Blackadder

"The most gripping sitcom since 1380."

1983 ★ 8.0 5 Seasons TV-PG IMDb Ended English Richard Curtis, Rowan Atkinson, Ben Elton

Overview

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.

Comedy

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Seasons

Specials

33 Episodes

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The Black Adder

★ 7.1

6 Episodes

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

★ 7.4

6 Episodes

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

★ 7.6

6 Episodes

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

★ 8.1

6 Episodes

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.