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Blackadder

1983 Ended 32m episodes

8.0/10 589 votes

Comedy

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.

Created by:: Richard Curtis, Rowan Atkinson, Ben Elton
Cast:: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Hugh Laurie, Tim McInnerny
Language:: English
Country:: United Kingdom, Australia
Network:: BBC One

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Seasons

5 available

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E01

Episode 1

★ 7.1

The Foretelling

1983-06-15 · 34m

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.

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E02

Episode 2

★ 6.6

Born to Be King

1983-06-22 · 34m

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

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E03

Episode 3

★ 7.2

The Archbishop

1983-06-29 · 33m

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

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E04

Episode 4

★ 7.5

The Queen of Spain's Beard

1983-07-06 · 34m

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.

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