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* At one point, when asked by Baldrick if he is becoming a highwayman, Blackadder sarcastically replies 'No, I'm auditioning for the role of Arnold the Bat in Sheridan's new comedy!'. This could be a reference to the novel Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan le Fanu.

Except that Carmilla isn't a play, or a comedy; le Fanu wouldn't be refered to as "Sheridan"; and 1870 is a bit anachronistic even for Blackadder, surely? On the other hand, Richard Brinsley Sheridan was a comedy playwright from the Regency period. Daibhid C ( talk) 18:18, 22 February 2009 (UTC) reply

This has now been changed to "a possible reference..." but really it needs to go altogether. I would suggest replacing with. "This appears to be a reference to the playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan."

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

* At one point, when asked by Baldrick if he is becoming a highwayman, Blackadder sarcastically replies 'No, I'm auditioning for the role of Arnold the Bat in Sheridan's new comedy!'. This could be a reference to the novel Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan le Fanu.

Except that Carmilla isn't a play, or a comedy; le Fanu wouldn't be refered to as "Sheridan"; and 1870 is a bit anachronistic even for Blackadder, surely? On the other hand, Richard Brinsley Sheridan was a comedy playwright from the Regency period. Daibhid C ( talk) 18:18, 22 February 2009 (UTC) reply

This has now been changed to "a possible reference..." but really it needs to go altogether. I would suggest replacing with. "This appears to be a reference to the playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan."


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