Trivia / Blackadder S 2 E 6 Chains

• Fake Nationality: The very British Hugh Laurie playing a German.
• What Could Have Been: The original script did not feature the finished episode's Sudden Downer Ending. However, the creators realised there'd be strong pressure to do another series with the Blackadder II setting and cast, something they didn't want to commit themselves to. There were also other issues such as Tim McInnerny not wanting to play Percy again, and Miranda Richardson having signed on to play a role in Empire of the Sun, and so The Stinger revealing the deaths of all the main cast was added late in the day.
• You Look Familiar: Hugh Laurie appeared in the previous episode as an entirely different character.

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