Blackadder Back & Forth

It's New Year's Eve 1999 and Lord Edmund Blackadder V is holding a dinner party for his 4 closest friends.

In-Depth Episode Synopsis

Warning: the below synopsis may contain spoilers

When a practical joke goes wrong and a 'time machine' constructed by Baldrick actually works, Edmund finds himself face-to-face with such historical luminaries as Elizabeth I, Robin Hood, William Shakespeare, and even a dinosaur.

Episode Notes

This episode was commissioned to be shown as a visitor attraction at The Millennium Dome. Blackadder Back & Forth was shown on Sky in October, and received its first terrestrial broadcast on BBC One, on Easter Sunday 2002 - for this a laughter track was added.

First Broadcast Details

Date:
Sun 1st October 2000
Time:
9:00pm
Channel:
Sky1
Length:
45 minutes

Main Repeats (Since 2009)

Note: Any repeats of this episode broadcast before 2009 are not shown
  • Sun 6th March 2011 (11:00pm, GOLD)
  • Wed 20th April 2011 (9:15pm, GOLD)
  • Wed 28th December 2011 (8:50am, GOLD)
  • Wed 28th December 2011 (3:50pm, GOLD)
  • Fri 16th March 2012 (9:05pm, GOLD)
  • Fri 16th March 2012 (11:50pm, GOLD)
  • Sun 27th May 2012 (8:30pm, GOLD)
  • Mon 28th May 2012 (3:35pm, GOLD)

Episode Cast & Crew

Regular Cast
Rowan Atkinson ... Lord Edmund Blackadder V
Tony Robinson (I) ... Baldrick
Miranda Richardson ... Queen Elizabeth I
Stephen Fry ... Lord Melchett
Patsy Byrne ... Nursie
Guest Cast
Stephen Fry ... The Duke of Wellington
Stephen Fry ... All Melchetts
Hugh Laurie ... All Georges
Tim McInnerny ... All Darlings
Miranda Richardson ... All Elizabeths
Colin Firth ... William Shakespeare
Rik Mayall ... Robin Hood
Kate Moss ... Maid Marian
Crispin Harris ... Friar Tuck
Simon Russell-Beale ... Napoleon
Jennie Bond ... Royal Reporter (Voice)
Writing Team
Richard Curtis ... Writer
Ben Elton ... Writer
Production Team
Paul Weiland ... Director
Sophie Clarke-Jervoise ... Producer
Peter Bennett-Jones ... Exec Producer
Geoffrey Perkins ... Exec Producer
Andrew Howe-Davies ... Production Design
Howard Goodall ... Composer
Guy Bensley ... Editor