Mrs Miggins
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Mrs. Miggins is a fictional character in the British sitcom Blackadder
, playing a supporting role in Blackadder the Third
. She is played by Helen Atkinson-Wood
.
Mrs. Miggins is often referred to but never actually appears. She is well known and is possibly the Queen’s
cook. She also owns a pie shop. She is a good friend of Blackadder
’s and seems to hate Sir Walter Raleigh just like him. Although she never appears, a character in the episode "Head
" called Mrs. Ploppy shares many of her characteristics. Mrs. Ploppy works in the jail and cooks the prisoners their last meal, sausages. Like Mrs. Miggins, she can only cook one meal and cooks it badly.
In the third series
, Mrs. Miggins plays a major role and appears in all episodes. She now owns a coffee shop that Blackadder
visits regularly. Despite this he hates it and describes it as “Brown grit and hot water”. She is an unintelligent, jolly old woman and a replacement for Nursie
from the second series. She is a widow and has a crush on Blackadder, but in the final episode she ends up marrying his cousin MacAdder. She often visits the palace to deliver groceries, although she never actually comes face to face with the Prince until the final episode, when the Prince is disguised as Blackadder. She then reminds him of poems her and Blackadder made up about the Prince. Due to the marriage between MacAdder, it can be confirmed that the Mrs. Miggins descendants are part of the Blackadder family. Later the Mrs. Miggins descendants have become songwriters. In the final episode of Blackadder Goes Forth
, Mrs. Miggins the songwriter is mentioned. She is said to have written a song named “Whoops, Mrs. Miggins!” She is finally mentioned in Blackadder: Back and Forth as Edmund Blackadder III’s cook.
cook.
In "Bells
" she is mentioned when Percy
asks Kate to go out with him to her pie shop. To which she answers “Get lost, creep.” In "Money
", she is mentioned at the end when Lord Blackadder
decides to have a party at her pie shop. In "Potato
", she is mentioned when Percy tells Blackadder that everyone is going to honour Sir Walter Raleigh. Blackadder says “Don’t exaggerate! I’m not going, Mrs. Miggins from the pie shop isn’t going..." Percy tells him that she is honouring him in her own special way by baking a pie in the shape of an enormous pie. After he says this, Blackadder mutters, “What a great imagination that woman has!”
Mrs. Miggins actually appears. She now owns a coffee shop, selling (among other foodstuffs) a liquid Blackadder
describes as “Brown grit in hot water”. In "Dish and Dishonesty" she is seen talking to Blackadder
about the election and says she think it is unfair that she is not allowed to vote, he says “Of course it’s not fair and damn good thing too. If you gave someone like Baldrick
the right to vote it would be back to living in caves and dung for dinner." In "Nob and Nobility", Blackadder and Baldrick go to her coffee shop to find a French aristocrat. They find Le Comte de Fru Fru who is in fact Lord Topper (Scarlet Pimpernel) in disguise. In "Sense and Senility", Blackadder and Baldrick go to her coffee shop to meet two actors. In "Ink and Incapability", Blackadder and Baldrick visit her coffee shop to see Dr. Samuel Johnson
. When they get there, they not only find Johnson but three poets. The poets tell them they are dying, but Mrs. Miggins tells them not to worry, they’re not really dying. In "Amy and Amiability", she a she appears visiting the palace, devastated that Blackadder is leaving. She says she they would get married and live together forever. In "Duel and Duality" she appears twice. She first appears visiting the palace and meets the Prince, disguised as Blackadder. She thinks it really is Blackadder, however, and then reminds him of rude poems her and Blackadder made up about the Prince Regent
. She next appears when Blackadder visits her coffee shop to see his Scottish cousin MacAdder, who refuses to help him and then proposes to Mrs. Miggins. She accepts and they both run away together and have two children named Jamie and Angus.
she is only mentioned once; In "Goodbyeee", she is said to be a songwriter and wrote a song named “Whoops, Mrs. Miggins, You're Sitting On My Artichokes!”
Blackadder
Blackadder is the name that encompassed four series of a BBC1 historical sitcom, along with several one-off instalments. All television programme episodes starred Rowan Atkinson as anti-hero Edmund Blackadder and Tony Robinson as Blackadder's dogsbody, Baldrick...
, playing a supporting role in Blackadder the Third
Blackadder the Third
Blackadder the Third is the third series of the BBC situation comedy Blackadder, written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton, which aired from 17 September to 22 October 1987....
. She is played by Helen Atkinson-Wood
Helen Atkinson-Wood
Helen Atkinson-Wood is an English actress and comedian born in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, Cheshire.Atkinson-Wood studied fine art at the Ruskin School, Oxford University, where she performed with Rowan Atkinson...
.
Character Development
In Blackadder IIBlackadder II
Blackadder II is 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...
Mrs. Miggins is often referred to but never actually appears. She is well known and is possibly the Queen’s
Queenie
"Queenie" is a caricature of the historical figure Queen Elizabeth I of England, played by Miranda Richardson in Blackadder II, the second series of the BBC historical sitcom Blackadder, which was set in Elizabethan England...
cook. She also owns a pie shop. She is a good friend of Blackadder
Lord Blackadder
Edmund Blackadder, Lord Blackadder is the main character in the second series of the popular BBC sitcom Blackadder. He is played by Rowan Atkinson.The second series is set in Elizabethan England, and Edmund is a courtier to Queen Elizabeth I...
’s and seems to hate Sir Walter Raleigh just like him. Although she never appears, a character in the episode "Head
Head (Blackadder)
"Head" is the second episode of the BBC period comedy Blackadder II, the second series of Blackadder, which was set in Elizabethan England from 1558 to 1603.-Plot:...
" called Mrs. Ploppy shares many of her characteristics. Mrs. Ploppy works in the jail and cooks the prisoners their last meal, sausages. Like Mrs. Miggins, she can only cook one meal and cooks it badly.
In the third series
Blackadder the Third
Blackadder the Third is the third series of the BBC situation comedy Blackadder, written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton, which aired from 17 September to 22 October 1987....
, Mrs. Miggins plays a major role and appears in all episodes. She now owns a coffee shop that Blackadder
Edmund Blackadder
Edmund Blackadder is the single name given to a collection of fictional characters who appear in the BBC mock-historical comedy series Blackadder, each played by Rowan Atkinson. Although each series is set within a different period of British history, each character is part of the same familial...
visits regularly. Despite this he hates it and describes it as “Brown grit and hot water”. She is an unintelligent, jolly old woman and a replacement for Nursie
Nursie
Nursie is a fictional character in the second series of the popular BBC sitcom Blackadder II. She was played by Patsy Byrne and appeared in all six episodes. She also appeared in two of the Blackadder specials; Blackadder's Christmas Carol and Blackadder: Back & Forth...
from the second series. She is a widow and has a crush on Blackadder, but in the final episode she ends up marrying his cousin MacAdder. She often visits the palace to deliver groceries, although she never actually comes face to face with the Prince until the final episode, when the Prince is disguised as Blackadder. She then reminds him of poems her and Blackadder made up about the Prince. Due to the marriage between MacAdder, it can be confirmed that the Mrs. Miggins descendants are part of the Blackadder family. Later the Mrs. Miggins descendants have become songwriters. In the final episode of Blackadder Goes Forth
Blackadder Goes Forth
Blackadder Goes Forth is the fourth and final series of the BBC situation comedy Blackadder, written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton, which aired from 28 September to 2 November 1989 on BBC One....
, Mrs. Miggins the songwriter is mentioned. She is said to have written a song named “Whoops, Mrs. Miggins!” She is finally mentioned in Blackadder: Back and Forth as Edmund Blackadder III’s cook.
Blackadder II
In Blackadder II Mrs. Miggins is an unseen character and is mentioned in three episodes. She owns a pie shop and is possibly the Queen’sQueenie
"Queenie" is a caricature of the historical figure Queen Elizabeth I of England, played by Miranda Richardson in Blackadder II, the second series of the BBC historical sitcom Blackadder, which was set in Elizabethan England...
cook.
In "Bells
Bells (Blackadder)
"Bells" is the first episode of the BBC sitcom Blackadder II, the second series of Blackadder, which was set in Elizabethan England from 1558 to 1603. Although "Bells" was the first to be broadcast on BBC1, it was originally destined to be the second episode...
" she is mentioned when Percy
Lord Percy Percy
Lord Percy Percy is the name given to a pair of related fictional characters, played by Tim McInnerny, in the first two series of the popular British sitcom Blackadder. The Lord Percy of Blackadder II is the descendant of that seen in The Black Adder...
asks Kate to go out with him to her pie shop. To which she answers “Get lost, creep.” In "Money
Money (Blackadder)
"Money" is the fourth episode of the BBC sitcom Blackadder II, the second series of Blackadder, which was set in Elizabethan England from 1558 to 1603.-Plot:...
", she is mentioned at the end when Lord Blackadder
Lord Blackadder
Edmund Blackadder, Lord Blackadder is the main character in the second series of the popular BBC sitcom Blackadder. He is played by Rowan Atkinson.The second series is set in Elizabethan England, and Edmund is a courtier to Queen Elizabeth I...
decides to have a party at her pie shop. In "Potato
Potato (Blackadder)
"Potato" is the third episode of the BBC sitcom Blackadder II, the second series of Blackadder, which was set in Elizabethan England from 1558 to 1603.-Plot:...
", she is mentioned when Percy tells Blackadder that everyone is going to honour Sir Walter Raleigh. Blackadder says “Don’t exaggerate! I’m not going, Mrs. Miggins from the pie shop isn’t going..." Percy tells him that she is honouring him in her own special way by baking a pie in the shape of an enormous pie. After he says this, Blackadder mutters, “What a great imagination that woman has!”
Blackadder the Third
In Blackadder the ThirdBlackadder the Third
Blackadder the Third is the third series of the BBC situation comedy Blackadder, written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton, which aired from 17 September to 22 October 1987....
Mrs. Miggins actually appears. She now owns a coffee shop, selling (among other foodstuffs) a liquid Blackadder
Blackadder
Blackadder is the name that encompassed four series of a BBC1 historical sitcom, along with several one-off instalments. All television programme episodes starred Rowan Atkinson as anti-hero Edmund Blackadder and Tony Robinson as Blackadder's dogsbody, Baldrick...
describes as “Brown grit in hot water”. In "Dish and Dishonesty" she is seen talking to Blackadder
Mr. E. Blackadder
Edmund Blackadder, Esq. is the main character in the third series of the BBC sitcom Blackadder. He was played by Rowan Atkinson.The series was set in the reign of George III of the United Kingdom . The character is in keeping with the trend of the series Blackadder is lower in rank in this series,...
about the election and says she think it is unfair that she is not allowed to vote, he says “Of course it’s not fair and damn good thing too. If you gave someone like Baldrick
Baldrick
Baldrick is the name of several fictional characters featured in the long-running BBC historic comedy television series Blackadder. Each one serves as Edmund Blackadder's servant and sidekick and acts as a foil to the lead character...
the right to vote it would be back to living in caves and dung for dinner." In "Nob and Nobility", Blackadder and Baldrick go to her coffee shop to find a French aristocrat. They find Le Comte de Fru Fru who is in fact Lord Topper (Scarlet Pimpernel) in disguise. In "Sense and Senility", Blackadder and Baldrick go to her coffee shop to meet two actors. In "Ink and Incapability", Blackadder and Baldrick visit her coffee shop to see Dr. Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson , often referred to as Dr. Johnson, was an English author who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer...
. When they get there, they not only find Johnson but three poets. The poets tell them they are dying, but Mrs. Miggins tells them not to worry, they’re not really dying. In "Amy and Amiability", she a she appears visiting the palace, devastated that Blackadder is leaving. She says she they would get married and live together forever. In "Duel and Duality" she appears twice. She first appears visiting the palace and meets the Prince, disguised as Blackadder. She thinks it really is Blackadder, however, and then reminds him of rude poems her and Blackadder made up about the Prince Regent
Prince Regent
A prince regent is a prince who rules a monarchy as regent instead of a monarch, e.g., due to the Sovereign's incapacity or absence ....
. She next appears when Blackadder visits her coffee shop to see his Scottish cousin MacAdder, who refuses to help him and then proposes to Mrs. Miggins. She accepts and they both run away together and have two children named Jamie and Angus.
Blackadder Goes Forth
In Blackadder Goes ForthBlackadder Goes Forth
Blackadder Goes Forth is the fourth and final series of the BBC situation comedy Blackadder, written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton, which aired from 28 September to 2 November 1989 on BBC One....
she is only mentioned once; In "Goodbyeee", she is said to be a songwriter and wrote a song named “Whoops, Mrs. Miggins, You're Sitting On My Artichokes!”
Back and Forth
In Blackadder: Back and Forth she is Edmund Blackadder III’s cook but is unable to attend his millennium party, so Baldrick cooks in her place.Mrs. Miggins Dynasty
- Mrs. Miggins (Pie Shopkeeper)
- Mrs. Miggins (Coffee Shopkeeper)
- Jamie
- Angus
- Mrs. Miggins (Songwriter)
- Mrs. Miggins (CooK)