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.
Episode menu
Blackadder Goes Forth, Episode 6 - Goodbyeee
Further details
Edmund and Lt. Barleigh share a nice rat stroganoff in their dugout when word arrives that tomorrow morning the troops are going "over the top". Could a feigned bout of insanity put Edmund on the road to Calais?
Notes
This episode was produced without closing credits. Consequently, we have assumed the crew to be the same as in the rest of this series.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 2nd November 1989
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
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Thursday 7th July 2011 | 10:40pm | Gold |
Friday 8th July 2011 | 12:40am | Gold |
Monday 28th November 2011 | 8:40pm | Gold |
Monday 28th November 2011 | 11:40pm | Gold |
Sunday 29th January 2012 | 11:00pm | Gold |
Sunday 19th February 2012 | 3:20pm | Gold |
Friday 24th February 2012 | 3:20pm | Gold |
Friday 24th February 2012 | 8:40pm | Gold |
Wednesday 16th May 2012 | 10:20pm | Gold |
Thursday 17th May 2012 | 1:30am | Gold |
Thursday 13th September 2012 | 9:40pm | Gold |
Friday 14th September 2012 | 1:20am | Gold |
Friday 22nd February 2013 | 8:20pm | Gold |
Friday 22nd February 2013 | 11:40pm | Gold |
Tuesday 2nd April 2013 | 9:40pm | Gold |
Wednesday 3rd April 2013 | 1:20am | Gold |
Sunday 26th May 2013 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Friday 14th June 2013 | 10:20pm | Gold |
Tuesday 20th August 2013 | 8:40pm | Gold |
Wednesday 21st August 2013 | 4:40pm | Gold |
Wednesday 27th November 2013 | 10:20pm | Gold |
Thursday 28th November 2013 | 7:40pm | Gold |
Wednesday 1st January 2014 | 10:20pm | Dave |
Wednesday 5th March 2014 | 10:20pm | Gold |
Monday 21st April 2014 | 11:30pm | Gold |
Tuesday 22nd April 2014 | 4:20pm | Gold |
Monday 25th August 2014 | 11:20pm | Gold |
Tuesday 26th August 2014 | 8:20pm | Gold |
Sunday 31st August 2014 | 1:20am | Dave |
Sunday 31st August 2014 | 10:20pm | Dave |
Monday 17th November 2014 | 9:20pm | Gold |
Tuesday 18th November 2014 | 1:20am | Gold |
Friday 26th December 2014 | 4:30pm | Gold |
Saturday 27th December 2014 | 11:00am | Gold |
Tuesday 31st March 2015 | 10:40pm | Gold |
Friday 24th April 2015 | 10:20pm | Gold |
Saturday 25th April 2015 | 1:25pm | Gold |
Sunday 21st June 2015 | 2:20pm | Gold |
Thursday 29th October 2015 | 11:20pm | Gold |
Friday 30th October 2015 | 8:40pm | Gold |
Sunday 29th November 2015 | 10:20pm | Dave |
Monday 30th November 2015 | 8:20pm | Dave |
Thursday 21st January 2016 | 8:00pm | Gold |
Friday 22nd January 2016 | 1:15pm | Gold |
Saturday 12th March 2016 | 6:20pm | Dave |
Sunday 13th March 2016 | 3:20pm | Dave |
Tuesday 14th June 2016 | 10:40pm | Yesterday |
Wednesday 15th June 2016 | 9:20pm | Yesterday |
Saturday 12th November 2016 | 11:20pm | Yesterday |
Sunday 13th November 2016 | 9:20pm | Yesterday |
Friday 20th January 2017 | 10:20pm | Gold |
Wednesday 1st February 2017 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Thursday 2nd February 2017 | 12:10am | Gold |
Friday 24th February 2017 | 10:35pm | Gold |
Saturday 25th February 2017 | 8:20pm | Gold |
Tuesday 18th April 2017 | 10:25pm | Yesterday |
Wednesday 19th April 2017 | 12:20pm | Yesterday |
Tuesday 29th August 2017 | 11:25pm | Yesterday |
Wednesday 30th August 2017 | 4:20pm | Yesterday |
Friday 10th November 2017 | 10:00pm | Yesterday |
Saturday 11th November 2017 | 6:00pm | Yesterday |
Sunday 19th November 2017 | 10:20pm | Gold |
Friday 12th January 2018 | 8:40pm | Gold |
Saturday 13th January 2018 | 10:50am | Gold |
Thursday 8th November 2018 | 10:30pm | BBC4 |
Sunday 11th November 2018 | 11:20pm | Yesterday |
Saturday 8th December 2018 | 3:00am | BBC4 |
Sunday 6th January 2019 | 11:40pm | BBC4 |
Wednesday 29th May 2019 | 9:20pm | Gold |
Thursday 30th May 2019 | 1:00am | Gold |
Saturday 9th November 2019 | 11:50pm | BBC4 |
Friday 8th May 2020 | 9:40pm | Gold |
Saturday 9th May 2020 | 1:45am | Gold |
Thursday 21st May 2020 | 12:20am | Yesterday |
Thursday 21st May 2020 | 10:20pm | Yesterday |
Tuesday 25th August 2020 | 10:30pm | BBC4 |
Friday 11th September 2020 | 11:20pm | Gold |
Saturday 12th September 2020 | 2:25am | Gold |
Wednesday 23rd September 2020 | 2:20am | BBC4 |
Thursday 28th January 2021 | 11:40am | Gold |
Thursday 28th January 2021 | 6:20pm | Gold |
Wednesday 30th June 2021 | 12:20pm | Gold |
Wednesday 30th June 2021 | 4:00pm | Gold |
Wednesday 30th June 2021 | 10:30pm | Gold |
Monday 26th July 2021 | 12:00pm | Gold |
Monday 26th July 2021 | 4:00pm | Gold |
Wednesday 18th August 2021 | 12:00pm | Gold |
Wednesday 18th August 2021 | 4:00pm | Gold |
Friday 26th November 2021 | 11:20am | Gold |
Friday 26th November 2021 | 4:00pm | Gold |
Wednesday 23rd February 2022 | 2:35pm | Gold |
Wednesday 28th September 2022 | 11:00pm | Gold |
Sunday 11th June 2023 | 9:35pm | Gold |
Monday 12th June 2023 | 2:15am | Gold |
Thursday 22nd June 2023 | 9:40pm | Gold |
Friday 23rd June 2023 | 12:55am | Gold |
Friday 30th June 2023 | 9:40pm | Gold |
Saturday 1st July 2023 | 2:50am | Gold |
Sunday 19th November 2023 | 10:00pm | Gold |
Monday 20th November 2023 | 1:20am | Gold |
Thursday 11th January 2024 | 8:00pm | Gold |
Friday 12th January 2024 | 12:00am | Gold |
Friday 12th January 2024 | 2:40pm | Gold |
Cast & crew
Rowan Atkinson | Captain Edmund Blackadder |
Tony Robinson | Baldrick |
Stephen Fry | General Melchett |
Tim McInnerny | Captain Kevin Darling |
Hugh Laurie | Lieutenant George Barleigh |
Geoffrey Palmer | Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig |
Richard Curtis | Writer |
Ben Elton | Writer |
Richard Boden | Director |
John Lloyd | Producer |
Chris Wadsworth | Editor |
Chris Hull | Production Designer |
Howard Goodall | Composer |
Video
Blackadder - The Final Scenes
The moving final scenes of Blackadder Goes Forth. As Captain Blackadder and his comrades prepare to go 'over the top' to meet certain death, the show's rapid gag rate slows... and then stops.
Featuring: Rowan Atkinson (Captain Edmund Blackadder), Tony Robinson (Baldrick), Tim McInnerny (Captain Kevin Darling) & Hugh Laurie (Lieutenant George Barleigh).
Press
The true history of Blackadder's final episode
Thirty years ago, a silly BBC comedy went over the top with one of the most powerful scenes ever shown on British TV. Here's how they did it.
Tom Fordy, The Telegraph, 27th September 2019