Blackadder
"The most gripping sitcom since 1380."
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.
First Aired
June 15, 1983
Last Aired
November 2, 1989
Original Language
en
Popularity
15
Type
Scripted
Official Website
Production Companies
BBC
Seasons & Episodes
Episodes
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.
Cast
Rowan Atkinson
Edmund Blackadder, Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh, Captain Edmund Blackadder
Tony Robinson
Baldrick, Private S. Baldrick
Tim McInnerny
Lord Percy, Captain Kevin Darling, Lord Topper, Percy, Bishop of Ramsgate
Hugh Laurie
Lieutenant The Honourable George Colthurst St. Barleigh, The Prince Regent, Simon Partridge, Prince Ludwig
Stephen Fry
General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett, Lord Melchett, The Duke of Wellington
Miranda Richardson
Queen Elizabeth I, Amy Hardwood, the elusive shadow, Nurse Mary
Tony Aitken
Minstrel, Mad Beggar
Patrick Allen
Narrator, The Hawk
Robert East
Harry Prince of Wales, Harry, Prince of Wales
Brian Blessed
King Richard IV
Elspet Gray
The Queen
Patsy Byrne
Nursie
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