Blackadder - Series 1
1983
Throughout the ages, men of flair, faculty and outstanding courage have contributed to England's glorious heritage. Others, like the snivelling worm Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh (alias The Black Adder), the bitter and twisted son of a medieval king, have emerged from the dust of dodgy documents to claim their wrongful position in .. Read more
| Starring | Rowan Atkinson, Brian Blessed, Tony Robinson, Tim McInnerny |
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| Director | Martin Shardlow |
| Genres | Comedy, Television |
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Blackadder - Series 1
Throughout the ages, men of flair, faculty and outstanding courage have contributed to England's glorious heritage. Others, like the snivelling worm Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh (alias The Black Adder), the bitter and twisted son of a medieval king, have emerged from the dust of dodgy documents to claim their wrongful position in history.
The Foretelling: From out of the swirling mist of the dark Ages comes a lone horseman cursed from youth by a deformed haircut and sporting a particularly evil pair of tights. (Guest starring Peter Cook as Richard III)
Born To Be King: Treachery, murder and Morris-dancing break out in all their full horror when an orange-faced stranger arrives at court.
The Archbishop: The landscape is littered with dead Archbishops of Canterbury. Edmund's cunning plan is to get his deadliest rival appointed to the vacancy...
The Queen Of Spain's Beard: The King's international treachery gives the hideous Edmund a chance to press his clammy body against one of Eurpoe's most eligible princesses. (Guest starring Miriam Margolyes as Princess Maria)
Witchsmeller Pursuivant: The King is a bit under the weather with the Black Death. Witchcraft is diagnosed by The Black Adder and only one man can root it out... (Guest starring Frank Finlay stars as the repulsive Witchsmeller)
The Black Seal: In the final gesture of defiance, Edmund rides forth to seek out the Seven Most Evil Men in the land and return with them to seize the throne. (Guest starring Rik Mayall as Mad Gerald)
| Starring | Rowan Atkinson, Brian Blessed, Tony Robinson, Tim McInnerny, Elspet Gray |
|---|---|
| Director | Martin Shardlow |
| Studio | BBC WORLDWIDE PUBLISHING |
| Run time | DVD: 3 hrs 16 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy, Television |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Danish, Dutch, English, French, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish |
| Released | DVD: 01 Nov 1999 Production year: 1983 |
| Format | DVD |
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Definitely the best of the Blackadders when it hit TV because it was so stunningly original (lets write a sitcom about Richard 111 - hmmm). And because of the great comic creation of Baldrick - the family obviously peaked around 1485 and went downhill after that. So many highlights that you can't think of only one without it setting off a list. Still brilliant. Especially Elspeth Gray as the Queen...and the Black Russian codpiece...and the Infanta of Spain..and the baby eating bishop of Bath and Wells...and Percy...and... Oh, and its all true about Henry V11 - he was a wimp who hid at the back of the battlefield..
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7 out of 12 people found this review helpful
His horse is blacker than a vole...
In my view, Blackadder at its very best (i.e. pre-Ben Elton). Baldrick's cunning plans actually do as they say on the tin, whilst Lord Percy and Edmund are shown to be decidedly upper class twits with hopelessly inferior intellects. The cod Shakespearean quotations amuse, as does a characteristically OTT performance from Brian Blessed as the king. Watch out too for hilarious guest appearances from the likes of Peter Cook, Jim Broadbent, Frank Finlay and Patrick Malahide.
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