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: 427
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1988 Specials - Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Blackadder. Image shows left to right: Ebenezer Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson), Baldrick (Tony Robinson). Credit: BBC
Ebenezer Blackadder is the kindest man in England, until a visit from the Spirit of Christmas helps him to see the error of his ways.
Further details
It is Christmas Eve, and the kindest man in England, Ebenezer Blackadder, has just given away his last penny - literally.
An appearance by the Spirit of Christmas educates the kindly gent of his ancestors' lives, and of his own future prospects. Ebenezer decides that a few changes need to be made...
The first ever Blackadder with a pleasant personality gets his comeuppance pretty damn fast.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 23rd December 1988
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 45 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 1st December 2010 | 10:55pm | Gold |
| Thursday 2nd December 2010 | 7:40pm | Gold |
| Friday 24th December 2010 | 10:00pm | Gold |
| Saturday 25th December 2010 | 8:35pm | BBC2 |
| Sunday 18th December 2011 | 10:00pm | Gold |
| Monday 19th December 2011 | 7:05pm | Gold |
| Saturday 24th December 2011 | 5:00pm | Gold |
| Sunday 25th December 2011 | 11:55am | Gold |
| Monday 24th December 2012 | 4:00pm | Gold |
| Monday 24th December 2012 | 10:00pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 25th December 2012 | 8:00pm | BBC2 |
| Thursday 13th June 2013 | 11:00pm | Gold |
| Sunday 1st December 2013 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Monday 2nd December 2013 | 7:40pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 24th December 2013 | 10:00pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 25th December 2013 | 4:00pm | Gold |
| Saturday 1st March 2014 | 8:00pm | Gold |
| Friday 5th December 2014 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Saturday 6th December 2014 | 8:00pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 24th December 2014 | 10:00pm | Gold |
| Thursday 25th December 2014 | 7:00pm | Gold |
| Thursday 25th December 2014 | 8:30pm | BBC2 |
| Saturday 7th February 2015 | 11:55am | Gold |
| Saturday 7th February 2015 | 10:45pm | Gold |
| Friday 6th November 2015 | 8:15pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 1st December 2015 | 9:55pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 2nd December 2015 | 7:00pm | Gold |
| Sunday 13th December 2015 | 10:25am | Gold |
| Sunday 13th December 2015 | 6:00pm | Gold |
| Thursday 24th December 2015 | 10:00pm | Gold |
| Friday 25th December 2015 | 7:00pm | Gold |
| Sunday 27th December 2015 | 10:20pm | Dave |
| Monday 28th December 2015 | 8:00pm | Dave |
| Monday 18th January 2016 | 8:00pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 19th January 2016 | 1:00pm | Gold |
| Friday 2nd December 2016 | 8:20pm | Gold |
| Saturday 3rd December 2016 | 6:00pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 13th December 2016 | 10:30pm | Gold |
| Saturday 24th December 2016 | 11:40pm | Gold |
| Sunday 25th December 2016 | 7:15pm | BBC2 |
| Sunday 25th December 2016 | 9:15pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 19th April 2017 | 9:00pm | Yesterday |
| Thursday 20th April 2017 | 11:00am | Yesterday |
| Monday 13th November 2017 | 10:00pm | Yesterday |
| Friday 17th November 2017 | 8:20pm | Gold |
| Saturday 18th November 2017 | 6:00pm | Gold |
| Saturday 1st December 2018 | 8:00pm | Gold |
| Sunday 2nd December 2018 | 4:00pm | Gold |
| Sunday 9th December 2018 | 5:00pm | Gold |
| Sunday 9th December 2018 | 8:50pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 25th December 2018 | 1:15am | Gold |
| Tuesday 25th December 2018 | 8:10pm | Gold |
| Saturday 7th December 2019 | 7:50pm | Gold |
| Sunday 8th December 2019 | 4:35pm | Gold |
| Saturday 21st December 2019 | 12:00am | Gold |
| Wednesday 25th December 2019 | 7:00pm | Gold |
| Sunday 6th December 2020 | 10:55pm | Gold |
| Monday 7th December 2020 | 3:10am | Gold |
| Saturday 19th December 2020 | 12:00pm | Gold |
| Thursday 24th December 2020 | 11:35pm | Gold |
| Friday 25th December 2020 | 6:40pm | Gold |
| Sunday 5th December 2021 | 8:00pm | Gold |
| Monday 6th December 2021 | 1:00am | Gold |
| Monday 6th December 2021 | 5:05pm | Gold |
| Monday 20th December 2021 | 7:05pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 21st December 2021 | 6:20pm | Gold |
| Thursday 23rd December 2021 | 6:45pm | BBC2 |
| Saturday 25th December 2021 | 8:00pm | Gold |
| Sunday 26th December 2021 | 12:55am | Gold |
| Sunday 4th December 2022 | 8:00pm | Gold |
| Monday 5th December 2022 | 4:10pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 21st December 2022 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Thursday 22nd December 2022 | 6:15pm | BBC2 |
| Friday 23rd December 2022 | 2:00am | Gold |
| Sunday 25th December 2022 | 8:15pm | Gold |
| Saturday 2nd December 2023 | 8:00pm | Gold |
| Sunday 3rd December 2023 | 1:05am | Gold |
| Sunday 3rd December 2023 | 5:45pm | Gold |
| Friday 8th December 2023 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Saturday 9th December 2023 | 12:35am | Gold |
| Monday 25th December 2023 | 6:00pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 26th December 2023 | 3:05am | Gold |
Cast & crew
| Rowan Atkinson | Lord Edmund Blackadder |
| Rowan Atkinson | Mr. Edmund Blackadder, Esquire |
| Tony Robinson | Baldrick |
| Hugh Laurie | Prince Regent |
| Miranda Richardson | Queen Elizabeth I |
| Stephen Fry | Lord Melchett |
| Patsy Byrne | Nursie |
| Rowan Atkinson | Ebenezer Blackadder |
| Miranda Richardson | Asphyxia XIX |
| Stephen Fry | Frondo |
| Hugh Laurie | Pigmot |
| Robbie Coltrane | Spirit of Christmas |
| Miriam Margolyes | Queen Victoria |
| Jim Broadbent | Prince Albert |
| Denis Lill | Beadle |
| Pauline Melville | Mrs Scratchit |
| Philip Pope | Lord Nelson |
| Nicola Bryant | Millicent |
| Ramsay Gilderdale | Ralph |
| David Barber | Enormous Orphan |
| Erkan Mustafa | Enormous Orphan |
| David Nunn | Enormous Orphan |
| Richard Curtis | Writer |
| Ben Elton | Writer |
| Richard Boden | Director |
| John Lloyd | Producer |
| Chris Wadsworth | Editor |
| Antony Thorpe | Production Designer |
| Howard Goodall | Composer |
Press
12 Days of Christmas Specials 4: Blackadder
Blackadder's Christmas Carol was a feature-length special, made in-between Blackadder The Third and Blackadder Goes Forth. It tells of the story of Ebenezer Blackadder, who against type, is the nicest man in the whole of England...
Rhianna Evans, The Comedy Blog, 17th December 2019Blackadder's Christmas Carol at 30
Thirty years ago, Blackadder brought us a brilliantly subversive take on the Charles Dickens classic - and it's still inspired.
Mark Butler, i Newspaper, 13th December 2018