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Blackadder

1983 Ended 32m episodes

8.0/10 590 votes

Comedy

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.

Created by:: Richard Curtis, Rowan Atkinson, Ben Elton
Cast:: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Hugh Laurie, Tim McInnerny
Language:: English
Country:: United Kingdom, Australia
Network:: BBC One

Episode guide

Seasons

5 available

Blackadder Goes Forth

Episodes

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E01

Episode 1

★ 7.9

Captain Cook

1989-09-28 · 29m

Blackadder tries painting and cooking as ploys to avoid the scheduled big push out of the trenches.

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E02

Episode 2

★ 8.4

Corporal Punishment

1989-10-05 · 29m

Edmund is sentenced to death by firing squad for shooting and eating the General's favourite carrier pigeon.

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E03

Episode 3

★ 7.9

Major Star

1989-10-12 · 29m

Blackadder grabs yet another opportunity to return to England by organising a morale-raising music hall show, including Baldrick's Charlie Chaplin impersonation and George's appearance as a lady songstress who captures the General's heart.

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E04

Episode 4

★ 8.1

Private Plane

1989-10-19 · 29m

Blackadder and the boys join the Royal Air Corps, where they are promptly shot down behind enemy lines.

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E05

Episode 5

★ 8.0

General Hospital

1989-10-26 · 28m

Blackadder is assigned to find the spy working out of the hospital.

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E06

Episode 6

★ 8.6

Goodbyeee

1989-11-02 · 30m

Blackadder tries everything he can think of to get sent back to England when orders come in to go over the top in the first charge against the Germans since 1914.

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