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: 262
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Blackadder II, Episode 2 - Head
Blackadder. Image shows left to right: Queen Elizabeth I (Miranda Richardson), Lord Edmund Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson), Nursie (Patsy Byrne). Credit: BBC
Blackadder is 'promoted' to the role of Lord High Executioner. Not best pleased with his new appointment, Edmund sets about bringing some executions forward in order to maximise his leisure time...
Further details
Things get a bit hot for Edmund when he is appointed Head Executioner and accidentally executes Sir Francis Drake. This causes Edmund a slight problem when Drake's wife is given permission by the Queen to see him.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 16th January 1986
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
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| Saturday 13th August 2011 | 6:00pm | Gold |
| Sunday 14th August 2011 | 12:05pm | Gold |
| Sunday 16th October 2011 | 7:00pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 1st November 2011 | 11:20pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 2nd November 2011 | 8:40pm | Gold |
| Thursday 19th January 2012 | 11:25pm | Gold |
| Friday 20th January 2012 | 7:25pm | Gold |
| Saturday 18th February 2012 | 1:00pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 17th April 2012 | 10:20pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 18th April 2012 | 1:00am | Gold |
| Monday 3rd September 2012 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 4th September 2012 | 1:05am | Gold |
| Sunday 7th October 2012 | 10:20pm | Gold |
| Monday 8th October 2012 | 1:35am | Gold |
| Tuesday 22nd January 2013 | 10:20pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 23rd January 2013 | 2:00am | Gold |
| Sunday 2nd June 2013 | 10:00pm | BBC2 |
| Tuesday 11th June 2013 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 23rd July 2013 | 8:40pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 24th July 2013 | 4:40pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 11th September 2013 | 10:25pm | Gold |
| Thursday 12th September 2013 | 8:20pm | Gold |
| Saturday 11th January 2014 | 7:40pm | Gold |
| Sunday 12th January 2014 | 2:20pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 5th February 2014 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Thursday 6th February 2014 | 12:20am | Gold |
| Wednesday 30th April 2014 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Thursday 1st May 2014 | 7:00pm | Gold |
| Monday 28th July 2014 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 29th July 2014 | 7:00pm | Gold |
| Monday 1st September 2014 | 9:20pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 2nd September 2014 | 1:15am | Gold |
| Saturday 6th September 2014 | 2:15pm | Gold |
| Saturday 27th December 2014 | 6:45pm | Gold |
| Sunday 28th December 2014 | 11:35am | Gold |
| Tuesday 6th January 2015 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 7th January 2015 | 8:20pm | Gold |
| Friday 10th April 2015 | 7:40pm | Gold |
| Saturday 11th April 2015 | 10:55am | Gold |
| Wednesday 3rd June 2015 | 10:40pm | Gold |
| Thursday 4th June 2015 | 8:20pm | Gold |
| Saturday 20th June 2015 | 10:15am | Gold |
| Friday 4th September 2015 | 12:00am | Gold |
| Friday 4th September 2015 | 8:40pm | Gold |
| Saturday 17th October 2015 | 5:00pm | Gold |
| Sunday 18th October 2015 | 8:00am | Gold |
| Sunday 1st November 2015 | 9:00pm | Dave |
| Monday 2nd November 2015 | 7:00pm | Dave |
| Friday 8th January 2016 | 8:40pm | Gold |
| Saturday 9th January 2016 | 2:20pm | Gold |
| Monday 7th March 2016 | 11:00pm | Yesterday |
| Tuesday 8th March 2016 | 10:00pm | Yesterday |
| Saturday 9th April 2016 | 7:40pm | Dave |
| Sunday 10th April 2016 | 4:40pm | Dave |
| Friday 14th October 2016 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 7th December 2016 | 10:00pm | Yesterday |
| Thursday 8th December 2016 | 8:00pm | Yesterday |
| Saturday 28th January 2017 | 10:40pm | Yesterday |
| Sunday 29th January 2017 | 8:40pm | Yesterday |
| Saturday 18th February 2017 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 12th April 2017 | 10:25pm | Yesterday |
| Thursday 13th April 2017 | 12:20pm | Yesterday |
| Tuesday 1st August 2017 | 10:00pm | Yesterday |
| Wednesday 2nd August 2017 | 3:00pm | Yesterday |
| Thursday 17th August 2017 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 17th October 2017 | 10:40pm | Yesterday |
| Wednesday 18th October 2017 | 10:00am | Yesterday |
| Friday 5th January 2018 | 10:20pm | Yesterday |
| Friday 23rd February 2018 | 10:30pm | Gold |
| Saturday 24th February 2018 | 7:05pm | Gold |
| Friday 25th May 2018 | 10:05pm | Gold |
| Thursday 14th March 2019 | 10:30pm | BBC4 |
| Tuesday 2nd April 2019 | 10:50pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 3rd April 2019 | 9:20pm | Gold |
| Sunday 21st April 2019 | 12:00am | BBC4 |
| Sunday 19th May 2019 | 12:25am | BBC4 |
| Sunday 30th June 2019 | 1:00am | BBC4 |
| Tuesday 16th July 2019 | 9:35pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 17th July 2019 | 7:00pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 30th July 2019 | 12:00am | BBC4 |
| Thursday 5th September 2019 | 11:30pm | BBC4 |
| Saturday 7th September 2019 | 9:15pm | Gold |
| Sunday 8th September 2019 | 4:00pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 15th April 2020 | 11:40pm | Yesterday |
| Thursday 16th April 2020 | 9:40pm | Yesterday |
| Tuesday 1st September 2020 | 10:40pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 2nd September 2020 | 1:15am | Gold |
| Saturday 21st November 2020 | 9:30pm | BBC1 |
| Wednesday 6th January 2021 | 12:20pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 6th January 2021 | 6:20pm | Gold |
| Monday 17th May 2021 | 11:00pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 18th May 2021 | 1:35am | Gold |
| Tuesday 8th June 2021 | 12:40pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 8th June 2021 | 4:00pm | Gold |
| Friday 2nd July 2021 | 12:20pm | Gold |
| Friday 2nd July 2021 | 4:00pm | Gold |
| Saturday 3rd July 2021 | 12:20am | Gold |
| Wednesday 28th July 2021 | 12:00pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 28th July 2021 | 4:00pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 9th November 2021 | 11:10am | Gold |
| Tuesday 9th November 2021 | 3:55pm | Gold |
| Monday 7th February 2022 | 2:40pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 8th February 2022 | 12:35am | Gold |
| Thursday 24th February 2022 | 2:20pm | Gold |
| Friday 25th February 2022 | 12:25am | Gold |
| Tuesday 19th April 2022 | 7:55am | Gold |
| Tuesday 19th April 2022 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 20th April 2022 | 1:50am | Gold |
| Tuesday 30th August 2022 | 8:40pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 31st August 2022 | 2:10am | Gold |
| Sunday 15th January 2023 | 11:35pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 13th June 2023 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 14th June 2023 | 12:40am | Gold |
| Monday 26th June 2023 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 27th June 2023 | 1:25am | Gold |
Cast & crew
| Rowan Atkinson | Lord Edmund Blackadder |
| Tony Robinson | Baldrick |
| Tim McInnerny | Percy |
| Miranda Richardson | Queen Elizabeth I |
| Stephen Fry | Lord Melchett |
| Patsy Byrne | Nursie |
| Holly De Jong | Lady Farrow |
| Bill Wallis | Gaoler Ploppy |
| Linda Polan | Mrs. Ploppy |
| Patrick Duncan | Earl Farrow |
| Richard Curtis | Writer |
| Ben Elton | Writer |
| Mandie Fletcher | Director |
| John Lloyd | Producer |
| Chris Wadsworth | Editor |
| Antony Thorpe | Production Designer |
| Howard Goodall | Composer |