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
The Black Adder, Episode 1 - The Foretelling
Blackadder. Image shows left to right: Richard III (Peter Cook), King Richard IV (Brian Blessed). Credit: BBC
Arriving late for the Battle of Bosworth Field, Edmund Plantagenet, the Duke of Edinburgh, mistakenly beheads his uncle, King Richard III. With his father now King, the weasely Prince re-christens himself 'The Black Adder'.
Further details
Edmund mistakenly kills King Richard III, making his own father king. But he is also responsible for the escape of his father's greatest enemy, Henry Tudor.
Notes
This episode was billed as "The first of six horrible situation tragedies to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the accession of Richard III."
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 15th June 1983
- Time
- 9:25pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 35 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
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Tuesday 25th October 2011 | 11:20pm | Gold |
Wednesday 26th October 2011 | 2:00am | Gold |
Saturday 18th February 2012 | 8:00am | Gold |
Sunday 11th March 2012 | 7:30am | Gold |
Saturday 17th March 2012 | 2:10pm | Gold |
Saturday 17th March 2012 | 7:35pm | Gold |
Monday 3rd September 2012 | 2:25am | Gold |
Monday 3rd September 2012 | 11:40pm | Gold |
Sunday 17th February 2013 | 10:40pm | Gold |
Monday 18th February 2013 | 12:45am | Gold |
Thursday 4th April 2013 | 10:15pm | Gold |
Friday 5th April 2013 | 1:30am | Gold |
Monday 10th June 2013 | 11:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 6th July 2013 | 6:00am | Gold |
Saturday 6th July 2013 | 10:50am | Gold |
Thursday 10th October 2013 | 11:40pm | Gold |
Wednesday 16th April 2014 | 12:00am | Gold |
Wednesday 16th April 2014 | 2:10am | Gold |
Saturday 21st June 2014 | 11:05am | Gold |
Saturday 21st June 2014 | 5:35pm | Gold |
Monday 27th October 2014 | 6:05pm | Gold |
Saturday 14th March 2015 | 9:35am | Gold |
Saturday 20th June 2015 | 7:00am | Gold |
Tuesday 5th January 2016 | 1:10pm | Gold |
Tuesday 5th January 2016 | 8:00pm | Gold |
Friday 9th September 2016 | 9:15pm | Gold |
Friday 24th February 2017 | 9:50pm | Gold |
Saturday 25th February 2017 | 7:40pm | Gold |
Tuesday 11th April 2017 | 9:00pm | Yesterday |
Wednesday 12th April 2017 | 11:00am | Yesterday |
Thursday 29th June 2017 | 12:50am | Gold |
Tuesday 18th July 2017 | 1:40am | Gold |
Monday 9th October 2017 | 11:20pm | Gold |
Tuesday 10th October 2017 | 3:15am | Gold |
Sunday 7th January 2018 | 9:00pm | Yesterday |
Friday 16th February 2018 | 12:10am | Yesterday |
Friday 16th February 2018 | 9:40pm | Yesterday |
Tuesday 15th May 2018 | 11:00pm | Yesterday |
Wednesday 16th May 2018 | 9:00pm | Yesterday |
Monday 5th June 2023 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Tuesday 6th June 2023 | 2:20am | Gold |
Friday 9th June 2023 | 9:40pm | Gold |
Saturday 10th June 2023 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Monday 8th January 2024 | 8:35pm | Gold |
Tuesday 9th January 2024 | 1:00am | 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 |
Peter Cook | Richard III |
Peter Benson | Henry VII |
Philip Kendall | Painter |
Kathleen St. John | Goneril |
Barbara Miller | Regan |
Gretchen Franklin | Cordelia |
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 |