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Blackadder
The most gripping sitcom since 1380.
1983 · 4 seasons · 32m · ★ 8.0
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.
Start from S1E1 · The Foretelling
Official trailer
Episodes
E11. The Foretelling
1983 · 34m · ★ 7.1
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.
E22. Born to Be King
1983 · 34m · ★ 6.6
With his father away at The Crusades, Edmund comes up with a plan to prove his brother is illegitimate, thus making him Prince Regent.
E33. The Archbishop
1983 · 33m · ★ 7.2
Edmund is appointed to the post of Archbishop of Canterbury after the King has the last one killed.
E44. The Queen of Spain's Beard
1983 · 34m · ★ 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.
E55. Witchsmeller Pursuivant
1983 · 30m · ★ 6.9
Percy and Baldrick are to be burned at the stake with Edmund, when he is accused of being a witch.
E66. The Black Seal
1983 · 31m · ★ 7.2
After 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.
Cast
Rowan Atkinson
Captain Edmund Blackadder
Tony Robinson
Private S. Baldrick
Hugh Laurie
Lieutenant The Honourable George Colthurst St. Barleigh
Tim McInnerny
Captain Kevin Darling
Stephen Fry
General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett