
Blackadder
Creator Richard Curtis, Rowan Atkinson · Channel BBC One · Starring Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Tim McInnerny
The most gripping sitcom since 1380.
Blackadder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders throughout British history, from the muck of the Middle Ages to the frontline of The Great War.
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Episodes
- Episode 1: 1. The ForetellingJune 15, 1983 · 34 minAfter arriving late for the Battle of Bosworth Field, Edmund kills King Richard III (whom he thinks is stealing his horse) and secures the crown for his father.
- Episode 2: 2. Born to Be KingJune 22, 1983 · 34 minWith his father away at The Crusades, Edmund comes up with a plan to prove his brother is illegitimate, thus making him Prince Regent.
- Episode 3: 3. The ArchbishopJune 29, 1983 · 33 minEdmund is appointed to the post of Archbishop of Canterbury after the King has the last one killed.
- Episode 4: 4. The Queen of Spain's BeardJuly 6, 1983 · 34 minThe King decides that Edmund should marry a Spanish princess, who Edmund finds unattractive, in order to secure a treaty between Spain and England which will allow an invasion of France.
- Episode 5: 5. Witchsmeller PursuivantJuly 13, 1983 · 30 minPercy and Baldrick are to be burned at the stake with Edmund, when he is accused of being a witch.
- Episode 6: 6. The Black SealJuly 20, 1983 · 31 minAfter the King takes away Edmund's title of Duke, he recruits the six most evil men in the land to take the crown by force.
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Credits
- Rowan AtkinsonEdmund, Duke of Edinburgh · 24 episodes · Creator
- Tony RobinsonPrivate S. Baldrick · 24 episodes
- Tim McInnernyLord Topper · 19 episodes
- Hugh LauriePrince Ludwig · 14 episodes
- Stephen FryGeneral Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett · 13 episodes
- Miranda RichardsonAmy Hardwood, the elusive shadow · 8 episodes
- Richard CurtisCreator
- Ben EltonAnarchist · 1 episode · Creator
Film and series details
- EPISODE LENGTH
- 32 minutes
- FIRST AIRED
- June 15, 1983
- LAST AIRED
- November 2, 1989
- PRODUCTION COMPANY
- BBC
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