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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Black Adder The Third, Episode 2 - Ink And Incapability
Blackadder. Image shows from L to R: Prince Regent (Hugh Laurie), Dr. Samuel Johnson (Robbie Coltrane)
When Baldrick appears to have used the sole copy of Dr. Johnson's Dictionary as fuel in the Prince's fireplace, Blackadder fears for his life at the hands of Samuel and his enraged, opium-fiend friends. He immediately sets about trying to write a new one...
Further details
Dr. Samuel Johnson asks the Prince for support of his new enterprise, the Dictionary. When that work accidentally gets used for firewood, Edmund must re-write it before Dr. Johnson finds out.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 24th September 1987
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 15th June 2011 | 10:40pm | Gold |
| Thursday 16th June 2011 | 12:50am | Gold |
| Saturday 6th August 2011 | 6:40pm | Gold |
| Sunday 7th August 2011 | 12:40pm | Gold |
| Thursday 10th November 2011 | 8:40pm | Gold |
| Thursday 10th November 2011 | 11:20pm | Gold |
| Sunday 25th December 2011 | 8:30pm | BBC2 |
| Sunday 25th December 2011 | 9:00pm | BBC2 |
| Thursday 19th January 2012 | 10:00pm | Gold |
| Friday 20th January 2012 | 6:00pm | Gold |
| Sunday 19th February 2012 | 8:40am | Gold |
| Thursday 26th April 2012 | 10:20pm | Gold |
| Friday 27th April 2012 | 1:00am | Gold |
| Thursday 6th September 2012 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Friday 7th September 2012 | 1:05am | Gold |
| Sunday 21st October 2012 | 10:40pm | Gold |
| Monday 22nd October 2012 | 1:50am | Gold |
| Monday 11th February 2013 | 8:30pm | Gold |
| Monday 11th February 2013 | 11:50pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 26th February 2013 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 27th February 2013 | 1:30am | Gold |
| Saturday 11th May 2013 | 10:00pm | BBC2 |
| Tuesday 11th June 2013 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Thursday 1st August 2013 | 8:40pm | Gold |
| Friday 2nd August 2013 | 4:40pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 2nd October 2013 | 11:00pm | Gold |
| Thursday 3rd October 2013 | 8:20pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 1st January 2014 | 9:40pm | Dave |
| Wednesday 5th February 2014 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Thursday 6th February 2014 | 1:00am | Gold |
| Saturday 5th April 2014 | 8:40pm | Gold |
| Sunday 6th April 2014 | 4:40pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 14th May 2014 | 10:20pm | Gold |
| Monday 4th August 2014 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 5th August 2014 | 7:40pm | Gold |
| Saturday 13th September 2014 | 2:55pm | Gold |
| Monday 22nd September 2014 | 9:20pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 23rd September 2014 | 1:15am | Gold |
| Tuesday 20th January 2015 | 11:00pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 21st January 2015 | 8:20pm | Gold |
| Friday 17th April 2015 | 7:40pm | Gold |
| Saturday 18th April 2015 | 10:50am | Gold |
| Sunday 14th June 2015 | 12:40am | Dave |
| Sunday 14th June 2015 | 9:40pm | Dave |
| Saturday 20th June 2015 | 10:50am | Gold |
| Monday 22nd June 2015 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 23rd June 2015 | 6:20pm | Gold |
| Thursday 24th September 2015 | 11:20pm | Gold |
| Friday 25th September 2015 | 8:40pm | Gold |
| Sunday 1st November 2015 | 9:40pm | Dave |
| Monday 2nd November 2015 | 7:40pm | Dave |
| Wednesday 13th January 2016 | 8:40pm | Gold |
| Thursday 14th January 2016 | 2:00pm | Gold |
| Saturday 19th March 2016 | 5:40pm | Dave |
| Sunday 20th March 2016 | 2:40pm | Dave |
| Tuesday 10th May 2016 | 10:40pm | Yesterday |
| Wednesday 11th May 2016 | 9:20pm | Yesterday |
| Friday 4th November 2016 | 9:35pm | Gold |
| Thursday 15th December 2016 | 10:00pm | Yesterday |
| Friday 16th December 2016 | 8:00pm | Yesterday |
| Thursday 13th April 2017 | 9:00pm | Yesterday |
| Friday 14th April 2017 | 11:00am | Yesterday |
| Tuesday 1st August 2017 | 10:40pm | Yesterday |
| Wednesday 2nd August 2017 | 3:40pm | Yesterday |
| Friday 27th October 2017 | 4:40pm | Yesterday |
| Saturday 18th November 2017 | 7:40pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 9th January 2018 | 8:00pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 10th January 2018 | 2:00pm | Gold |
| Thursday 15th March 2018 | 10:50pm | Yesterday |
| Friday 16th March 2018 | 9:00pm | Yesterday |
| Sunday 27th May 2018 | 2:10pm | Gold |
| Sunday 27th May 2018 | 8:50pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 24th April 2019 | 2:55pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 24th April 2019 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 24th July 2019 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Thursday 25th July 2019 | 7:00pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 29th April 2020 | 11:40pm | Yesterday |
| Thursday 30th April 2020 | 9:40pm | Yesterday |
| Saturday 5th September 2020 | 12:00am | Gold |
| Saturday 5th September 2020 | 2:55am | Gold |
| Saturday 5th September 2020 | 11:20pm | Gold |
| Thursday 14th January 2021 | 11:40am | Gold |
| Thursday 14th January 2021 | 6:20pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 17th February 2021 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Thursday 18th February 2021 | 12:55am | Gold |
| Thursday 18th February 2021 | 1:00pm | Gold |
| Monday 24th May 2021 | 11:20pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 16th June 2021 | 12:00pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 16th June 2021 | 4:00pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 16th June 2021 | 10:40pm | Gold |
| Monday 12th July 2021 | 12:00pm | Gold |
| Monday 12th July 2021 | 4:00pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 4th August 2021 | 12:00pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 4th August 2021 | 4:00pm | Gold |
| Monday 15th November 2021 | 11:35am | Gold |
| Monday 15th November 2021 | 4:00pm | Gold |
| Monday 14th February 2022 | 2:40pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 15th February 2022 | 12:35am | Gold |
| Sunday 29th January 2023 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Monday 27th February 2023 | 8:40pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 7th June 2023 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Thursday 8th June 2023 | 12:40am | Gold |
| Saturday 10th June 2023 | 7:55pm | BBC2 |
| Tuesday 20th June 2023 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 21st June 2023 | 12:40am | Gold |
| Friday 22nd September 2023 | 7:00pm | Gold |
| Saturday 23rd September 2023 | 1:20am | Gold |
| Sunday 5th November 2023 | 10:35pm | Gold |
| Monday 6th November 2023 | 1:15am | Gold |
Cast & crew
| Rowan Atkinson | Mr. Edmund Blackadder, Esquire |
| Tony Robinson | Baldrick |
| Hugh Laurie | Prince Regent |
| Helen Atkinson-Wood | Mrs Miggins |
| Robbie Coltrane | Dr. Samuel Johnson |
| Lee Cornes | Shelley |
| Steve Steen | Byron |
| Jim Sweeney | Coleridge |
| Richard Curtis | Writer |
| Ben Elton | Writer |
| Mandie Fletcher | Director |
| John Lloyd | Producer |
| Chris Wadsworth | Editor |
| Antony Thorpe | Production Designer |
| Howard Goodall | Composer |