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, Martin Shardlow |
| Genres | Comedy, Television |
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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 |
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| Director | Martin Shardlow, Martin Shardlow |
| Studio | BBC WORLDWIDE PUBLISHING |
| Original title | The Black Adder |
| Run time | DVD: 3 hrs 16 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | Full English |
| Genres | Comedy, Television |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Bulgarian, Dutch, English |
| Released | Production year: 1983 To Rent: DVD: 01 Nov 1999 |
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Definitely the best of...
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 ... read more »
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BLACKADDER AT HIS BEST(OR WORST IS IT)
A MUST FOR EVERYODY.bRILLIANTLY FUNNY.HAVE ALL BLACKADDER ON MY LIST AND CAN'T WAIT TO GET THEM.VERY ENTERTAINING.VERY VERY GOOD INDEED.
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Simply the best
Classic comedy. Every time I watch this I laugh my head off and believe me I have watched it many times.
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Not as funny as the others...
Apart from the bit with the Infanta's translator and the bloke galloping past on the donkey, it's all pretty hit and miss with this series. It lacks the... read more »
Love him or loathe him (and there are plenty of people in both camps), there is no question that The Boat That Rocked writer-director Richard Curtis is among the most influential figures in the British cultural scene. Cynics can’t abide his romantic, often sentimental vision of middle class England, and increasingly it seems like the critics have their knives out for him. On the other hand you would be hard pressed to find anyone in the country more in sync with his audience – his... Read more
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