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    A survey has revealed a degree of confusion among Brits when it comes to who is real and who isn't from history.

    The poll, carried out by Ask Jeeves, found that a fifth of people in the UK think Blackadder, Miss Marple and Sherlock Holmes are all real people, despite the former coming from a series that spans several hundred years in history.

    A hapless 18 per cent also reported that they thought there really was a Captain Mainwaring from Dad's Army fame, while the same

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