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 5 - Amy And Amiability
The Prince is bankrupt. In order to secure funds, Blackadder suggests that his only option is to find a bride and marry into a moneyed family. Beautiful Amy Hardwood, daughter of a cotton magnate, seems a prime candidate.
Further details
There are a total of nine pence left in the royal treasury and Edmund sets out to find a suitable dowry for the Prince Regent to marry. Edmund locates one Amy Hardwood, "a light fluffy bunny of a girl."
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 15th October 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 |
| Miranda Richardson | Amy Hardwood |
| Warren Clarke | Mr. Hardwood |
| Barbara Horne | Sally Cheapside |
| Roger Avon | The Duke of Cheapside |
| Warren Clarke | The Shadow (Voice) |
| Richard Curtis | Writer |
| Ben Elton | Writer |
| Mandie Fletcher | Director |
| John Lloyd | Producer |
| Antony Thorpe | Production Designer |
| Howard Goodall | Composer |