"Black-Adder II" (1986) TV series 1986-

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:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Queen | Queen Elizabeth I | England | Servant | 1500s

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)

Series Directed by
Mandie Fletcher		(6 episodes, 1986)

Series Writing credits
Richard Curtis		(6 episodes, 1986)
Ben Elton		(6 episodes, 1986)

Series Produced by
John Lloyd	....	producer (6 episodes, 1986)

Series Original Music by
Howard Goodall		(6 episodes, 1986)

Series Film Editing by
Chris Wadsworth		(6 episodes, 1986)

Series Production Design by
Antony Thorpe		(6 episodes, 1986)

Series Costume Design by
Annie Hardinge		(6 episodes, 1986)

Series Makeup Department
Victoria Pocock	....	makeup designer (6 episodes, 1986)
Sunetra Sastry	....	makeup artist (6 episodes, 1986)

Series Production Management
Prue Saenger	....	production manager (6 episodes, 1986)

Series Art Department
Monica Boggust	....	properties buyer (6 episodes, 1986)
Graham Kern	....	graphic designer (6 episodes, 1986)

Series Sound Department
Neil Sadwick	....	studio sound (6 episodes, 1986)
Nick Way	....	deputy sound supervisor (5 episodes, 1986)
John Mooney	....	sound (3 episodes, 1986)

Series Special Effects by
Chris Reynolds	....	special effects technician (6 episodes, 1986)

Series Stunts
Marc Cass	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Ron Green	....	senior cameraman (4 episodes, 1986)
Don Babbage	....	studio lighting (3 episodes, 1986)
Henry Barber	....	studio lighting (3 episodes, 1986)
John Dailley	....	senior cameraman (2 episodes, 1986)

Series Editorial Department
Heather Gilder	....	vision mixer (6 episodes, 1986)

Series Other crew
Sarah Gowers	....	assistant floor manager (6 episodes, 1986)
Amita Lochab	....	production assistant (6 episodes, 1986)
Ray Hider	....	technical coordinator (4 episodes, 1986)

Production Companies

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

30 min (6 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | Australia:PG (Cable TV rating)

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

The format of the Blackadder series was changed substantially after the BBC was displeased with the first series ("The Black Adder" (1983)). It was made as a standard studio sitcom with an audience, the characters' roles were redefined and the budget substantially trimmed.

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 The Big Fat Anniversary Quiz (2007) (TV)

The best, by far!

Blackadder II is the finest series of them all. we have the perfect cast and the crispest writing. Everything is spot on here.

Miranda Richardson joins the cast, as a particularly loopy Queen Elizabeth. Stehen Fry joins in as the toadying Lord Melchett and the delightful Patsy Byrne is the daft Nursie. Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, and Tim McInnerny are back as the descendants of their previous characters. Percy is still a cretin, but now so is Baldrick! Luckily, Lord Edmund is a step above his ancestor, even if his station in life has fallen.

The guests this time include Hugh Laurie as mad Prince Ludwig, Rik Mayall in his first turn as the great Lord Flasheart, and Tom Baker as a rather insane sea captain.

If you never get to see any of the other series, watch this one.