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.
- 1988 Specials, Christmas Special repeated tomorrow at 3:05am on BBC4
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The Black Adder, Episode 3 - The Archbishop
When the King's top assassin 'accidentally' kills the Archbishop of Canterbury, Edmund finds himself appointed to the newly vacated role. He quickly learns where his best allegiances lie...
Further details
Edmund is made the Archbishop, which has not been a very safe office to hold. It seems that the King doesn't agree with the church, and the landscape is littered with the bodies of former Archbishops.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 29th June 1983
- Time
- 9:25pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 35 minutes
Cast & crew
| Rowan Atkinson | Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh |
| Tony Robinson | Baldrick |
| Tim McInnerny | Percy |
| Brian Blessed | King Richard IV |
| Robert East | Harry, Prince of Wales |
| Elspet Gray | The Queen |
| Patrick Allen | Narrator |
| David Nunn | Messenger |
| Paul McDowell | Herbert, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Arthur Hewlett | Godfrey, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Arthur Hewlett | William, Bishop of London |
| Joyce Grant | Mother Superior |
| Carolyn Colquohoun | Sister Sara |
| Russell Enoch | The Duke of Westminster |
| Bert Parnaby | Cain, A Peasant |
| Roy Evans | Abel, A Peasant |
| Bill Wallis | Sir Justin de Boinod |
| David Delve | Sir George de Boeuf |
| Leslie Sands | Lord Graveney |
| Richard Curtis | Writer |
| Rowan Atkinson | Writer |
| William Shakespeare | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Martin Shardlow | Director |
| John Lloyd | Producer |
| Mike Jackson | Editor |
| Mykola Pawluk | Editor |
| Chris Hull | Production Designer |
| Howard Goodall | Composer |