Blackadder (Season 1)

The most gripping sitcom since 1380.

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.

  • Poster for The Foretelling

    The Foretelling (Episode 1) 7.1

    Air date: 1983-06-15

    Runtime: 34 min

    Overview: After arriving late for the Battle of Bosworth Field, Edmund kills King Richard III (whom he thinks is stealing his horse) and secures the crown for his father.

  • Poster for Born to Be King

    Born to Be King (Episode 2) 6.6

    Air date: 1983-06-22

    Runtime: 34 min

    Overview: With his father away at The Crusades, Edmund comes up with a plan to prove his brother is illegitimate, thus making him Prince Regent.

  • Poster for The Archbishop

    The Archbishop (Episode 3) 7.2

    Air date: 1983-06-29

    Runtime: 33 min

    Overview: Edmund is appointed to the post of Archbishop of Canterbury after the King has the last one killed.

  • Poster for The Queen of Spain's Beard

    The Queen of Spain's Beard (Episode 4) 7.5

    Air date: 1983-07-06

    Runtime: 34 min

    Overview: The King decides that Edmund should marry a Spanish princess, who Edmund finds unattractive, in order to secure a treaty between Spain and England which will allow an invasion of France.

  • Poster for Witchsmeller Pursuivant

    Witchsmeller Pursuivant (Episode 5) 6.9

    Air date: 1983-07-13

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Percy and Baldrick are to be burned at the stake with Edmund, when he is accused of being a witch.

  • Poster for The Black Seal

    The Black Seal (Episode 6) 7.2

    Air date: 1983-07-20

    Runtime: 31 min

    Overview: After the King takes away Edmund's title of Duke, he recruits the six most evil men in the land to take the crown by force.

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