While in the States, Idris Elba may be best known for being Thor’s sidekick Heimdall, but in the U.K., he’s better known as John Luther, a volatile and unconventional detective who - among other things - can confidently put “goes to murderers for counsel” and “covering up crimes” on his resume.
Along with Atkinson, fans of British comedy greats Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie should make sure to keep their eye out for younger versions of the actors. Sometimes a coward, sometimes a schemer, and sometimes a womanizer, Edmund is devilishly funny in every century, helping to make Blackadder one of the most beloved British sitcoms.
The different series making up the pseudo-historical sitcom Blackadder over the span of five centuries - from the end of the Middle Ages to World War I - have Rowan Atkinson’s Edmund in common.
