George (Blackadder) George (Blackadder) George is a supporting character who appeared in various adaptations of the BBC sitcom "Blackadder", played by Hugh Laurie. Each series saw a different incarnation of the character, because each was set in a different period of history. He was most prominently featured in the third and fourth series. The character was added to the series as a replacement for the Lord Percy Percy character, who did not appear in the third instalment because Tim McInnerny, the actor playing him, feared being typecast. The first incarnation of the character was a caricature of George, Prince of Wales, serving
Knight School (UK TV series) at the school's end-of-term "disco". Knight School (UK TV series) Knight School is a comedy drama series shown on Children's ITV and made by Granada Television. It was written and created by Mark Billingham and Peter Cocks, who also starred in the series. Two series were broadcast between 2 September 1997 and 15 October 1998. Knight School was promoted by Granada Television as "Grange Hill meets Blackadder". Set in the Middle Ages, the action centred on St Cuthbert's Academy, an exclusive school for young knights. The story began with the school deciding to take a scholarship boy. The lucky boy,