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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.





