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Tullyvacan, Ballinaglera,Co Leitrim Friday 12th January 2024, peacefully at Sligo University Hospital.

Jean Boht, best known for playing Nellie Boswell in Bread, died in a care home facility following a battle with vascular dementia and Alzheimers disease.

MailOnline told last week how a hapless Bernard character features in films including Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill and Bridget Joness Diary, all of which were written by Curtis (above).

We look back on this day in world and South African history, remembering the people and events that shaped the world we live in today.

Curtis dated Anne Jenkin at Oxford University. He later attended her wedding to Sir Bernard. Above: The men named Bernard in Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill and Bridget Joness Diary.

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Sir Tony Robinson, 76, has spoken of the lucky twist of fate that saw him cast as Baldrick in Blackadder after he nearly missed out on the role.

Forty years on from Blackadder, Robinson reflects on working with Rowan Atkinson and Stephen Fry – and how he almost didn't play Baldrick

The original and unseen pilot will air ahead of the shows 40th anniversary on UKTV channel Gold.

Royal Mail has issued a set of 12 special stamps marking the 40th anniversary of the classic British sitcom “Blackadder.”