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The Black Adder (1982)
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Prince Edmund, a.k.a. the Black Adder, constantly schemes to take the crown from his father and brother with the help of Lord Percy and Baldrick. |
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Cast
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| Rowan Atkinson | ... |
Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh
(7 episodes, 1982-1983)
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Elspet Gray | ... |
The Queen
(7 episodes, 1982-1983)
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| Tim McInnerny | ... |
Percy
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Patrick Allen | ... |
Narrator
(7 episodes, 1982-1983)
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Robert East | ... |
Harry, Prince of Wales
(6 episodes, 1983)
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| Brian Blessed | ... |
King Richard IV
(6 episodes, 1983)
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Tony Robinson | ... |
Baldrick
(6 episodes, 1983)
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Bert Parnaby | ... |
Cain, A Blind Beggar
(3 episodes, 1983)
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Roy Evans | ... |
Abel, A Blind Beggar
(3 episodes, 1983)
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David Nunn | ... |
Messenger
(3 episodes, 1983)
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Perry Benson | ... |
Daft Ned, A Peasant
(3 episodes, 1983)
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Storyline
Set in England at the end of the War of the Roses, we soon find out that the history we know is a Tudor fiction. In fact, Henry VII did not actually win the battle of Bosworth Field; he lost and though Richard III died in the battle, his nephew King Richard IV (who certainly was not smothered while still a boy in the Tower of London) reigned on for some years. The story focuses on Richard IV's younger son Prince Edmund, a sniveling coward who calls himself the 'Black Adder'. Assisted by his grungy servant Baldrick and the moronic Lord Percy, Edmund plots his rise to greatness. Written by Reid Gagle
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Language:
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Blackadder See more »Filming Locations:
Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UKCompany Credits
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
(6 episodes)Sound Mix:
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1.33 : 1
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Trivia
Much of this series was shot on film and on location in the north of England, which resulted in a cost considered exorbitant at the time for a BBC comedy series. As a result it was not renewed for a second series. However, in 1984 the team was able to convince BBC One (with new controller Michael Grade) to produce a second series with the understanding that costs would have to be cut dramatically (for example Black-Adder II being shot entirely in a studio on videotape, except for a small amount of location filming used for the ending credits). See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: Blackadder is throughout the series referred to as the Duke of Edinburgh, a title that was first bestowed by King George I in 1726, on his grandson, Prince Frederick Lewis, in the Peerage of Great Britain. Thus, the title didn't exist in the late 1480s. See more »Quotes
Opening tune singer: The sound of hoof beats 'cross the glade / Good folk, lock up your son and daughter / Beware the deadly flashing blade / Unless you want to end up shorter / Black Adder, Black Adder, he rides a pitch black steed / Black Adder, Black Adder, he's very bad indeed / Black: his gloves of finest mole / Black: his codpiece made of metal / His horse is blacker than a vole / His pot is blacker than his kettle / Black Adder...See more »
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