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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Among the roles Rik Mayall will be best remembered for is his show-stealing Lord Flashheart in the Blackadder television series.

For an entire generation growing up the 1980s and 1990s, Rik Mayall was one of the most familiar - and fascinating - faces on television. And now, 11 years after his death at the age of 56, his legacy ...

Comedians, actors and friends have paid their tributes to Rik Mayall, who died this morning. The star, who shot to fame playing Rick in The Young Ones, was 56 and his career included appearances in ...

SIR Tony Robinson has led tributes to his Blackadder co-star Patsy Byrne, who has died at the age of 80, just weeks after Rik Mayall. The actor and Time Team presenter joined Blackadder producer John ...

John Lloyd says the whole cast of Blackadder were in awe of Rik Mayall, having also worked with him to create adverts for Nintendo, which have gone on to receive cult status. The QI, Not The Nine ...