| Revision as of 09:46, 17 June 2002 edit80.218.20.112 (talk) bold title← Previous edit | Revision as of 22:08, 21 June 2002 edit undoSjc (talk | contribs)8,581 editsNo edit summaryNext edit → | ||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| '''Baldrick''' is the fictional servant and sidekick of ]'s television character ]. Just as Blackadder exists in many incarnations throughout the ages, so does Baldrick; wherever there is a Blackadder there is a Baldrick serving him. Initially Baldrick was the smart one and Blackadder the idiot, but as Blackadder's social status has fallen (Prince > Lord > Royal Butler > Captain) so has Baldrick's intelligence. | '''Baldrick''' is the fictional servant and sidekick of ]'s television character ], played by the actor ]. Just as Blackadder exists in many incarnations throughout the ages, so does Baldrick; wherever there is a Blackadder there is a Baldrick serving him. Initially Baldrick was the smart one and Blackadder the idiot, but as Blackadder's social status has fallen (Prince > Lord > Royal Butler > Captain) so has Baldrick's intelligence. In the pilot episode Baldrick was played by Philip Fox. | ||
| An indication of their relationship: | An indication of their relationship: | ||
Revision as of 22:08, 21 June 2002
Baldrick is the fictional servant and sidekick of Rowan Atkinson's television character Blackadder, played by the actor Tony Robinson. Just as Blackadder exists in many incarnations throughout the ages, so does Baldrick; wherever there is a Blackadder there is a Baldrick serving him. Initially Baldrick was the smart one and Blackadder the idiot, but as Blackadder's social status has fallen (Prince > Lord > Royal Butler > Captain) so has Baldrick's intelligence. In the pilot episode Baldrick was played by Philip Fox.
An indication of their relationship:
...
KATE The word is that your servant is the worst servant in London.
BLACKADDER Mmmmm. That's true. Baldrick, you're fired. Be out of the house in ten minutes.
...
BLACKADDER Sorry, Baldrick. Any reason you're still here?
BALDRICK I've got nowhere to go, my lord.
BLACKADDER Oh, surely you'll be allowed to starve to death in one of the royal parks?
BALDRICK I've been in your service since I was two and a half, my lord.
BLACKADDER Well, that must be why I'm so utterly sick of the sight of you.
...
The character Baldrick is associated with the phrase "cunning plan". So much so that for example there is a landmine detection device that is so cunning that it is has been dubbed the Baldrick. (I heard about this on the radio in someplace like Cambodia or Afghanistan -- does anyone have a particular reference to it?)
See also Baldric.