| Percy, Duke of Northumberland | |
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| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Duke of Northumberland, Bishop of Ramsgate |
| First appearance | "The Foretelling" |
| Last appearance | "The Black Seal" |
| Episode count | 6 Episodes |
| Played by | Tim McInnerny |
Percy, Duke of Northumberland, is friends with Prince Edmund, and Baldrick in The Black Adder.
Biography[]
Percy is introduced in the first series as Percy, Duke of Northumberland. In the first series Percy accompanies both Prince Edmund and Baldrick on all their journeys. At one point Percy becomes the bishop of Ramsgate when Edmund becomes the Archbishop of Canterbury; he also believes he has a finger bone belonging to Jesus Christ. However Baldrick informs him that it is a fake by displaying his own collection of 10 other "Jesus fingers". In the episode "The Black Seal", Percy accidentally puts poison in the castle's entire wine supply while trying to rescue Prince Edmund from a group of maniacs. While rescuing Edmund, Percy inevitably kills him and the whole royal court when they drink the tainted wine. Percy and Baldrick run in and futilely shout, "Don't drink the wine!" immediately after.