Blackadder (1983)
Release Date
15 Jun, 1983
Runtime
00:32: (HH:MM)
Total Episode/Season
24/4
Synopsis
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.
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The Black Adder
15 Jun, 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.
Blackadder II
09 Jan, 1986
In the Tudor court of Elizabeth I, Lord Edmund Blackadder strives to win Her Majesty's favour while attempting to avoid a grisly fate should he offend her.
Blackadder the Third
17 Sep, 1987
In the 19th century Regency era, Mr E. Blackadder serves as butler to the foppish numskull Prince George amidst the fads and crazes of the time.
Blackadder Goes Forth
28 Sep, 1989
Blackadder, Baldrick and George, in a trench in Flanders during World War I, attempt to escape from the trenches to avoid certain death under the misguided command of General Melchett.
Rowan Atkinson
Tony Robinson
Hugh Laurie
Tim McInnerny
Stephen Fry
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