Blackadder star Tony Robinson has complained that older people have been “incarcerated” and “forgotten” during the coronavirus pandemic.
The actor and presenter, 73, said “the Captain Tom Moores of this country… are getting the worst deal”. He is supporting Age UK’s Emergency Coronavirus Appeal, to raise £10m (€11.4m) to help the charity meet demand for its services.
Robinson said the situation in care homes was “absolutely shocking” and that if there was a similar death rate in any “any other part of the population this would be a huge national scandal”.
The star, known for his role as hapless Baldrick in Blackadder, told the PA news agency: “I got a bit cross last week that everybody was getting so emotional and excited about Captain Tom