Question about UK accents
Willamena
08-03-2005, 22:10
Tony Robinson, who plays Baldrick on Blackadder, uses a very distinctive accent in the role. I was wondering, what region is that accent from?
He was born in London, that's all i can tell u.
Human OccupiedLandfill
08-03-2005, 22:23
In the first series it's his own accent, which sounds either London or home counties to me.
In later series it's a thicker, more stupid version of the same accent.
Bodies Without Organs
08-03-2005, 22:38
Mummerset - the term for the traditional thick yokel accent with no fixed geographical location.
Frangland
08-03-2005, 22:44
In what parts of London are these places?:
Chelsea
Highbury (or the name of the neighborhood where Arsenal play)
Fulham
Charlton
Tottenham
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Danke schoen!
Willamena
08-03-2005, 22:46
Haha!
Thank you.
I V Stalin
08-03-2005, 22:49
In what parts of London are these places?:
Chelsea
Highbury (or the name of the neighborhood where Arsenal play)
Fulham
Charlton
Tottenham
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Danke schoen!
West, North (actually, it's Islington, really. But I'll forgive you), West, South-east (I think), North.
Grave_n_idle
09-03-2005, 01:03
Tony Robinson, who plays Baldrick on Blackadder, uses a very distinctive accent in the role. I was wondering, what region is that accent from?
+1 Cool Points awarded purely for mentioning Blackadder. :)
Looshkin
09-03-2005, 01:11
Actually i'd say he was quite rural (mummerset :D) but he has a way of speaking very clearly, good diction, which makes it harder to define.
World wide allies
09-03-2005, 01:16
Well I've met Tony Robinson, he lives not far away from me [/Showoff]
And he has a normal London accent in my opinion, Suburban London that is.
Sum Bristol
09-03-2005, 11:50
I've seen Tony Robinson at Bristol City... well im pretty sure it was him.
Chelsea - SW10
Highbury is in Somerset... Islington is N7
Fulham - SW15
Charlton - E16
Tottenham - N17
(Those being the postal districts... N = North, E = East etc...)
The State of It
09-03-2005, 13:47
"I have a cunning plan..." -Baldrick
"Either I have a canoe in pocket, or I'm please to see you!" - Lord Flashheart
"Nice beard bridesmaid! Gives me something to hang on to!" - Lord Flashheart
"I have an idea, and it's as hot as my pants!" - Lord Flasheart.
Brilliant.
Davo_301
09-03-2005, 13:58
I have a plan so cunning, you could put a tail on it and call it a weesal ~ blackadder.
[NS]Flashheart
09-03-2005, 14:08
hey ladies look at my machinery (flashheart)
Rainbirdtopia
09-03-2005, 14:50
He has a West London accent, I know because I speak almost with the same tone as him.....oh and because I come from North-West/West London! :)