Blackadder

Synopsis

Through four series and a few specials, Edmund Blackadder and his greasy sidekick Baldrick conjure up cunning plans as Edmund tries to take advantage of desperate times. These situation tragedies had obvious parallels from the Dark Ages to Elizabethan times, the rule of mad George III, and The Great War.

Main Cast

Rowan Atkinson

Captain Edmund Blackadder

Age : 66 | Popularity : 21%

Stephen Fry

General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett

Age : 63 | Popularity : 18%

Tony Robinson

Private S. Baldrick

Age : 74 | Popularity : 5%

Hugh Laurie

Lieutenant The Honourable George Colthurst St. Barleigh

Age : 61 | Popularity : 30%

Tim McInnerny

Captain Kevin Darling

Age : 64 | Popularity : 26%

Seasons

Season 1

1983 | 6 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.

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Season 2

1986 | 6 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.

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Season 3

1987 | 6 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.

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Season 4

1989 | 6 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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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	Ben Elton Richard Curtis
Production	Producer	John Lloyd
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