The most gripping sitcom since 1380.
Black Adder 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 First World War.
Blackadder (Season 2)
Bells 7.0
Air date: 1986-01-09
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Blackadder feels a funny attraction for his manservant and decides to marry when he discovers he is a she.
Head 7.4
Air date: 1986-01-16
Runtime: 27 min
Overview: After the Queen appoints Blackadder Lord High Executioner, he finds himself in trouble when the Queen pardons someone he executed ahead of schedule.
Potato 7.4
Air date: 1986-01-23
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: After Sir Walter Raleigh takes the Queen's fancy by bringing her a potato, Blackadder decides to become an explorer with the aid of a legless sea captain.
Money 6.6
Air date: 1986-02-05
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The Queen hampers Blackadder's efforts to raise cash to pay off a debt to a sadistic bishop.
Beer 7.0
Air date: 1986-02-13
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: Blackadder's rich and Puritanical aunt and uncle pay him a visit to discuss his inheritance the same night he has a beer drinking contest.
Chains 7.5
Air date: 1986-02-20
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: Blackadder and Lord Melchett are kidnapped by a German spy right after the Queen decides she will pay no more ransom to kidnappers.
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