up  of characters. The two previous series,  _"Black Adder, The" (1983)_ (qv) and _"Blackadder II" (1986)_ (qv)  included different historical incarnations of Edmund Blackadder  (Rowan Atkinson (qv)), Baldrick (Tony Robinson (I) (qv)) and  Lord Percy (Tim McInnerny (qv)). This time round the character of  Lord Percy wasnt in at all, his role as the foppish fool of the  group being replaced by the character of George, Prince Of Wales/The  Prince Regent. McInnerny was actually offered the part of George but  turned it down as he feared that he would become typecast. He did  appear in one episode, playing Lord Topper, The Comte dFrufru in  Nob And Nobility. Hugh Laurie (qv) eventually got the part of  George, having played two characters in the previous series  Blackadder II (Simon Partridge in "Beer" and Prince Ludwig in  "Chains").