Blackadder II. Blackadder the Third. Blackadder goes forth.
Notes:
Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, (Black Adder) Brian Blessed, Elspet Gray, Robert East, Tim McInnerny, Peter Cook, Miriam Margolyes, Jim Broadbent, Frank Finlay, Rik Mayall (Black Adder II) Tim McInnerny, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry, Patsy Byrne, Hugh Laurie, Rik Myall, (Black Adder the third) Hugh Laurie, Helen Atkinson-Wood, Robbie Coltrane, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry, Tim McInnerny, (Black Adder goes forth) Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Tim McInnerny, Geoffrey Palmer, Rik Mayall, Miranda Richardson, (Blackadder's Christmas carol) Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Miranda Richardson, Robbie Coltrane, Jim Broadbent, Miriam Margolyes, Patsy Byrne, Denis Lill, Pauline Melville, Philip Pope, Nicola Bryant, Ramsay Gilderdale, (Blackadder back and forth) Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Tim McInnerny, Miranda Richardson, Patsy Byrne, Colin Firth, Rik Mayall, Kate Moss, Crispin Harris, Simon Russell-Beale, Jenny Bond ; (Blackadder rides again) narrator, John Sergeant. Originally broadcast on television 1983-1989. Special features: Disc 1: Footnotes to history: War of the roses, Edinburgh, Archibishop of Canterbury, Royal marriages, Morris dancing. Disc 2: Commentaries: Bells (Ben Elton, Richard Curtis & John Lloyd), Money (Tony Robinson & Tim McInnerny), Chains (Stephen Fry); Footnotes to history: Walter Raleigh, Queen Elizabeth I, Tudor medicine, Alchemy, Tudor sanitation. Disc 3: Commentaries: Ink and incapability (Rowan Atkinson & John Lloyd), Amy and amiability (Ben Elton, Richard Curtis & John Lloyd), Duel and duality (Stephen Fry); Footnotes to history: The Pitts, Prince of Wales, Dr Samuel Johnson, Lord Horatio Nelson, Hell fire club, The Duke of Wellington, Dogsbody, Rotten boroughs, Theater. Disc 4: Commentaries: Major Star (Tony Tobinson & Tim McInnerny), Goodbyeee (Rowan Atkinson & John Lloyd); Footnotes to history: Battles of World War I, Doctor Crippen, Field Marshall Haig, WG Grace, LBW rule, Baron Manfred von Richthofen, Black cap. Disc 5: Baldrick's video diary (30 min. behind-the-scenes footage); Footnotes to history: Wellington's Wellington, Hadrian's wall, William Shakespeare, Robin Hood, Napoleon Bonaparte, Queen Elizabeth I. Disc 6: Blackadder rides again (59 min. documentary on the making of the series); Rowan Atkinson interview; Stephen Fry interview; Richard Curtis and Ben Elton interview; Tony Robinson interview; Miranda Richardson interview; Hilary Bevan Jones interview; Hugh Laurie interview; Rik Mayall interview; Costumes revisited.
Contents:
(1983 ; approximately 194 min.). The black seal / (1983 ; approximately 194 min.). The foretelling ; Born to be king ; The Archbishop ; The Queen of Spain's beard ; Witchsmeller persuivant ; The black seal / written by Richard Curtis and Rowan Atkinson ; with additional dialogue by William Shakespeare ; a BBC TV production in association with The Seven Network, Australia ; director, Martin Shardlow ; producer, John Lloyd. (1986 ; approximately 174 min.). Chains / (1986 ; approximately 174 min.). Bells ; Head ; Potato ; Money ; Beer ; Chains / by Richard Curtis & Ben Elton ; director, Mandie Fletcher ; producer, John Lloyd. (1987 ; approximately 176 min.). Duel and duality / (1987 ; approximately 176 min.). Dish and dishonesty ; Ink and incapability ; Nob and nobility ; Sense and senility ; Amy and amiability ; Duel and duality / by Richard Curtis & Ben Elton ; director, Mandie Fletcher ; producer, John Lloyd. (1989 ; approximately 174 min.). Goodbyeee / (1989 ; approximately 174 min.). Captain Cook ; Corporal punishment ; Major Star ; Private Plane ; General hospital ; Goodbyeee / by Richard Curtis & Ben Elton ; director, Richard Boden ; producer, John Lloyd. (1988 ; 15 min.) / Blackadder the cavalier years Blackadder's Christmas carol (1988 ; 43 min.) / by Richard Curtis & Ben Elton ; director, Mandie Fletcher ; producer, John Lloyd. Blackadder back and forth (1999 ; 34 min.) / written by Richard Curtis & Ben Elton produced by Sophie Clarke-Jervoise ; directed by Paul Weiland ; BBC ; executive producers, Peter Bennett-Jones, Geoffrey Perkins ; produced for New Millennium Experience Company in association with Sky ; Tiger Aspect Productions -- Blackadder the cavalier years (1988 ; 15 min.) / by Richard Curtis & Ben Elton ; director, Mandie Fletcher ; producer, John Lloyd. (2008 ; 59 min.) / Blackadder rides again (2008 ; 59 min.) / executive producer, Ricky Kelehar ; producer/director, Matt O'Casey ; Tiger Aspect Productions in association with 2Entertain.
Summary:
Episodes of the comedy serial about the terminally treacherous Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh (alias The Black Adder) following him through time and English history from the 15th century to World War I.
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