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.
Episode menu
Blackadder Goes Forth, Episode 6 - Goodbyeee
Further details
Edmund and Lt. Barleigh share a nice rat stroganoff in their dugout when word arrives that tomorrow morning the troops are going "over the top". Could a feigned bout of insanity put Edmund on the road to Calais?
Notes
This episode was produced without closing credits. Consequently, we have assumed the crew to be the same as in the rest of this series.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 2nd November 1989
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Rowan Atkinson | Captain Edmund Blackadder |
Tony Robinson | Baldrick |
Stephen Fry | General Melchett |
Tim McInnerny | Captain Kevin Darling |
Hugh Laurie | Lieutenant George Barleigh |
Geoffrey Palmer | Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig |
Richard Curtis | Writer |
Ben Elton | Writer |
Richard Boden | Director |
John Lloyd | Producer |
Chris Wadsworth | Editor |
Chris Hull | Production Designer |
Howard Goodall | Composer |
Video
Blackadder - The Final Scenes
The moving final scenes of Blackadder Goes Forth. As Captain Blackadder and his comrades prepare to go 'over the top' to meet certain death, the show's rapid gag rate slows... and then stops.
Featuring: Rowan Atkinson (Captain Edmund Blackadder), Tony Robinson (Baldrick), Tim McInnerny (Captain Kevin Darling) & Hugh Laurie (Lieutenant George Barleigh).
Press
The true history of Blackadder's final episode
Thirty years ago, a silly BBC comedy went over the top with one of the most powerful scenes ever shown on British TV. Here's how they did it.
Tom Fordy, The Telegraph, 27th September 2019