Blackadder
The most gripping sitcom since 1380.
Created by Richard Curtis, Rowan Atkinson, Ben Elton
On BBC One
A relentlessly cynical, fast-paced historical sitcom built on wordplay and scheming, where every cunning plan backfires and the world is fundamentally hostile to its protagonists.
Blackadder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders throughout British history, from the muck of the Middle Ages to the frontline of The Great War.
Essence
Ensemble
Rowan Atkinson
Edmund Blackadder
Tony Robinson
Baldrick
Brian Blessed
King Richard IV
Elspet Gray
The Queen
Robert East
Harry Prince of Wales
Patsy Byrne
Nursie
Helen Atkinson-Wood
Mrs. Miggins
Tim McInnerny
Lord Percy
Hugh Laurie
The Prince Regent
Stephen Fry
General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett
Tony Aitken
Minstrel
Patrick Allen
Narrator
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