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Blackadder

1983 to 1989 Comedy 4 seasons

TMDB rating 8.0/10 Ended

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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Seasons4

  • 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.

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    TMDB rating 7.1/10

  • 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.

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    TMDB rating 7.4/10

  • 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.

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    TMDB rating 7.6/10

  • 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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    TMDB rating 8.1/10

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Cast and details

  • Rowan AtkinsonCaptain Edmund Blackadder
  • Tony RobinsonBaldrick
  • Tim McInnernyLord Percy
  • Hugh LaurieSimon Partridge
  • Stephen FryGeneral Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett
  • Miranda RichardsonNurse Mary
  • Brian BlessedKing Richard IV
  • Elspet GrayThe Queen
  • Robert EastHarry Prince of Wales
  • Patsy ByrneNursie
  • Helen Atkinson-WoodMrs. Miggins
  • Tony AitkenMad Beggar
Created by
Richard Curtis, Rowan Atkinson, Ben Elton
Network
BBC One
First aired
Jun 15, 1983
Latest episode
Nov 2, 1989

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