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.
Blackadder (Season 4)
Captain Cook (Episode 1) 7.8
Air date: 1989-09-28
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: Blackadder tries painting and cooking as ploys to avoid the scheduled big push out of the trenches.
Corporal Punishment (Episode 2) 8.3
Air date: 1989-10-05
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: Edmund is sentenced to death by firing squad for shooting and eating the General's favourite carrier pigeon.
Major Star (Episode 3) 7.8
Air date: 1989-10-12
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: 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.
Private Plane (Episode 4) 8.1
Air date: 1989-10-19
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: Blackadder and the boys join the Royal Air Corps, where they are promptly shot down behind enemy lines.
General Hospital (Episode 5) 7.9
Air date: 1989-10-26
Runtime: 28 min
Overview: Blackadder is assigned to find the spy working out of the hospital.
Goodbyeee (Episode 6) 8.6
Air date: 1989-11-02
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 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.
Seasons
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Episodes 6
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Episodes 33