Tony Robinson says Blackadder can't be 'slavishly' repeated as he talks show revival
express.co.ukPrince Philip 'saddened' as royals seen 'as a soap opera' amid Megxit“I think just to slavishly repeat what we did before wouldn’t work very well.“It would look like a bunch of middle aged men trying to do what we did 25 years ago.“You’d have to find a different way of doing it, what that would be, who knows?”The hit show, written by Ben Elton, Richard Curtis and Rowan, ran for four series from 1983 to 1989.The former had previously ruled out writing new episodes of the sketch.Following the success of the show, Tony went on to host several historical documentaries including the Channel 4’s Time Team.Last month, the show’s creator Tim Taylor and archaeologist Prof Carenza Lewis confirmed the return of the classic programme after fans raised.
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