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Blackadder

Created by Richard Curtis, Rowan Atkinson, Ben Elton

1983–1989

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.

First aired
15 Jun 1983
Episode length
30 min
Also known as
Den sorte snog 1 1485-1508, Den sorte snog 2 1558-1603, Den sorte snog 3 1760-1815, Den sorte snog 4 Vestfronten 1917
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Writers
Ben Elton, Richard Curtis, Rowan Atkinson
Music
Howard Goodall
Editor
Chris Wadsworth
Producer
John Lloyd
Elsewhere
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Seasons · 24 episodes

  • The Black Adder

    Season 1 · 1983

    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.

  • Blackadder II

    Season 2 · 1986

    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.

  • Blackadder the Third

    Season 3 · 1987

    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.

  • Blackadder Goes Forth

    Season 4 · 1989

    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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