“Lord Flashheart eat your heart out!” says Lady Barnard, holding them up. In his old sitting room, where foxes’ tails hang on the wall and a perpetual calendar sits on the desk below, the ...

British comedian and actor Rik Mayall has died aged 56. One of the much loved roles he played was Lord Flashheart in Blackadder. The character was bawdy with a mane of blonde curls.

Rik Mayall lived many lives. He was Rik, of course, and Richard “Richie” Richard. There was Sir Richard Dangerous, Alan B’Stard, Drop Dead Fred and Lord Flashheart. Then there was the actual ...

It was said that Rik Mayall only agreed to appear as Blackadder II's now-legendary Lord Flashheart on one condition; his character got more laughs than Rowan Atkinson's titular lead. Judging from ...

Lord Flashheart was played by the magnificent late Rik Mayall, who previously appeared in single episodes of The Black Adder & BlackAdder II, the second time as the original Flashheart.

Chris Hallam on a brilliant comedy cameo. ‘Flash by name. Flash by nature!’ Rik Mayall’s appearance as the swashbuckling Lord Flashheart in the closing minutes of the Bells episode of Blackadder II ...

Lord Flashheart: “No, I mean get inside her five times a day and take her to heaven and back.” Captain Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson): “I'm beginning to see why the suffragette movement want ...

In the same year, Rik debuted his character Lord Flashheart in Blackadder II. But his following sitcoms Filthy Rich and Catflap and Hardwick House were less well-received.

British comedian and actor Rik Mayall has died aged 56. One of the much loved roles he played was Lord Flashheart in Blackadder. The character was bawdy with a mane of blonde curls. Flashheart was ...

After the news of Rik Mayall's death, one of the most fondly recalled moments has been his cameo as Lord Flashheart in Blackadder. None of his characters left a stronger impression than that ...

After the news of Rik Mayall's death, one of the most fondly recalled moments has been his cameo as Lord Flashheart in Blackadder. None of his characters left a stronger impression than that ...