| Bob Parkhurst | |
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| Blackadder Goes Forth character | |
| First appearance | "Major Star" |
| Last appearance | "Private Plane" |
| Portrayed by | Gabrielle Glaister |
| Information | |
| Occupation | General Melchett's driver |
| Nationality | British |
The Blackadder Goes Forth episode "Major Star" introduces General Melchett's driver, Bob Parkhurst. Captain Blackadder recognises Bob's gender immediately:
| “ | Let me put it another way, Bob. You are a girl. And you're a girl with as much talent for disguise as a giraffe in dark glasses trying to get into a polar bears-only golf club | ” |
She begs Blackadder not to give her away, explaining that all her brothers have signed up, and she wants "to see how a war is fought, so badly".
| “ | Well you've come to the right place, Bob. A war's not been fought this badly since Olaf the Hairy, High Chief of all the Vikings, accidentally ordered 80,000 battle helmets with the horns on the inside | ” |
While Blackadder is not fooled, Lieutenant George is, failing to spot the truth even when she emerges from the shower wearing only a towel. So is Melchett, who, while attracted to the singer Gorgeous Georgina (utterly failing to recognise Lieutenant George), is outraged when she is replaced by what he perceives as a drag act involving Bob.
Driver Parkhurst also appears in the following episode, "Private Plane", once more involved with Lord Flashheart. In this episode, Bob appears as a female, wearing women's clothing and going by the unisex name "Bobbie". Thus, may be assumed that her disguise was uncovered or she eventually came clean.
At the end of the episode, Lord Flashheart, a squadron commander in the Royal Flying Corps, tells Blackadder, "Remember, if you want something, take it." Flashheart then calls Bobbie into the room and announcing, "I want something." She gleefully responds, "Take it," while pulling open her top. Bobbie leads Flashheart out of the office, continuing the joke from the second series.
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