Blackadder. Mr. Edmund Blackadder, Esquire (Rowan Atkinson)
Blackadder

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.

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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
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

Cast
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
Guest cast
Peter Cook Richard III
Peter Benson Henry VII
Philip Kendall Painter
Kathleen St. John Goneril
Barbara Miller Regan
Gretchen Franklin Cordelia
Writing team
Richard Curtis Writer
Rowan Atkinson Writer
William Shakespeare Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Martin Shardlow Director
John Lloyd Producer
Mike Jackson Editor
Mykola Pawluk Editor
Chris Hull Production Designer
Howard Goodall Composer
Nigel Curzon Production Designer

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