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 at 3:05am on BBC4
Streaming rank this week: 77
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Blackadder stamps released by Royal Mail to mark 40th anniversary
Royal Mail has announced the launch of 12 special stamps to mark the 40th anniversary of Blackadder.
British Comedy Guide, 12th May 2023Blackadder pilot to be broadcast for the first time
TV channel Gold will celebrate Blackadder's 40th anniversary in June with two new documentaries, Blackadder: The Lost Pilot and Blackadder: A Cunning Story. It will include a special screening of the never-before-broadcast pilot.
British Comedy Guide, 21st April 2023Ben Elton accuses Tony Robinson of hyping up Blackadder reunion speculation
"Love Tony, love the Blackadder... to have been part of something that has become part of the cultural furniture is a great privilege, it's a lovely, lovely thing and I have no interest in messing it up."
Connie Rusk, Daily Mail, 13th April 2023Blackadder's Tony Robinson teases reunion special: 'Everybody likes a 40th anniversary, don't they?'
Blackadder star Tony Robinson has teased the show's potential return for a special episode to mark its 40th anniversary.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 10th April 2023Tony Robinson teases another Blackadder project
Following on from appearing as Baldrick in a Comic Relief sketch, Sir Tony Robinson has teased he is working on "something associated with Blackadder that viewers won't have seen before".
British Comedy Guide, 31st March 2023Tony Robinson on reviving Blackadder's Baldrick for Comic Relief
Tony Robinson tells Radio Times magazine about his delight when Richard Curtis asked him to grab his turnip to become Blackadder's Baldrick one more time.
Toby Earle, Radio Times, 17th March 2023BBC Comedy boss: 'Door is always open for more Blackadder'
Is Baldrick's Comic Relief return just the beginning?
David Craig, Radio Times, 9th March 2023Tony Robinson teases Blackadder return
Tony Robinson explained how Richard Curtis messaged him with a script for the Comic Relief sketch just a day after they reunited at an event, and the star jumped at the chance to reprise his iconic role.
Jill Robinson, The Sun, 16th February 2023Blackadder revival for Comic Relief
Richard Curtis has announced a mini-revival of Blackadder for this year's Comic Relief fundraising telethon.
British Comedy Guide, 14th February 2023The 25 funniest Christmas comedy TV specials of all time
The comedy special is as much a part of British Christmas as a family row and mountains of sprouts. This year, comedy shows from Motherland and The Detectorists to Mrs Brown's Boys and Ghosts are returning with festive specials to round off 2022. To celebrate, we countdown the greatest 25 Christmas comedy specials of all time.
Tom Fordy, The Telegraph, 23rd December 2022