Blackadder
“The most gripping sitcom since 1380.”
198332m / epComedy
First aired
June 15, 1983
TMDB Score
80% match · 587 votes
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E01▶The Foretelling
Jun 15, 1983 · 34m
E02▶Born to Be King
Jun 22, 1983 · 34m
E03PlayingThe Archbishop
Jun 29, 1983 · 33m
E04▶The Queen of Spain's Beard
Jul 6, 1983 · 34m
E05▶Witchsmeller Pursuivant
Jul 13, 1983 · 30m
E06▶The Black Seal
Jul 20, 1983 · 31m
Edmund is appointed to the post of Archbishop of Canterbury after the King has the last one killed.
About the Series
Synopsis
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.
CreatorsRichard Curtis, Rowan Atkinson, Ben Elton
- First aired
- June 15, 1983
- Last aired
- November 2, 1989
- Seasons
- 4 seasons · 24 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Original language
- English
- Network
- BBC One
Top Billed Cast
Rowan Atkinson
Captain Edmund Blackadder
Tony Robinson
Private S. Baldrick
Hugh Laurie
Lieutenant The Honourable George Colthurst St. Barleigh
Tim McInnerny
Captain Kevin Darling
Stephen Fry
General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett
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