Blackadder: Summary
SUMMARY
- Airs Next:BBC-1 at Wednesday 8:00 PM (30 min.)
- Status:Ended
- Premiered:June 15, 1983
- Last Aired:November 2, 1989
- Show Categories:Comedy
Through four series and a few specials, Edmund Blackadder and his greasy sidekick Baldrick conjure up cunning plans as Edmund tries to take advantage of desperate times. These "situation tragedies" had obvious parallels from the Dark Ages to Elizabethan times, the rule of mad George III, and The Great War.
Some character names from the first series are open to debate as they are shown in fancy script on screen, usually against unhelpful backgrounds.
Through four series and a few specials, Edmund Blackadder and his greasy sidekick Baldrick conjure up cunning plans as Edmund tries to take advantage of desperate times. These "situation tragedies" had obvious parallels from the Dark Ages to Elizabethan times, the rule of mad George III, and The Great War.
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Blackadder Back & Forth
It's New Year's Eve 1999, and Blackadder makes a bold claim to his contemporaries. He claims Baldrick has built a time machine with which Blackadder will get historical evidence. What no one knows is that Baldrick really has invented a time machine, with one slight flaw. That sends Blackadder and Baldrick on a millennium's worth of adventure.
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- Stephen FryLord Melchett [ 2 ]/King Charles [ Specials ]/General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett [ 4 ] (photos)
- Helen Atkinson-WoodMrs. Miggins [ 3 ]
- Robert EastHarry, Prince of Wales [ 1 ]
- Tim McInnernyPercy [ 1 & 2 ] /Captain Kevin Darling [ 4 ] (photos)
- Patsy ByrneNursie
USER REVIEWS
- The Bottom Line: "Influential"10/26/08 01:33pm | report abuse
A real evergreen classic, that showcases British comedy at its best! ...Continue »
- The Bottom Line: "Classic"05/25/08 04:30am | report abuse
Can't get much funnier than this! ...Continue »
- The Bottom Line: "Classic"10/26/07 01:53pm | report abuse
Throughout its four seasons and various specials The story of the Black Adder remains as one of the top(if not the best)British comedies ever written. The performances by all the actors are just superb. ...Continue »
- The Bottom Line: "Personal favorite"08/06/07 12:51pm | report abuse
I have a cunning plan..... ...Continue »
- The Bottom Line: "Guilty pleasure"08/05/07 08:01am | report abuse
There is always a Blackadder in History and our glimpses of Edmund Blackadder are hysterical. ...Continue »
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