The Black Adder, Episode 5 - Witchsmeller Pursuivant
Blackadder. Image shows left to right: The Witchsmeller Pursuivant (Frank Finlay), Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh (Rowan Atkinson). Credit: BBC
A witchfinder is in the district around the castle after a spate of plague infections. Edmund is identified as the head witch, and immediately placed on trial...
Further details
England faces a dual crisis: sorcery is afoot and there is a great plague across the land. Woe to Edmund, that he is accused of being a witch by a witchsmeller. Will he and Baldrick have their day at the stake?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 13th July 1983
- Time
- 9:25pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 35 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
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Thursday 2nd February 2012 |
10:00pm |
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Friday 3rd February 2012 |
6:00pm |
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Saturday 18th February 2012 |
11:00am |
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Sunday 18th March 2012 |
8:10am |
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Saturday 2nd June 2012 |
9:20am |
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Saturday 18th August 2012 |
2:00am |
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Friday 7th September 2012 |
11:40pm |
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Saturday 8th September 2012 |
2:30am |
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Thursday 2nd May 2013 |
10:20pm |
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Friday 3rd May 2013 |
1:30am |
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Friday 14th June 2013 |
11:45pm |
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Thursday 17th October 2013 |
11:40pm |
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Friday 18th October 2013 |
1:30am |
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Thursday 6th March 2014 |
11:40pm |
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Friday 7th March 2014 |
2:30am |
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Monday 31st March 2014 |
2:20am |
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Wednesday 23rd April 2014 |
12:20am |
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Wednesday 23rd April 2014 |
2:20am |
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Thursday 19th June 2014 |
11:15pm |
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Friday 20th June 2014 |
2:05am |
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Monday 21st July 2014 |
8:20pm |
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Tuesday 22nd July 2014 |
12:45am |
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Saturday 28th March 2015 |
9:40am |
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Saturday 20th June 2015 |
12:10pm |
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Thursday 7th January 2016 |
8:00pm |
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Friday 30th September 2016 |
9:30pm |
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Sunday 16th April 2017 |
9:45pm |
Yesterday |
Monday 17th April 2017 |
11:40am |
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Friday 7th July 2017 |
12:15am |
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Tuesday 25th July 2017 |
2:15am |
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Monday 23rd October 2017 |
11:20pm |
Gold |
Tuesday 24th October 2017 |
1:40am |
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Thursday 26th October 2017 |
12:20am |
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Sunday 14th January 2018 |
9:45pm |
Yesterday |
Friday 23rd February 2018 |
12:55am |
Yesterday |
Friday 23rd February 2018 |
10:30pm |
Yesterday |
Tuesday 22nd May 2018 |
11:50pm |
Yesterday |
Wednesday 23rd May 2018 |
9:50pm |
Yesterday |
Wednesday 7th June 2023 |
9:00pm |
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Thursday 8th June 2023 |
1:55am |
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Saturday 10th June 2023 |
11:15pm |
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Sunday 11th June 2023 |
3:10am |
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Sunday 11th June 2023 |
10:15pm |
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Cast & crew
Guest cast
Natasha King |
Princess Leia of Hungary |
Frank Finlay |
The Witchsmeller Pursuivant |
Richard Murdoch |
Ross, A Lord |
Valentine Dyall |
Angus, A Lord |
Peter Schofield |
Fife, A Lord |
Stephen Frost |
Soft, A Guard |
Mark Arden |
Anon, A Guard |
Perry Benson |
Daft Red, A Peasant |
Bert Parnaby |
Dim Cain, A Peasant |
Roy Evans |
Dum Abel, A Peasant |
Forbes Collins |
Dopey Jack, A Peasant |
Patrick Duncan |
Officer, An Officer |
Barbara Miller |
Jane Firkettle |
Howard Lew Lewis |
Piers, A Yeoman |
Sarah Thomas |
Mrs. Field, A Goodwife |
Louise Gold |
Mrs. Tyler, A Goodwife |