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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Black Adder The Third, Episode 1 - Dish And Dishonesty
Further details
The new Prime Minister, Pitt the Younger (age not quite yet 14), plans to bankrupt the Prince. As usual, Blackadder takes his master's side (and in this case his wallet as well).
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 17th September 1987
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Rowan Atkinson | Mr. Edmund Blackadder, Esquire |
| Tony Robinson | Baldrick |
| Hugh Laurie | Prince Regent |
| Helen Atkinson-Wood | Mrs Miggins |
| Vincent Hanna | Mr Vincent Hanna, his own great great great grandfather (Reporter) |
| Denis Lill | Sir Talbot Buxomly |
| Simon Osborne | Pitt the Younger |
| Geoffrey McGivern (as Geoff McGivern) | Ivor Biggun |
| Dominic Martelli | Pitt the Even Younger |
| Richard Curtis | Writer |
| Ben Elton | Writer |
| Mandie Fletcher | Director |
| John Lloyd | Producer |
| Chris Wadsworth | Editor |
| Antony Thorpe | Production Designer |
| Howard Goodall | Composer |
Video
Prince George
Pitt the Younger arrives at the palace to confront the Prince.
Featuring: Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Edmund Blackadder, Esquire), Hugh Laurie (Prince Regent) & Simon Osborne (Pitt the Younger).
Press
When Blackadder turned election farce into comedy
"At last we can return to sanity. The mad hysteria is at an end. After the chaos of a general election, we can return to normal." So says Edmund Blackadder at the start of 'Dish and Dishonesty' - the very first episode of Blackadder The Third.
Mark Butler, i Newspaper, 5th June 2017In praise of Blackadder the Third
It has now been a full quarter-century since the screening of Blackadder The Third. Under normal circumstances, the anniversary of the third series of anything would not be a cause for comment. Yet Blackadder is not a normal programme and the third series alone must rank as one of the best sitcoms of the Eighties in its own right.
Chris Hallam, 21st April 2016