Black-Adder II (1986– )

In the Tudor court of Elizabeth I, Lord Edmund Blackadder strives to win Her Majesty's favour while attempting to avoid a grisly fate should he offend her.

Stars:

Rowan Atkinson, Tim McInnerny, Tony Robinson

Cast

Series cast summary:
Rowan Atkinson	...	Edmund Blackadder (6 episodes, 1986)
Tim McInnerny	...	Lord Percy (6 episodes, 1986)
Tony Robinson	...	Baldrick (6 episodes, 1986)
Miranda Richardson	...	Queen Elizabeth I (6 episodes, 1986)
Stephen Fry	...	Lord Melchett (6 episodes, 1986)
Patsy Byrne	...	Nursie (6 episodes, 1986)

Storyline

Sixty years after the demise of Prince Edmund Plantagenet, Queen Elizabeth I, who's as insane as her ancestors, is England's current leader. Seductive, easy-to-impress, spoiled, and always seeking a husband, "Queenie" has a leading courtier: Lord Edmund Blackaddder, great-grandson of the original. Now, however, he is dryly cynical and intelligent, but still trying to become king; this time by marrying the queen. However, her right-hand-man, Lord Melchett, will always serve as fair competition for her hand. Blackadder is again assisted by the clueless but fashionable Lord Percy Percy and dung-eating, "cunning" peasant Baldrick.

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Plot Keywords:

queen | queen elizabeth i | england | servant | 1500s | 

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Taglines:

The original may be dead... but now his bastard great-great grandson swaggers around Renaissance London with a big head and a small beard.

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Genres:

Comedy | History

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 January 1986 (UK)

Also Known As:

Crna Guja II

Filming Locations:

Wilton House, Wilton, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (6 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Rowan Atkinson, who wrote for the first series The Black Adder, did not wish to continue writing for the second series, so writer and stand-up comedian Ben Elton replaced him.

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Quotes

Baldrick: I've been in your service since I was two and a half, my lord.
Blackadder: Well that is the why I am so utterly sick of the sight of you.

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Crazy Credits

At the end of episode 2 ("Head") the year of production is given as MCXIIIV A.D. (which is not a valid roman number) instead of MCMLXXXV A.D.

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Connections

Featured in Laughter in the House: The Story of British Sitcom (1999)

User Reviews

Why can't Atkinson do more characters like this

Reading through the many comments on Blackadder i agree with the majority that it was an extremely funny and enjoyable show, especially once they had sorted out the main character from being a whiny no hoper with a stupid voice...

time and time again Rowan Atkinson has played characters like this and they are just not funny...someone has even suggested that Mr Bean is Atkinson at his best...

Balderdash...

Blackadder (series 2,3 and four) will remain a testament to great writing and performance...idiot characters should hopefully be forgotten to time.