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
The Tim Conway Show (1980 TV series) The Tim Conway Show (1980 TV series) The Tim Conway Show – the second of two television series of the name – is a 1980-1981 American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Tim Conway. It aired on CBS from March 22, 1980, to May 17, 1980, and from September 20, 1980, to March 7, 1981. The show should not be confused with the spring 1970 sitcom also called "The Tim Conway Show" or with "The Tim Conway Comedy Hour", a comedy-variety series which aired in the fall of the same year, both also on CBS. Despite his success as a member