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
The Black Adder (pilot episode) Robert Bathurst instead of Robert East. The rest of the cast (Atkinson, Tim McInnerny and Elspet Gray) were reunited for the commissioned series. It was directed by Geoff Posner, who was the director of the last series of "Not the Nine O'Clock News". The producer was the then head of Comedy Department, John Howard Davies but this was a temporary measure because John Lloyd, who had co-produced "Not The Nine O'Clock News" was working on a special with Pamela Stephenson. When the series was commissioned, Lloyd took over the producer's role. A unique instrumental version of the "Blackadder" theme by