Tim McInnerny He reprised his role in the second series "Blackadder II" but declined to do so for the third series for fear of being typecast, though he did make a guest appearance in one episode. The following year, he returned to the cast for the fourth series "Blackadder Goes Forth" as Captain Kevin Darling. McInnerny has also starred in various films including "Wetherby", "101 Dalmatians", where he was reunited with "Blackadder" co-star Hugh Laurie, and "Notting Hill", written by "Blackadder" creator Richard Curtis. He also had a minor but significant role in the highly acclaimed 1985 BBC TV serial "Edge of
Blackadder Goes Forth repeated as part of an otherwise wholly serious BBC2 Armistice Day programme without anyone batting an eyelid." The series won the British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Series in 1989. In addition, for his performance as Captain Blackadder, Rowan Atkinson won Best Light Entertainment Performance. In 2000, the series was placed 16th by industry professionals in a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes compiled by the British Film Institute. In 2004, championed by John Sergeant, the whole "Blackadder" series came second in the BBC poll to find Britain's Best Sitcom with 282,106 votes. Journalists and historians have