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 Back & Forth
Further details
When a practical joke goes wrong and a 'time machine' constructed by Baldrick actually works, Edmund finds himself face-to-face with such historical luminaries as Elizabeth I, Robin Hood, William Shakespeare, and even a dinosaur.
Notes
This special episode was commissioned to be shown as a visitor attraction at The Millennium Dome, in a cinema venue run/sponsored by Sky. It was broadcast on Sky One in October, and received its first terrestrial broadcast on BBC One, on Sunday 21st April 2002 - for this a laughter track was added. (It had been due to air on Easter Sunday, at the end of March, but was postponed following the death of the Queen Mother.)
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 1st October 2000
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Sky One
- Length
- 45 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
---|---|---|
Sunday 6th March 2011 | 11:00pm | Gold |
Wednesday 20th April 2011 | 9:15pm | Gold |
Wednesday 28th December 2011 | 8:50am | Gold |
Wednesday 28th December 2011 | 3:50pm | Gold |
Friday 16th March 2012 | 9:05pm | Gold |
Friday 16th March 2012 | 11:50pm | Gold |
Sunday 27th May 2012 | 8:30pm | Gold |
Monday 28th May 2012 | 3:35pm | Gold |
Saturday 14th July 2012 | 1:35pm | Gold |
Saturday 14th July 2012 | 8:15pm | Gold |
Friday 14th September 2012 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 15th September 2012 | 12:55am | Gold |
Thursday 1st November 2012 | 12:40am | Gold |
Thursday 1st November 2012 | 1:20pm | Gold |
Sunday 18th November 2012 | 11:00pm | Gold |
Monday 19th November 2012 | 2:15am | Gold |
Sunday 30th December 2012 | 1:15am | Gold |
Thursday 3rd January 2013 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Tuesday 9th April 2013 | 10:20pm | Gold |
Wednesday 10th April 2013 | 1:55am | Gold |
Friday 14th June 2013 | 11:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 13th July 2013 | 12:55am | Gold |
Tuesday 16th July 2013 | 5:10pm | Gold |
Saturday 31st August 2013 | 11:15pm | Gold |
Sunday 1st September 2013 | 1:50am | Gold |
Tuesday 23rd December 2014 | 4:00pm | Gold |
Friday 26th December 2014 | 5:15pm | Gold |
Saturday 7th March 2015 | 9:30am | Gold |
Monday 25th May 2015 | 1:00pm | Gold |
Monday 25th May 2015 | 5:55pm | Gold |
Friday 6th November 2015 | 9:15pm | Gold |
Monday 28th December 2015 | 9:00pm | Dave |
Thursday 21st January 2016 | 8:40pm | Gold |
Friday 22nd January 2016 | 1:20am | Gold |
Friday 22nd January 2016 | 1:55pm | Gold |
Saturday 6th February 2016 | 11:15am | Gold |
Wednesday 19th April 2017 | 10:05pm | Yesterday |
Thursday 20th April 2017 | 12:00pm | Yesterday |
Friday 22nd December 2023 | 5:45pm | BBC2 |
Cast & crew
Tony Robinson | Baldrick |
Miranda Richardson | Queen Elizabeth I |
Stephen Fry | Lord Melchett |
Patsy Byrne | Nursie |
Rowan Atkinson | Lord Edmund Blackadder V |
Stephen Fry | The Duke of Wellington |
Stephen Fry | All Melchetts |
Hugh Laurie | All Georges |
Tim McInnerny | All Darlings |
Miranda Richardson | All Elizabeths |
Colin Firth | William Shakespeare |
Rik Mayall | Robin Hood |
Kate Moss | Maid Marian |
Crispin Harris | Friar Tuck |
Simon Russell Beale | Napoleon |
Jennie Bond | Royal Reporter (Voice) |
Richard Curtis | Writer |
Ben Elton | Writer |
Paul Weiland | Director |
Sophie Clarke-Jervoise | Producer |
Peter Bennett-Jones | Executive Producer |
Geoffrey Perkins | Executive Producer |
Guy Bensley | Editor |
Howard Goodall | Composer |
Andrew Howe-Davies | Production Designer |
Press
A look back at Blackadder Back & Forth
As a reunion, and a Christmas special, I always thought that Blackadder Back & Forth was brilliant. Ultimately though, I can understand why people didn't want Blackadder's legacy damaged.
Rhianna Evans, Super Ink, 17th September 2019Why Blackadder writers reinvented him after series one
35 years ago, it's fair to say that the now-beloved sitcom was a very different beast to begin with.
Mark Butler, i Newspaper, 13th June 2018