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The lost pilot will finally be shown on BBC television to mark 40 years of the comedy
Sir Tony Robinson, 76, played the character from Blackadder's first episode - which aired 40 years ago today - until 1989, when the original run came to an end. But he was too busy to star in the 1982 pilot.
Two new documentaries on Gold will feature the lost pilot - unearthed in the BBC archives - plus commentary from its stars and secrets from the UK's favourite sitcom's four series.