Blackadder

First aired

June 15, 1983

Ended

Avg. episode: 32m

Blackadder
EnglishComedy

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.

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Cast & Crew

  • Rowan Atkinson

    Rowan Atkinson

    Captain Edmund Blackadder

  • Tony Robinson

    Tony Robinson

    Private S. Baldrick

  • Hugh Laurie

    Hugh Laurie

    Lieutenant The Honourable George Colthurst St. Barleigh

  • Tim McInnerny

    Tim McInnerny

    Captain Kevin Darling

  • Stephen Fry

    Stephen Fry

    General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett

  • Ben Elton

    Ben Elton

    Writer

  • Richard Curtis

    Richard Curtis

    Writer

Media

Seasons 5

Specials

Specials

32 Episodes
The Black Adder

The Black Adder

19836 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.

Blackadder II

Blackadder II

19866 Episodes

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

Blackadder the Third

19876 Episodes

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

Blackadder Goes Forth

19896 Episodes

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.

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