George (Blackadder)

George
Blackadder character
The Prince Regent (left), Lt. George (right)
First appearance"Dish and Dishonesty" (series 3)
"Captain Cook" (series 4)
Last appearance"Duel and Duality" (series 3)
"Goodbyeee" (series 4)
Portrayed byHugh Laurie
In-universe information
OccupationPrince regent (series 3)
Lieutenant (series 4)
NationalityBritish
Alma MaterUniversity of Cambridge (series 4)

George is a supporting character who appeared in various adaptations of the BBC sitcom Blackadder, played by Hugh Laurie. Two series saw a different incarnation of the character, because each was set in a different period of history. He was most prominently featured in the third and fourth series. The character was added to the series as a replacement for the Lord Percy Percy character,[citation needed] who did not appear in the third instalment because Tim McInnerny, the actor playing him, feared being typecast.

The first incarnation of the character was a caricature of George, Prince of Wales, serving as one of the three main characters of the third series. The second, Lt. The Hon. George Colthurst St Barleigh, was a young officer in the British Army during World War I, a supporting protagonist in the fourth series. Both portrayals were of "dim-witted upper-class twits",[1][2] who depended greatly on Edmund Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson). The character garnered positive responses from critics.

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