Blackadder
Total Seasons :4Total Episodes : 24
Set in 1485, King Richard III has won the Battle of Bosworth Field, only to be unintentionally assassinated, and is succeeded by Richard IV, one of the Princes in the Tower. The series follows the exploits of Richard IV's unfavoured second son Edmund in his various attempts to increase his standing with his father and in the final episode his quest to overthrow him.
Episodes(6)
1. The Foretelling
After arriving late for the Battle of Bosworth Field, Edmund kills King Richard III (whom he thinks is stealing his horse) and secures the crown for his father.
Air Date : 1983-06-15
2. Born to Be King
With his father away at the Crusades, Edmund comes up with a plan to prove his brother is illegitimate, thus making him Prince Regent.
Air Date : 1983-06-22
3. The Archbishop
Edmund is appointed to the post of Archbishop of Canterbury after the king has the last one killed.
Air Date : 1983-06-29
4. The Queen of Spain's Beard
The King decides that Edmund should marry a Spanish Princess, who Edmund finds unattractive, in order to secure a treaty between Spain and England which will allow an invasion of France.
Air Date : 1983-07-06
5. Witchsmeller Pursuivant
Percy and Baldrick are to be burned at the stake with Edmund, when he is accused of being a witch.
Air Date : 1983-07-13
6. The Black Seal
After the King takes away Edmund's title of Duke, he recruits the 6 most evil men in the land to take the crown by force.
Air Date : 1983-07-20
Cast
Patrick Allen
(The Hawk)
Rowan Atkinson
(Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh)
Tony Robinson
(Baldrick)
Tim McInnerny
(Lord Percy)
Brian Blessed
(King Richard IV)
Elspet Gray
(The Queen)
Robert East
(Harry Prince of Wales)
David Nunn
(Messenger)
Bert Parnaby
(Dim Cain, a Peasant)
Roy Evans
(Abel, a Peasant)
Stephen Frost
(Soft, a Guard)
Perry Benson
(Pigeon Vendor)
Forbes Collins
(Dopey Jack, a Peasant)
Frank Finlay
(The Witchsmeller Pursuivant)
Patrick Malahide
(Guy of Glastonbury)
Alex Norton
(McAngus, Duke of Argyll)
Paul Brooke
(Friar Bellows)
Peter Cook
(Richard III)
Jim Broadbent
(Don Speekingleesh, an Interpreter)
Rik Mayall
(Mad Gerald)
Ron Cook
(Sean, the Irish)
Peter Benson
(Henry VII)
Kathleen St John
(Goneril)
Barbara Miller
(Regan)
Gretchen Franklin
(Cordelia)
Angus Deayton
(Jumping Jew of Jerusalem)
Joolia Cappleman
(Celia, Countess of Cheltenham)
Martin Clarke
(Sir Dominick Prique of Stratford)
Arthur Hewlett
(Godfrey, Archbishop of Canterbury / William, Bishop of London)
Paul McDowell
(Herbert, Archbishop of Canterbury)
Carolyn Colquhoun
(Sister Sara)
Joyce Grant
(Mother Superior)
Bill Wallis
(Sir Justin de Boinod)
David Delve
(Sir George de Boeuf)
Leslie Sands
(Lord Graveney)
Jane Freeman
(Mrs. Applebottom)
Howard Lew Lewis
(Mr. Applebottom)
John Rapley
(Rev. Lloyd)
Stephen Tate
(Lord Chiswick)
Richard Murdoch
(Ross, a Lord)
Valentine Dyall
(Angus, a Lord)
Peter Schofield
(Fife, a Lord)
Mark Arden
(Anon, a Guard)
Patrick Duncan
(Officer, an Officer)
John Hallam
(Sir Wilfred Death)
Roger Sloman
(Three Fingered Pete)
John Barrard
(Retired Morris Dancer)
Des Webb
(Person of Unrestricted Growth)
John Carlisle
(Murdered Lord)
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