Blackadder (1983)
Starring Rowan Atkinson, Hugh Laurie, Tony Robinson
Directed by None
Through four series and a few specials, Edmund Blackadder and his greasy sidekick Baldrick conjure up cunning plans as Edmund tries to take advantage of desperate times. These situation tragedies had obvious parallels from the Dark Ages to Elizabethan times, the rule of mad George III, and The Great War.
TV show
Rating: 8.0
 
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom
Genres: Comedy
Keywords: war,army,england,world war i,servant,prince,dark comedy,satire,queen elizabeth i,history,middle ages,sitcom,period sitcom
Cast
Captain Edmund Blackadder
Lieutenant The Honourable George Colthurst St. Barleigh
Private S. Baldrick
Captain Kevin Darling
General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett