Blackadder
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1983 - 2000
- 26 episodes (4 series)
The Blackadder dynasty has run through English history since time immemorial, seemingly always hampered by a Baldrick, and often a Percy and Melchett. Stars Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Tim McInnerny, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry and more.
- Blackadder II, Episode 6 repeated tomorrow at Midnight on U&Gold
Streaming rank this week: 141
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1983 - 2000
- Channel
- BBC 1
- Episodes
- 26 (4 series), plus 2 charity specials
- Stars
- Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Tim McInnerny, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Brian Blessed, Miranda Richardson, Patsy Byrne and more
- Writers
- Richard Curtis, Ben Elton, Rowan Atkinson and William Shakespeare
- Directors
- Mandie Fletcher, Martin Shardlow and Richard Boden
- Producer
- John Lloyd
- Companies
Like a stain on the eiderdown of English history, the Blackadder family has been present at some of the greatest events in our nation's past. We join their tale in the late 1400s, with Edmund Plantagenat, alias 'The Black Adder', the weasley 'spare' son of King Richard IV.
En route to the dawn of the new millennium in 2000, we bump into Lords and Sirs of the dynasty including those from the times of King Charles I, Prince George in Regency England, the Captain Blackadder of World War I, and Elizabeth I's favourite Lord.
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Additional details
- Tagline
- The most gripping sitcom since 1380
- Also known as
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- Blackadder's Christmas Carol (Special)
- Blackadder: The Cavalier Years (Special)
- Blackadder Back & Forth (Special)
- Blackadder Goes Forth (Series 4)
- Black Adder The Third (Series 3)
- Blackadder II (Series 2)
- The Black Adder (Series 1)
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Multi-camera
- Picture
- Colour
- Soundtrack
- All original music composed by Howard Goodall. Closing theme to Blackadder Back & Forth sung by Giles Underwood.
Website links
- Blackadder Hall
Fan site dedicated to the Blackadder dynasty. - BBC Comedy - Blackadder
Official BBC mini-site for the series. - IMDb
- Wikipedia
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Wednesday 15th June 1983 at 9:25pm on BBC One
- Next repeats
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- Blackadder II, Episode 6: Tomorrow at Midnight on U&Gold
- Blackadder II, Episode 6: Tomorrow at 2am on U&Gold
- Black Adder The Third, Episode 1: Monday at 9:20pm on U&Gold
- Black Adder The Third, Episode 1: Tuesday at Midnight on U&Gold
- Black Adder The Third, Episode 1: Tuesday at 8am on U&Gold
- Black Adder The Third, Episode 2: Tuesday at 9:20pm on U&Gold
- Black Adder The Third, Episode 2: Wednesday at Midnight on U&Gold
- Black Adder The Third, Episode 2: Wednesday at 8am on U&Gold
- Black Adder The Third, Episode 3: Wednesday at 9:20pm on U&Gold
- Most recent repeats
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- Friday 7th February 2025 at 9:20pm on U&Gold - Blackadder II, Episode 6
- Friday 7th February 2025 at 8:00am on U&Gold - Blackadder II, Episode 5
- Friday 7th February 2025 at 2:00am on U&Gold - Blackadder II, Episode 5
Recording details
- BBC Television Centre