Blackadder

8.0

1983•32m

Black Adder 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 First World War.

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Production

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The Blackadder is Born - Blackadder - BBC

Seasons

6 Episodes • Premiered 1983

Set in 1485, King Richard III has won the Battle of Bosworth Field, only to be unintentionally assassinated, and is succeeded by Richard IV, one of the Princes in the Tower. The series follows the exploits of Richard IV's unfavoured second son Edmund in his various attempts to increase his standing with his father and in the final episode his quest to overthrow him.

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1. The Foretelling

6.9

After 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.

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2. Born to Be King

6.4

With his father away at the Crusades, Edmund comes up with a plan to prove his brother is illegitimate, thus making him Prince Regent.

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3. The Archbishop

6.9

Edmund is appointed to the post of Archbishop of Canterbury after the king has the last one killed.

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4. The Queen of Spain's Beard

7.5

The 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.

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5. Witchsmeller Pursuivant

6.5

Percy and Baldrick are to be burned at the stake with Edmund, when he is accused of being a witch.

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6. The Black Seal

6.9

After the King takes away Edmund's title of Duke, he recruits the 6 most evil men in the land to take the crown by force.

Cast

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Rowan Atkinson

Captain Edmund Blackadder

Photo of Tony Robinson

Tony Robinson

Private S. Baldrick

Photo of Hugh Laurie

Hugh Laurie

Lieutenant The Honourable George Colthurst St. Barleigh

Photo of Tim McInnerny

Tim McInnerny

Captain Kevin Darling

Photo of Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry

General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett

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