Blackadder Goes Forth (1989– ) 8.8
Stuck in the middle of World War I, Captain Edmund Blackadder does his best to escape the banality of the war. |
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Blackadder Goes Forth (1989– ) 8.8
Stuck in the middle of World War I, Captain Edmund Blackadder does his best to escape the banality of the war. |
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| Rowan Atkinson | ... |
Captain Edmund Blackadder
(6 episodes, 1989)
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| Tony Robinson | ... |
Private S Baldrick
(6 episodes, 1989)
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| Stephen Fry | ... |
General Melchett
(6 episodes, 1989)
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| Hugh Laurie | ... |
Lieutenant The Honourable George Colthurst St. Barleigh
(6 episodes, 1989)
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| Tim McInnerny | ... |
Captain Kevin Darling
(6 episodes, 1989)
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It is 1917, and lunatic General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett is leading the British troops at the front lines against the Germans, while everyone waits for Field Marshall Haig's big push. There are various emotions throughout the camp about it. For Captain Kevin Darling, Melchett's bull-dog-like right-hand man, it makes no difference, as it appears he will be safe and sound with the general when the big push occurs. For Lieutenant George Colhurst Saint Barleigh, he is overly excited at thrashing the Germans. For Private S. (probably for Sod-Off) Baldrick, it's a terrifying experience he is not looking forward to. For Captain Edmund Blackadder, however, it's something he's too cowardly too face. Self-centered, arrogant, and sarcastic, Blackadder is always constantly searching for a way out of this silly war, and will try various, often crazy, variations on escape, all of which will take a turn he never expected. Sharing a dugout with George and Baldrick, his main obstacle for ... Written by Bloggers!
The scathing wit by Rowan Atkinson is at it's peak, in this, the forth Blackadder series. Everyone in this series is top drawer, Hugh Laurie as the dimwitted George. Stephen Fry as the insane Melchert and Tony Robinson as the repulsive, but loveable Baldrick. The episode where George is Blackadders lawyer is a riot. No show has ever pointed out the pointless lunacy of war better than this, with a series finale that is remarkably somber and very stirring. A very well done show all around.