Blackadder. Mr. Edmund Blackadder, Esquire (Rowan Atkinson)
Blackadder
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1983 - 2000
- 26 episodes (4 series)
The Blackadder dynasty has run through English history since time immemorial, seemingly always hampered by a Baldrick, and often a Percy and Melchett. Stars Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Tim McInnerny, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry and more.
Streaming rank this week: 380
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The Black Adder, Episode 5 - Witchsmeller Pursuivant
Blackadder. Image shows left to right: The Witchsmeller Pursuivant (Frank Finlay), Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh (Rowan Atkinson). Credit: BBC
A witchfinder is in the district around the castle after a spate of plague infections. Edmund is identified as the head witch, and immediately placed on trial...
Further details
England faces a dual crisis: sorcery is afoot and there is a great plague across the land. Woe to Edmund, that he is accused of being a witch by a witchsmeller. Will he and Baldrick have their day at the stake?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 13th July 1983
- Time
- 9:25pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 35 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 2nd February 2012 | 10:00pm | Gold |
| Friday 3rd February 2012 | 6:00pm | Gold |
| Saturday 18th February 2012 | 11:00am | Gold |
| Sunday 18th March 2012 | 8:10am | Gold |
| Saturday 2nd June 2012 | 9:20am | Gold |
| Saturday 18th August 2012 | 2:00am | Gold |
| Friday 7th September 2012 | 11:40pm | Gold |
| Saturday 8th September 2012 | 2:30am | Gold |
| Thursday 2nd May 2013 | 10:20pm | Gold |
| Friday 3rd May 2013 | 1:30am | Gold |
| Friday 14th June 2013 | 11:45pm | Gold |
| Thursday 17th October 2013 | 11:40pm | Gold |
| Friday 18th October 2013 | 1:30am | Gold |
| Thursday 6th March 2014 | 11:40pm | Gold |
| Friday 7th March 2014 | 2:30am | Gold |
| Monday 31st March 2014 | 2:20am | Gold |
| Wednesday 23rd April 2014 | 12:20am | Gold |
| Wednesday 23rd April 2014 | 2:20am | Gold |
| Thursday 19th June 2014 | 11:15pm | Gold |
| Friday 20th June 2014 | 2:05am | Gold |
| Monday 21st July 2014 | 8:20pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 22nd July 2014 | 12:45am | Gold |
| Saturday 28th March 2015 | 9:40am | Gold |
| Saturday 20th June 2015 | 12:10pm | Gold |
| Thursday 7th January 2016 | 8:00pm | Gold |
| Friday 30th September 2016 | 9:30pm | Gold |
| Sunday 16th April 2017 | 9:45pm | Yesterday |
| Monday 17th April 2017 | 11:40am | Yesterday |
| Friday 7th July 2017 | 12:15am | Gold |
| Tuesday 25th July 2017 | 2:15am | Gold |
| Monday 23rd October 2017 | 11:20pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 24th October 2017 | 1:40am | Gold |
| Thursday 26th October 2017 | 12:20am | Gold |
| Sunday 14th January 2018 | 9:45pm | Yesterday |
| Friday 23rd February 2018 | 12:55am | Yesterday |
| Friday 23rd February 2018 | 10:30pm | Yesterday |
| Tuesday 22nd May 2018 | 11:50pm | Yesterday |
| Wednesday 23rd May 2018 | 9:50pm | Yesterday |
| Wednesday 7th June 2023 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Thursday 8th June 2023 | 1:55am | Gold |
| Saturday 10th June 2023 | 11:15pm | Gold |
| Sunday 11th June 2023 | 3:10am | Gold |
| Sunday 11th June 2023 | 10:15pm | Gold |
Cast & crew
| Rowan Atkinson | Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh |
| Tony Robinson | Baldrick |
| Tim McInnerny | Percy |
| Brian Blessed | King Richard IV |
| Robert East | Harry, Prince of Wales |
| Elspet Gray | The Queen |
| Patrick Allen | Narrator |
| Natasha King | Princess Leia of Hungary |
| Frank Finlay | The Witchsmeller Pursuivant |
| Richard Murdoch | Ross, A Lord |
| Valentine Dyall | Angus, A Lord |
| Peter Schofield | Fife, A Lord |
| Stephen Frost | Soft, A Guard |
| Mark Arden | Anon, A Guard |
| Perry Benson | Daft Red, A Peasant |
| Bert Parnaby | Dim Cain, A Peasant |
| Roy Evans | Dum Abel, A Peasant |
| Forbes Collins | Dopey Jack, A Peasant |
| Patrick Duncan | Officer, An Officer |
| Barbara Miller | Jane Firkettle |
| Howard Lew Lewis | Piers, A Yeoman |
| Sarah Thomas | Mrs. Field, A Goodwife |
| Louise Gold | Mrs. Tyler, A Goodwife |
| Richard Curtis | Writer |
| Rowan Atkinson | Writer |
| William Shakespeare | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Martin Shardlow | Director |
| John Lloyd | Producer |
| Mike Jackson | Editor |
| Mykola Pawluk | Editor |
| Chris Hull | Production Designer |
| Howard Goodall | Composer |
| Nigel Curzon | Production Designer |