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.
Captain Edmund Blackadder
Private S. Baldrick
Lieutenant The Honourable George Colthurst St. Barleigh
Captain Kevin Darling
General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett
December 31, 1969 | 31 Episodes
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June 14, 1983 | 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 follo...
January 8, 1986 | 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....
September 16, 1987 | 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....
September 27, 1989 | 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....
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