It\u2019s been a while since the last rumours of a new Blackadder series; the latest comes courtesy of Mr B. himself, Rowan Atkinson.<\/p>\n
Currently doing the press interviews to promote his new movie, Johnny English Reborn<\/em> (which also stars fellow Blackadder star Tim Tim McInnery), Rowan has been quizzed a couple of times about a new series of The Blackadder and here\u2019s what he has to say on the subject.<\/p>\n Source: Daybreak TV<\/strong> \u201cWe\u2019re all getting a bit old, sadly, to play the characters in the way we did so we\u2019d have to shift it a bit to make it work. They\u2019ve all got slightly different attitudes and experiences to call upon now. It would be nice to get them all back together.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n My thoughts on this? I think they should NOT do another series; their last official outing as a whole was Blackadder Back & Forth – and for me, that\u2019s the weakest of them all. The existing four series are timeless classics, but \u2018the sitcom\u2019 and TV comedy in general has changed since Blackadder left our screens at the end of series 4. And as Rowan has (and others beside) pointed out, the cast are getting a bit old now and I feel it just wouldn\u2019t feel the same. It would be like doing another series of Fawlty Towers or Only Fools and Horses.<\/p>\n However, I do feel there are legs in the old beast yet; just not on TV. A radio series or one of those new-fangled podcasts could work as the actor\u2019s voices are still as distinctive today as they were 25 years a go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019s been a while since the last rumours of a new Blackadder series; the latest comes courtesy of Mr B. himself, Rowan Atkinson. 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\n\u201cIt could be reprised in some form or other. I think there is a possibility of a fifth series.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n