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.
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1988 Specials - The Cavalier Years
It is November 1648 and King Charles I is hiding from Cromwell and his Roundheads, having lost the English Civil War. His only two remaining supporters are one Sir Edmund Blackadder and his servant, Baldrick...
Notes
This short sketch was written and performed for Comic Relief.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 5th February 1988
- Time
- 9:45pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 15 minutes
Cast & crew
| Tony Robinson | Baldrick |
| Rowan Atkinson | Sir Edmund Blackadder |
| Warren Clarke | Oliver Cromwell |
| Stephen Fry | King Charles I |
| Harry Enfield | Narrator |
| Richard Curtis | Writer |
| Ben Elton | Writer |