Blackadder
A cunning plan through history
Blackadder is a series of four period sitcoms broadcast on BBC One, each starring Rowan Atkinson as a scheming, sardonic member of the Blackadder dynasty and Tony Robinson as his hopeless dogsbody, Baldrick. Every series drops the pair into a different slice of English history: the medieval court of The Black Adder, the Elizabethan intrigue of Blackadder II, the Regency drawing rooms of Blackadder the Third, and the First World War trenches of Blackadder Goes Forth. Written by Richard Curtis, Rowan Atkinson and later Ben Elton, and boasting a cast including Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Miranda Richardson and Tim McInnerny, it is celebrated for its razor-sharp wit and its unforgettable, poignant final scene.
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From medieval England to the trenches of WWI, test your knowledge of Edmund Blackadder and Baldrick.
From Flashheart to Speckled Jim. Get to know the schemers, fools and toffs of the Blackadder dynasty.
Dictionaries, duels and doomed pigeons. A tougher test on the plots and moments across all four series.
Main Cast
Rowan Atkinson
as Edmund Blackadder
Tony Robinson
as Baldrick
Tim McInnerny
as Lord Percy / Captain Darling
Stephen Fry
as Lord Melchett / General Melchett
Hugh Laurie
as Prince Regent / Lieutenant George
Miranda Richardson
as Queen Elizabeth I ('Queenie')
Awards & Recognition
BAFTA for Best Comedy Series (1989, Blackadder Goes Forth)
BAFTA Best Light Entertainment Performance for Rowan Atkinson (1989)
Ranked second in the 2004 BBC poll of Britain's Best Sitcoms