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Creator

Richard Curtis
Rowan Atkinson
Ben Elton

Blackadder 1983

Comedy/

Type - Scripted

Status - Ended

Overview

Black Adder 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 First World War.

4 Seasons | 24 Episodes
Specials |

Season 0 of Blackadder premiered on N/A


The Black Adder | 1983

Season 1 of Blackadder premiered on Jun 15,1983

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 | 1986

Season 2 of Blackadder premiered on Jan 09,1986

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 | 1987

Season 3 of Blackadder premiered on Sep 17,1987

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 | 1989

Season 4 of Blackadder premiered on Sep 28,1989

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.