing her is always a bit of a delight"