Season 1, Episode 1: BellsOriginal Air Date—9 January 1986Blackadder develops feelings for a woman posing as his male servant. |
Season 1, Episode 2: HeadOriginal Air Date—16 January 1986Edmund is "awarded" the post of Lord High Executioner, a position which frequently results in the loss of one's own head. |
Season 1, Episode 3: PotatoOriginal Air Date—23 January 1986Edmund attempts to impress the Queen by embarking on his own voyage of discovery to the New World. |
Season 1, Episode 4: MoneyOriginal Air Date—5 February 1986The president of the Bank of the Black Monks calls upon Blackadder in order to collect a £1000 debt. |
Season 1, Episode 5: BeerOriginal Air Date—13 February 1986Blackadder finds himself hosting a drinking competition on the same night he is entertaining his puritanical relatives. |
Season 1, Episode 6: ChainsOriginal Air Date—20 February 1986Blackadder and Melchett are kidnapped by a neurotic German spy just after the Queen announces she is sick of paying ransom to kidnappers. |
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