List of Blackadder Characters - Baldrick - Tony Robinson

Tony Robinson

Where there is a Blackadder, there is always a Baldrick, to serve, assist, and generally frustrate the latter. Friend (somewhat), lackey, servant, and general dogsbody to the Blackadder line, Baldrick is a bit lacking in brains, but makes up for it in loyalty. He has little to no ambition - when presented with 400,000 pounds for bribing lords to vote against sacking the Prince Regent, he immediately goes out and buys a gigantic turnip. When asked how on earth he found a turnip that cost 400,000 pounds, he responded, 'I had to haggle."

Baldrick is often in a kitchen position, which is too bad since his culinary skills are beyond atrocious. Another consistent characteristic is his hygiene, which leaves a great deal to be desired and is a constant cause of sarcastic comments from Blackadder.

Over the centuries, Baldrick seems to be gradually gaining somewhat of a brain. In Back and Forth he is capable of following a blueprint to build a functioning time machine, and has some of the more cogent comments spoken (although the caustic Blackadder ridicules them). In Christmas Carol, he attempts to gently convince Blackadder that he may be going a bit overboard in the seasonal giving. Too bad it took a ghost to force him to listen.