Blackadder II often hindered, by two less-than-intelligent sidekicks, his servant Baldrick (Tony Robinson), and Lord Percy Percy (Tim McInnerny), heir to the Duchy of Northumberland, with whom Blackadder has a grudging friendship. Throughout the series, Blackadder's chief rival is Lord Melchett (Stephen Fry), the Queen's pretentious and grovelling Lord Chamberlain. Melchett is himself in fear of upsetting the Queen, and thus attempts to outdo Blackadder by supporting the Queen in whatever current fad she is interested in. Comic relief in the Court is provided by the Queen's rather demented former nanny, Nursie (Patsy Byrne). Baldrick, who in the first series was the
Tim McInnerny Darkness" as Emma Craven's boyfriend Terry Shields. Recent TV appearances include "Law & Order: UK" (2011) as a man wrongly convicted of murdering his daughter, and "New Tricks" (2012). In 2016, McInnerny joined the cast of the HBO series "Game of Thrones" in Season 6 as Lord Robett Glover. He played Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the 1990 West End production of "The Rocky Horror Show". His performance can be heard on the soundtrack album of this production. He was cast in "Pravda" alongside Anthony Hopkins. In summer 2007, he played Iago in "Othello" at Shakespeare's Globe on Bankside in London. In