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[edit] Merge

I have merged Bishop of Bath & Wells (Catholic) into this one. aliceinlampyland 19:30, 1 February 2006 (UTC).

[edit] what's so funny?

I'd rather like to see a section "Fictional Bishops of Bath and Wells" or the like, to explain why the office is mentioned in Monty Python's Flying Circus (episode 29), Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album and Blackadder II. —Tamfang 22:27, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

In Blackadder, he's a sex-crazed sadist. In Monty Python, he's used a few times as a generic bishop ("There's a dead bishop on the landing! Another one? Yes, I don't know who keeps bringing them in here. What diocese? Looks a bit Bath and Wellsish.") He also makes an appearance in the BBC radio series Absolute Power, where he consults a public relations firm on relaunching the Church of England. (Both Blackadder and Absolute Power feature, though are not written by, Stephen Fry). Rsynnott 21:56, 23 June 2006 (UTC)