"Blackadder II" (1986) TV series

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

9 January 1986 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | History

Tagline:

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

Plot:

Lord Edmund Blackadder is now seeking the approval of Queen Elizabeth I with the "help" of Lord Percy Percy and Baldrick.

Plot Keywords:

Queen | Queen Elizabeth I | Servant | England | Alcohol

Cast

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)
Tony Aitken	...	Minstrel / ... (6 episodes, 1986)

Also Known As:

Black-Adder II

Runtime:

30 min (6 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

The sequences on location in which Blackadder courts Bob were filmed at the same location as the ending titles of each episode, and was the only location filming done for this series of Blackadder.

Quotes:

Baldrick: Have you got a plan, my lord?
Blackadder: Yes I have, and it's so cunning you could brush your teeth with it.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Little Britain: Biggest House of Cards (#1.5)" (2003)

As Good As Comedy Gets

This series is so brilliant, so witty, so laugh out loud funny, I watch them over and over again. I actually did NOT care for the first one (where Rowan was Edmund, the Duke). It seemed to be all over the place, embracing the history more than the comedy. But this one, Blackadder II, is MY favorite, even though Three and Four are also good. Four set during WWI is hit and miss, but some of the episodes are exceptional -especially the very last one. Funny, yet incredibly moving. Everyone's work in this series is fantastic. BELLS and HEAD are my two favorite episodes of this series. Rowan Atkinson was born to say Elton and Curtis' words and Miranda Richardson's performance as Queen Elizabeth, in all it's spoiled rotten pouting, is comic gold. The only American series that even came close to this (And I give them credit for even trying) was the summer series on CBS, THANKS - which was about the first American Pilgrim family at Plymouth, Mass. 1621. It, too, was brilliant satire, but, gee - American audiences preferred watching the premeire of Who Wants To Be A $%#@%%$ Millionaire!!! This Blackadder series IS available on video in America - so seek it out!!!