Bob is a pseudonym used by two characters in the sitcom Blackadder, both female and played by Gabrielle Glaister. A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Blackadder is the generic name that encompasses four series of an acclaimed BBC One historical sitcom, along with several one-off installments. ... Gabrielle Glaister (born 27 July in 1961, England) is a British actress. ...

Blackadder II

Bob (or rather, Kate Ditchburn) is one of the first characters to appear in Blackadder II. She is a somewhat naive young woman who insists on believing her mother is dead, despite her father's insistence that she ran off with his brother. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article is about the English as an ethnic group and nation. ... Edmund, Lord Blackadder (1531-1566) was the main character in the second series of the popular BBC sit-com Blackadder. ... Bells is the first episode of the second season of the BBC sitcom Blackadder. ... Bells is the first episode of the second season of the BBC sitcom Blackadder. ... Gabrielle Glaister (born 27 July in 1961, England) is a British actress. ... Blackadder II was the second series of the BBC situation comedy Blackadder, written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton, which aired from 9 January 1986 to 20 February 1986. ...

Her ageing father informs her that due to his imminent dotage he must look to his daughter to sustain him, and suggests that the best way is for her to become a prostitute ("oh please go on the game, it's a steady job, and you'd be working from home"). Unconvinced, she decides to disguise herself as a boy, and seek her fortune in London. Her father points out the futility of walking to London when she could make a fortune lying on her back. Prostitution is the sale of sexual services (typically manual stimulation, oral sex, sexual intercourse, or anal sex) for cash or other kind of return, generally indiscriminately with many persons. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Upon arrival in London, she is hired by Lord Blackadder while his manservant, Baldrick, is casually kicked out onto the streets. However, when Blackadder points out that "Kate" is a girl's name, she quickly claims it is short for "Bob". Blackadder becomes increasingly concerned about the attraction he feels for the boy. Eventually, after being prescribed a course of leeches by a doctor and an attempt to throw Bob out, he learns the truth, and several seconds later they become engaged. This is reminiscent of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, in which the lead character, Viola, is forced to disguise herself as a man after a shipwreck. She, however, is hired by a Duke with whom she falls in love. Edmund, Lord Blackadder (1531-1566) was the main character in the second series of the popular BBC sit-com Blackadder. ... Baldrick is a fictional character featured in the television series Blackadder. ... Shakespeare redirects here. ... Twelfth Night has at least three meanings: Twelfth Night (holiday), celebrated by some Christians Twelfth Night, or What You Will, a comedic play by William Shakespeare Twelfth Night (band), a progressive rock band This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share...

The wedding is due to be officiated by Lord Melchett, with Baldrick acting as bridesmaid (Kate didn't have any girl-chums, as her family was too poor to afford friends). Blackadder, mistaking him for a beggar, pays Kate's father £10 to go away, much to her dismay. Blackadder's promise to have Baldrick beat him up and retrieve the money does little to comfort her. Unfortunately Blackadder asks Lord Flashheart to be the best man. Shortly afterwards, Flash and Kate decide to run off together (although, as Kate has discovered she prefers wearing boys' clothes, and Flash feels more comfy in a dress, they swap outfits first), leaving Blackadder jilted at the altar. Melchett is a fictional character in the British television sitcom series Blackadder, played by Stephen Fry. ... Lord Flashheart is the name of two characters (the first presumably an ancestor of the second) who appeared in two episodes of the popular BBC sitcom Blackadder. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Blackadder Goes Forth

In the Blackadder Goes Forth episode "Major Star" we meet General Melchett's driver, Bob Parkhurst. This time Captain Blackadder recognises Bob's gender immediately, saying she's "a girl with as much talent for disguise as a giraffe in dark glasses trying to get into a polar bears only golf club". She explains that all her brothers have signed up, and she wants to see how a war is fought so badly (and as Blackadder says, this war is indeed being fought badly, as badly in fact as the time that "Olaf the Hairy, High Chief of all the Vikings, accidentally ordered 80,000 battle helmets with the horns on the inside"). Melchett is a fictional character in the Blackadder series, played by Stephen Fry. ... Gabrielle Glaister (born 27 July in 1961, England) is a British actress. ... The second series of Blackadder was set in Elizabethan England, starring (left to right) Tony Robinson as Baldrick, Rowan Atkinson as Edmund, Lord Blackadder, and Tim McInnerny as Lord Percy Percy. ... Melchett is a fictional character in the Blackadder series, played by Stephen Fry. ... Captain Edmund Blackadder (1871—1917 assumed, MIA) was the main character in the fourth and final series of the popular BBC sitcom Blackadder. ... Gender in common usage refers to the sexual distinction between male and female. ... The term Viking commonly denotes the ship-born warriors and traders of Norsemen (literally, men from the north) who originated in Scandinavia and raided the coasts of Britain, Ireland and mainland Europe as far east as the Volga River in Russia from the late 8th–11th century. ...

While Blackadder isn't fooled, Lieutenant George is, failing to spot the truth even when she emerges from the shower wearing only a (Infact two) towel(s). So is General Melchett, who, while attracted to the singer Gorgeous Georgina (utterly failing to recognise his own blood relation, the 6-foot-tall Lieutenant George), is outraged when she is replaced by what he perceives as a drag act involving Bob. Lieutenant George Lieutenant The Honourable George Colthurst St. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Driver Parkhurst also appears in the following episode, "Private Plane", once more involved with Lord Flashheart. Apparently she has become more open about her gender, and is now calling herself by the unisex "Bobby" as well as wearing a woman's uniform. We are never told her real first name, but in keeping with the tradition of characters recurring in each series it would seem reasonable to assume that it is Kate.