Blackadder set to return with new series, says Baldrick star Tony Robinson

He quipped: “The only problem is Hugh’s fee”.

However, as Laurie’s cooperation seems to be the only factor holding a Blackadder reunion back, he may be willing to reconsider a comeback for the sake of his costars being willing to give it a try, for nostalgia’s sake – exorbitant fees or not. Laurie was one of the stars of the British sitcom in the 1980’s but he has since gone on to find success across the pond in Fox drama “House”, raising his price tag.

Before that he was a successful comedian, mostly alongside fellow Blackadder star Stephen Fry in programmes including their own sketch show and ITV’s adaptation of the Jeeves And Wooster novels by PG Woodhouse.

If the gang to reunite for series five of Blackadder, Robinson admits the cast are wary of high expectations from viewers, saying: “Expectations for a new series will be high because people not only remember the original, they remember who they were when it was on. He’s a huge star now – or so he’d like to think”.

Laurie, who played the dim-witted Prince Regent, was reportedly paid up to £250,000 per episode of House during its peak.

Each series was placed in a different period, although the two protagonists Edmund Blackadder and Baldrick featured in every series. “It’s a big danger”, he said.

Robinson had this to say in the interview… “But it was in those days, rather than these days”, he said.

“Blackadder” ran for four series on the BBC, beginning in 1983 and ending with “Blackadder Goes Forth” in 1989.