Name: Blackadder
Released: 1983-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Elspet Gray

TV Show · Comedy · Classics

Edmund Blackadder, a descendant of the Black Adder in Regency England, serves as a frustrated butler to the spoiled and oafish George, Prince of Wales.

1983 · 33m

Starring Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Elspet Gray

Director Rowan Atkinson, Richard Curtis

EPISODE 1

The Foretelling

After arriving late for the Battle of Bosworth Field, Edmund kills King Richard III, who he thinks is stealing his horse, and secures the crown for his father.
EPISODE 2

Born to Be King

With his father away at the Crusades, Edmund comes up with a plan to prove his brother is illegitimate, thus making him prince regent.
EPISODE 3

The Archbishop

With the crown and church at each other's throats, Edmund is appointed to the decidedly risky post of archbishop.
EPISODE 4

The Queen of Spain's Beard

Edmund is to be married to the Spanish Infanta, and tries everything to stop the wedding.
EPISODE 5

Witchsmeller Pursuivant

The death penalty hangs over Edmund when a witch-smeller accuses him of being Satan's bedfellow.
EPISODE 6

The Black Seal

Edmund decides to seize the throne with the help of the six most evil men in England, and dismisses Percy and Baldrick from his service for good.