Blackadder guest stars
103 actors have guest-starred in Blackadder across 24 episodes and 4 seasons. The most-credited is Elspet Gray, Gertrude, Queen of Flanders in 6 episodes. 2 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Elspet Gray | Gertrude, Queen of Flanders | 6 |
| Helen Atkinson-Wood | Mrs. Miggins | 6 |
| Patrick Allen | Narrator, The Hawk | 6 |
| Robert East | Harry, Prince of Wales | 5 |
| Barbara Miller | Jane Firkettle, Regan, Wisewoman | 3 |
| Bert Parnaby | Cain, A Peasant | 3 |
| Bill Wallis | Brigadier Smith, Gaoler Ploppy, Sir Justin de Boinod | 3 |
| Gabrielle Glaister | Driver Parkhurst, Kate | 3 |
| Lee Cornes | 2nd Guard, Private Fraser, Shelley | 3 |
| Rik Mayall | Flashheart, Mad Gerald, Squadron Commander Lord Flasheart | 3 |
| Roy Evans | Abel, A Peasant | 3 |
| David Nunn | 3rd Messenger, 4th Messenger, Messenger | 2 |
| Forbes Collins | Dopey Jack, A Peasant, Trusting Father | 2 |
| Howard Lew Lewis | Mr. Applebottom, Piers, A Yeoman | 2 |
| Mark Arden | 1st Guard, Anon, A Guard | 2 |
| Miriam Margolyes | Infanta Maria Escalosa of Spain, Lady Whiteadder | 2 |
| Natasha King | Princess Leia of Hungary | 2 |
| Patrick Duncan | Earl Farrow, Officer, An Officer | 2 |
| Perry Benson | Daft Ned, A Peasant, Pigeon Vendor | 2 |
| Stephen Frost | Corporal Jones, Soft, A Guard | 2 |
| Adrian Edmondson | Baron von Richthoven | 1 |
| Alex Norton | McAngus, Duke of Argyll | 1 |
| Angus Deayton | Jumping Jew of Jerusalem | 1 |
| Arthur Hewlett | Godfrey, Archbishop of Canterbury, William, Bishop of London | 1 |
| Barbara Horne | Sally Cheapside | 1 |
Blackadder guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 58 | Patrick Allen, Elspet Gray, Robert East, Bert Parnaby, David Nunn, Roy Evans, Arthur Hewlett, Barbara Miller, Forbes Collins, Howard Lew Lewis, Natasha King, Perry Benson and 46 more |
| Season 2 | 27 | Barbara Miller, Barry Craine, Bill Wallis, Cassie Stuart, Daniel Thorndike, Edward Jewesbury, Gabrielle Glaister, Holly De Jong, John Grillo, John Pierce Jones, Lee Cornes, Lesley Nicol and 15 more |
| Season 3 | 19 | Helen Atkinson-Wood, Barbara Horne, Ben Elton, Chris Barrie, Denis Lill, Dominic Martelli, Geoffrey McGivern, Gertan Klauber, Hugh Paddick, Jim Sweeney, Kenneth Connor, Lee Cornes and 7 more |
| Season 4 | 11 | Gabrielle Glaister, Adrian Edmondson, Bill Wallis, Geoffrey Palmer, Hugo Blick, Jeremy Gittins, Jeremy Hardy, Lee Cornes, Paul Mark Elliott, Rik Mayall, Stephen Frost |
Guest stars you know from somewhere else
The hardest-working character actors in this show's guest cast, ranked by how many other shows in this catalogue they have also guest-starred in. Not the most famous names, the most prolific ones.
| Actor | In Blackadder | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Gabrielle Glaister | Driver Parkhurst, Kate | 5 |
| Ron Cook | Sean, The Irish Bastard | 5 |
| Denis Lill | Sir Talbot Buxomly | 4 |
| Lesley Nicol | Mrs. Pants | 4 |
| Simon Jones | Sir Walter Raleigh | 4 |
| Elspet Gray | Gertrude, Queen of Flanders | 3 |
| Geoffrey McGivern | Ivor Biggun | 3 |
| Geoffrey Palmer | Field Marshal Haig | 3 |
| Jim Broadbent | Don Speekingleesh, An Interpreter | 3 |
| Nigel Planer | Lord Smedley | 3 |
| Patrick Malahide | Guy of Glastonbury | 3 |
| Warren Clarke | Mr. Hardwood | 3 |
| Robert East | Harry, Prince of Wales | 2 |
| Bill Wallis | Brigadier Smith, Gaoler Ploppy, Sir Justin de Boinod | 2 |
| Rik Mayall | Flashheart, Mad Gerald, Squadron Commander Lord Flasheart | 2 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Barbara Miller | Jane Firkettle, Regan, Wisewoman | 3 |
| Bill Wallis | Brigadier Smith, Gaoler Ploppy, Sir Justin de Boinod | 3 |
| Lee Cornes | 2nd Guard, Private Fraser, Shelley | 3 |
| Rik Mayall | Flashheart, Mad Gerald, Squadron Commander Lord Flasheart | 3 |
| David Nunn | 3rd Messenger, 4th Messenger, Messenger | 2 |
| Patrick Allen | Narrator, The Hawk | 6 |
| Gabrielle Glaister | Driver Parkhurst, Kate | 3 |
| Forbes Collins | Dopey Jack, A Peasant, Trusting Father | 2 |
| Howard Lew Lewis | Mr. Applebottom, Piers, A Yeoman | 2 |
| Mark Arden | 1st Guard, Anon, A Guard | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Midsomer Murders — 12 shared actors
- Agatha Christie Poirot — 11 shared actors
- Inspector Morse — 8 shared actors
- Only Fools and Horses.... — 6 shared actors
- Death in Paradise — 5 shared actors
- Call the Midwife — 3 shared actors
- Grantchester — 3 shared actors
- Silent Witness — 3 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.