News about Brian Blessed

Doctors have been barred by the BBC for 23 years as a result of falling sales and rising costs, with the final episode set to air next year. Countless characters have visited the Riverside Health Center over the years, with several famous faces making surprise appearances. After a flurry of attempts to bring the show to a primetime slot that was unsuccessful to draw in viewers, the cast and crew of the beloved soap were apparently called into a meeting with channel bosses on Wednesday where they learned the sad news.

A 16th century manor house where Shakespeare wrote one of his famous plays has gone on auction for £4.5 million. Shakespeare House in Rowington, Warwickshire, was home to the Bard's relatives and is where he penned 'As You Like It,' according to it. The timber frame Tudor period home is situated on a stunning English country estate with 20 acres of land. The main hall has seven bedrooms and four bathrooms, as well as stables and paddocks.

Sir Tony Robinson has shared about the lucky twist of fate that saw him appear as Baldrick in Blackadder after he barely missed out on the role. Baldrick, Edmund Blackadder's dogsbody in the British historical sitcom, 76, rose to fame in 1983 and stayed in the role until 1989. But it was actor Philip Fox who played Baldrick in the original pilot of the program, It was called The Black Adder and was shot on June 20, 1982.

In a UKTV poll, it has been named the "funniest British sitcom of all time." On UKTV channel Gold, the original and unseen pilot will air ahead of the show's 40th anniversary.

Eight of the stamps depict scenes from all four series of Classic Blackadder, from medieval England to Queen Elizabeth I, while four others depict Edmund Blackadder, played by Rowan Atkinson in his various avatars from each of the series. The stamps depict some of the show's most beloved characters, including Sir Tony Robinson, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Tim McInnerny, Miranda Richardson, Brian Blessed, and Patsy Byrne. For £19.60, a presentation pack containing all 12 stamps will be available.

RICHARD EDEN: While Nicola Horlick is struggling with the arduous grind of steering her latest venture Glentham Capital to success, Tim seems to have discovered his own Midas touch. When his company, Ayanda Capital, was awarded contracts worth £253 million to provide the NHS with PPE, he was pushed to fame during the pandemic. Now he has, according to me, snapped up a piece in the Alps.

Brian Blessed has referred to himself as a 'Peter Pan', implying that he will never grow up and urging others to do the same. The actor, 86, is adamant he feels just the same today as he did when he was a young child and is determined no one should retire, insisting: 'Death does not exist!' "I'm a child, I'll never grow up," he said in the Mirror. I'm Peter Pan. I am now as I did when I was five years old.