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Black Adder the Third (TV Series 1987)

30 min  -  Comedy | History
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In this generation, Blackadder is a frustrated butler in the employ of an incredibly stupid Crown Prince of England.

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Season:

1  | Full episode list »

Year:

1987  | see all »
1 win & 4 nominations See more awards »
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Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Rowan Atkinson ...
Tony Robinson Tony Robinson ...
Baldrick, a dogsbody (6 episodes, 1987)
Hugh Laurie ...
The Prince Regent, their master (6 episodes, 1987)
Helen Atkinson-Wood Helen Atkinson-Wood ...
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Storyline

During the Regency period, the insane King George III's stark raving mad son, George, is the Prince Regent of Wales. Vulgar and staggeringly slow-and-dim-witted, George exhausts the country's money and would surely be dead by know were it not for his dry, angry, bitter, arrogant and cynical butler, Edmund Blackadder, Esq. Blackadder is an ex-aristocrat who has lost his family fortune and been reduced to servant-hood, and full of loathing knowing he should have a better position then serving a lunatic. Sod-Off Baldrick is his dirty, smelly peasant servant, and Mrs. Miggins is an annoying cheerful coffee-shoppe owner who is too stupid to understand most of Mr. Blackadder's insults. Written by Bloggers!  

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Genres:

Comedy | History

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Blackadder 3 See more »

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Blackadder does not sport a beard in this season of the show because Rowan Atkinson's girlfriend hated it. See more »

Quotes

Prince George: What can I do to a woman that I can't do to you?
Blackadder: I cannot conceive, sir.
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Crazy Credits

The initial credits are as follows:
Edmund Blackadder is seen sneaking around a library, looking for a
particular book. The camera slides across three books bearing the title
'Blackadder the Third 1760-1827'. Then we see Blackadder's fingers sliding
over some other books, making fun of various titles (for instance the
'Encyclopedia Blackaddica' and 'The Blackobite Rebellion'). He finds a book
and puts it on top of some other books, so that we can read the title on
the back of it: 'Mr. Blackadder - Rowan Atkinson'. He does the same with
two other books ('Baldrick - Tony Robinson' and 'The Prince Regent - Hugh
Laurie'). Finally he finds the 'Blackadder the Third' books and picks out
one of them. As he opens it, we see that the text of each page has been cut
out, leaving a square hole, in which there is a little booklet, called
'(Episode name) by Richard Curtis & Ben Elton'. On each little booklet, we
see a drawing of Edmund Blackadder, drawn as a hero with a heroine by his
side and a dangerous situation in the background. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Monarch of the Glen: Episode #1.2" (2000) See more »