Blackadder appeared in more than one of the Blackadder series and/or specials. These are: Ben Elton's arrival after the first series heralded the more frequent recruitment of comic actors from the alternative comedy era for guest appearances, including Robbie Coltrane, Rik Mayall (who had appeared in the final episode of the first series as "Mad Gerald"), Adrian Edmondson, Nigel Planer, Mark Arden, Stephen Frost, Chris Barrie and Jeremy Hardy. Elton himself played an anarchist in "Blackadder the Third". Gabrielle Glaister played Bob, an attractive girl who poses as a man, in both series 2 and 4. Rik Mayall plays Lord Flashheart,
The Repair Shop The Repair Shop The Repair Shop is a British television series made by production company Ricochet that airs on BBC Two, in which family heirlooms are restored for their owners by experts. Each episode follows craftspeople who restore three family heirlooms that have sentimental value for their owners. The craftspeople are professionals from around the country. Heirlooms are found mostly through social media, and their owners are not charged for the restorations. The first series had 15 30-minute episodes and first aired from March–April 2017, with an hour-long Christmas special in December. The second series also had 15 30-minute episodes,