Blackadder

The most gripping sitcom since 1380.

TV-PG1983•32m•8.0/10

Comedy

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8.0/10(568)

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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Production

BBC

Language

Status

Ended

First Aired

June 15, 1983

Last Aired

November 2, 1989

Networks

BBC One

Created By

Richard Curtis, Rowan Atkinson, Ben Elton

Where to Watch

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

The Foretelling

Air date: 1983-06-15

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.

Born to Be King

Air date: 1983-06-22

With his father away at The Crusades, Edmund comes up with a plan to prove his brother is illegitimate, thus making him Prince Regent.

The Archbishop

Air date: 1983-06-29

Edmund is appointed to the post of Archbishop of Canterbury after the King has the last one killed.

The Queen of Spain's Beard

Air date: 1983-07-06

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.