Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
- TV documentary
- U&Gold
- 2023
- 1 episode
Sir Tony Robinson goes on a quest to discover the truth of Blackadder's beginnings. Features Tony Robinson, Richard Curtis, Ben Elton, Adil Ray, Nina Sosanya and more.
- Repeated Sunday 29th December at 9:30pm on U&Gold
Key details
- Genre
- Documentary
- Broadcast
- 2023
- Channel
- U&Gold
- Episodes
- 1
- Features
- Tony Robinson, Richard Curtis, Ben Elton, Adil Ray, Nina Sosanya, John Lloyd, Chris McCausland, Rachel Parris and more
- Writers
- Owen Braben
- Directors
- Matt Pothecary
- Producers
- Owen Braben, Kirsty Hanson, Tom Edwards and Tony Robinson
- Company
Sir Tony Robinson goes on a quest to discover the truth behind the Blackadder origin story. Tony's journey takes him back in time to find out where Blackadder really began, and to uncover the story of the never-before-broadcast Blackadder pilot episode.
It's a personal story for Tony - Baldrick has defined his career and playing the character transformed his life. But Tony didn't play Baldrick in the pilot. And there's so much about Blackadder's beginnings he doesn't know.
Along the way he will speak to comedy greats including the series creator and writer Richard Curtis and co-writer Ben Elton. The climax of the programme will be a special screening of the never-before-broadcast pilot.
Additional details
- Picture
- Colour
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Thursday 15th June 2023 at 9pm on U&Gold
- Episode length
- 80 minutes
- Next repeats
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- Sunday 29th December at 9:30pm on U&Gold
- Monday 30th December at 2am on U&Gold
- Friday 3rd January at 10pm on U&Gold
- Most recent repeats
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- Saturday 13th January 2024 at 12:00am on U&Gold
- Friday 12th January 2024 at 8:00pm on U&Gold
- Sunday 25th June 2023 at 9:00pm on U&Gold