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Tony Robinson
Tony Robinson

Tony Robinson (I)

  • 78 years old
  • English
  • Actor and producer

Tony Robinson features

Confessions Of A Window Cleaner. Timothy Lea (Robin Askwith). Credit: Columbia Pictures Features

Comedy Rewind: 50 years of Confessions

Sunday 18th August 2024

The Carry Ons are well-known, but the wildly successful Confessions series of sex comedies from the mid-1970s are far less celebrated today, despite barnstorming box office success. 50 years since the first was released, it's time to redress the balance.

Blackadder. Image shows left to right: Lord Edmund Blackadder V (Rowan Atkinson), Baldrick (Tony Robinson). Credit: Tiger Aspect Productions TV

Blackadder Back and Forth - The forgotten special

Monday 1st January 2024

An article looking back at Blackadder Back and Forth, the special episode of the sitcom made for the Millennium Dome.

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot. Tony Robinson TV

Tony Robinson interview

Sunday 11th June 2023

Sir Tony Robinson talks about tracing the history of the famous TV sitcom in new special Blackadder: The Lost Pilot.

Comic Relief. Copyright: BBC TV

The Great Red Nose Day Parodies

Monday 15th March 2021

We take a look at a mainstay of the Red Nose Day telethons: the all-star parody.

Plebs. Daedalus Greco (Tony Robinson). Copyright: RISE Films TV

Tony Robinson interview

Saturday 26th October 2019

Tony Robinson talks about those Blackadder reunion rumours, the next challenges he's looking for in his career, and why he enjoyed taking on a guest star role in Plebs.

Maid Marian And Her Merry Men. Image shows from L to R: Maid Marian (Kate Lonergan), The Sheriff of Nottingham (Tony Robinson). Copyright: BBC TV

Tony Robinson interview

Saturday 19th November 2016

Tony Robinson talks about Maid Marian And Her Merry Men, his cult-favourite period sitcom. Plus we chat to him about Blackadder, Time Team, Man Down and more.

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