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.
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Episodes
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1. Dish and Dishonesty1987-09-17 · 29mBlackadder becomes involved in politics by getting Baldrick elected MP, in an effort to stop the new Prime Minister, Pitt the Younger, from striking the Prince off the Civil List.
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2. Ink and Incapability1987-09-24 · 29mBlackadder has one weekend to rewrite a dictionary the Prince Regent is patronising after Baldrick burns the only copy.
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3. Nob and Nobility1987-10-01 · 30mAfter the Scarlet Pimpernel gets high praises Blackadder makes a bet that he can go to France and rescue aristocrats, too.
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4. Sense and Senility1987-10-08 · 27mThe Prince Regent hires a pair of actors to teach him to give better speeches and earn the people's respect after an anarchist tries to blow him up at the theatre.
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5. Amy and Amiability1987-10-15 · 30mAfter Parliament cuts off the Prince's money he decides to marry a rich lady who obtains her money by moonlighting as a notorious highwayman.
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6. Duel and Duality1987-10-22 · 30mThe Duke of Wellington has challenged the Prince to a duel for seducing his daughters and the Prince offers Blackadder anything he wants to take his place.
Cast
Rowan AtkinsonCaptain Edmund Blackadder
Tony RobinsonPrivate S. Baldrick
Hugh LaurieLieutenant The Honourable George Colthurst St. Barleigh
Tim McInnernyCaptain Kevin Darling
Stephen FryGeneral Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay MelchettImages
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