Blackadder(1983)
The most gripping sitcom since 1380.
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.
- Created by:
- Richard Curtis, Rowan Atkinson, Ben Elton
- First aired:
- 1983-06-15
- Country:
- GB
- Network:
- BBC One
Episodes
1. Bells
★ 7.31986-01-09 · 30m
Blackadder feels a funny attraction for his manservant and decides to marry when he discovers he is a she.
2. Head
★ 7.61986-01-16 · 27m
After the Queen appoints Blackadder Lord High Executioner, he finds himself in trouble when the Queen pardons someone he executed ahead of schedule.
3. Potato
★ 7.61986-01-23 · 30m
After Sir Walter Raleigh takes the Queen's fancy by bringing her a potato, Blackadder decides to become an explorer with the aid of a legless sea captain.
4. Money
★ 6.81986-02-05 · 30m
The Queen hampers Blackadder's efforts to raise cash to pay off a debt to a sadistic bishop.
5. Beer
★ 7.11986-02-13 · 29m
Blackadder's rich and Puritanical aunt and uncle pay him a visit to discuss his inheritance the same night he has a beer-drinking contest.
6. Chains
★ 7.81986-02-20 · 29m
Blackadder and Lord Melchett are kidnapped by a German spy right after the Queen decides she will pay no more ransom to kidnappers.
Where to watch
Stream
Free
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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
