The Black Adder, Episode 2 - Born To Be King
Blackadder. Image shows left to right: Harry, Prince of Wales (Robert East), The Queen (Elspet Gray), McAngus, Duke of Argyll (Alex Norton). Credit: BBC
Having left Harry as ruling Prince Regent, King Richard is away killing Turks. Edmund is instructed to arrange entertainment for the upcoming feast of St Leonard's Day, and in the process believes he has found letters pertaining to his brother's legitimacy...
Further details
With the King off to the Crusades, Edmund attempts to discredit Prince Harry's claim to be next in line for the crown. He and Baldrick nearly succeed in casting doubt on his own legitimacy instead.
Notes
This episode was originally shown out of order, as episode 4. However, as the series is chronological, this was noticeable and it was broadcast 2nd in repeats, and issued as episode 2 on video and DVD since. We have reflected this intended 'correct' order rather than the initial broadcast.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 6th July 1983
- Time
- 9:25pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 35 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
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| Monday 18th July 2011 |
12:00am |
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| Wednesday 26th October 2011 |
11:20pm |
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| Thursday 27th October 2011 |
4:00pm |
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| Saturday 18th February 2012 |
8:45am |
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| Sunday 4th March 2012 |
5:00pm |
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| Sunday 11th March 2012 |
8:10am |
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| Tuesday 14th August 2012 |
2:15am |
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| Tuesday 4th September 2012 |
11:40pm |
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| Thursday 11th April 2013 |
10:20pm |
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| Friday 12th April 2013 |
1:00am |
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| Tuesday 11th June 2013 |
11:00pm |
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| Saturday 6th July 2013 |
6:45am |
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| Saturday 6th July 2013 |
11:35am |
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| Friday 11th October 2013 |
11:40pm |
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| Saturday 18th January 2014 |
3:25pm |
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| Sunday 19th January 2014 |
8:50am |
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| Thursday 17th April 2014 |
12:00am |
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| Thursday 17th April 2014 |
2:10am |
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| Monday 16th June 2014 |
11:15pm |
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| Tuesday 17th June 2014 |
2:25am |
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| Saturday 6th September 2014 |
1:30pm |
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| Tuesday 28th October 2014 |
6:05pm |
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| Saturday 14th March 2015 |
10:20am |
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| Saturday 20th June 2015 |
9:30am |
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| Tuesday 5th January 2016 |
1:55pm |
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| Tuesday 5th January 2016 |
8:45pm |
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| Friday 16th September 2016 |
9:20pm |
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| Wednesday 12th April 2017 |
9:40pm |
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| Thursday 13th April 2017 |
11:40am |
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| Friday 30th June 2017 |
12:15am |
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| Wednesday 19th July 2017 |
1:40am |
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| Tuesday 10th October 2017 |
11:40pm |
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| Sunday 7th January 2018 |
9:45pm |
Yesterday |
| Friday 16th February 2018 |
12:55am |
Yesterday |
| Friday 16th February 2018 |
10:25pm |
Yesterday |
| Tuesday 15th May 2018 |
11:45pm |
Yesterday |
| Wednesday 16th May 2018 |
9:45pm |
Yesterday |
| Monday 5th June 2023 |
9:45pm |
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| Tuesday 6th June 2023 |
12:50am |
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| Friday 9th June 2023 |
11:05pm |
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| Saturday 10th June 2023 |
1:50am |
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| Tuesday 9th January 2024 |
8:40pm |
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| Wednesday 10th January 2024 |
1:00am |
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Cast & crew
Press
Fans watching the second episode of the first series on iPlayer are now greeted with the disclaimer: 'Contains discriminatory language and content that some viewers may find offensive.'
Chortle, 14th January 2021
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