Name: Blackadder
Released: 1983-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Stephen Fry, Miranda Richardson, Rowan Atkinson

TV Show · Comedy · Classics

Rowan Atkinson stars as one of television’s great anti-heroes, the black sheep of England’s past, slyly scheming through a thousand years of history in a timeless comedy classic. [May contain strong language and adult humor, viewer discretion is advised]

1983 · 33m

Starring Stephen Fry, Miranda Richardson, Rowan Atkinson

Director Rowan Atkinson, Richard Curtis

EPISODE 1

The Foretelling

Edmund accidentally kills King Richard III but, unexpectedly, the tragedy makes him a prince - so Edmund decides he now needs a more striking name for himself.

33m
EPISODE 2

Born to Be King

With the king away fighting in the Crusades, the arrival of Lord Dougal McAngus provides Edmund with an opportunity to seize power.

33m
EPISODE 3

The Archbishop

Edmund is less than pleased when he's appointed to the dangerous post of Archbishop of Canterbury. Can he avoid the sort of grisly fate that has befallen three previous incumbents?

30m
EPISODE 4

The Queen of Spain's Beard

The King wishes to form an alliance between England and Spain, and insists that Edmund marries the Infanta Maria Escalosa of Spain. Edmund is unimpressed by her lack of beauty.

33m
EPISODE 5

Witchsmeller Pursuivant

The cruel witchsmeller pursuivant is sent to root out the source of an outbreak of witchcraft - and quickly lays the blame on Edmund, Lord Percy and Baldrick.

30m
EPISODE 6

The Black Seal

Edmund makes a pact with the six most evil men in the kingdom in a bid to seize power. But his plans are thrown into disarray by his nemesis, who imprisons him in a dungeon.

30m