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The classic British sitcom Blackadder is to return for a Comic Relief special, though without star Rowan Atkinson.

As the Radio Times reports, the show's co-creator Richard Curtis shared the news during a BBC radio interview earlier today (February 14), revealing that Sir Tony Robinson will reprise his role as dimwitted dogsbody Baldrick.

"For the first time in 20 years, Baldrick is going to be giving some kind of performance," Curtis said. "We’re just conspiring about it now, so I think there’s going to be a marvelous, turnip-based thing with Tony Robinson now back in action, so I’m excited about that."

Asked about Atkinson's involvement, he replied: "No, Rowan’s far too serious to do any of that!"

Co-created by Atkinson and Curtis, and mainly written by Curtis and Ben Elton, Blackadder followed Atkinson's title character – a scheming social climber – as he navigated four different periods of British history. In each era, he is joined by his loyal but not terribly bright servant Baldrick. 

The fourth and most recent season, which premiered in 1989, was set in the trenches of World War I, though Blackadder has since returned for several specials including a 1999 short film made especially for London's Millennium Dome exhibition. 

Curtis' announcement of a Blackadder special follows news that John Cleese is bringing back his own classic sitcom, Fawlty Towers, for a revival series co-written with his daughter Camilla.

Are you excited to see Tony Robinson as Baldrick again?