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28 September 1989 (UK)
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In this final series, Blackadder is a World War I army captain trying to survive at the front lines at the Western Front. full summary
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3 wins
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(4 articles)
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Fine sitcom
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(Series Cast Summary - 5 of 6)| Rowan Atkinson | ... | Captain Edmund Blackadder (6 episodes, 1989) | |
| Tony Robinson | ... | Private Baldrick / ... (6 episodes, 1989) | |
| Stephen Fry | ... | General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett (6 episodes, 1989) | |
| Hugh Laurie | ... | Lieutenant The Honourable George Colthurst St. Barleigh (6 episodes, 1989) | |
| Tim McInnerny | ... | Captain Darling / ... (6 episodes, 1989) |
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30 min (6 episodes)
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In-joke: In "General Hospital", General Melchett ('Stephen Fry') tells Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson) that "Oxford is a right dump". Like Melchett, Fry went to Cambridge University while Atkinson went to Oxford.
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Lord Flasheart:
And always remember - if you want something, take it! Bobby!
Bob Parkhurst: [enters] My lord?
Lord Flasheart: I want something.
Bob Parkhurst: Take it!
[she undoes her shirt - exeunt]
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Bob Parkhurst: [enters] My lord?
Lord Flasheart: I want something.
Bob Parkhurst: Take it!
[she undoes her shirt - exeunt]
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Referenced in Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments (2008) (TV)
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Probably the best of the four series, although the last three are all on a par really. The usual excellent one-liners, witticisms and comic characters are there, but with a very serious, tragic context. There is an added pathos, particularly in the last episode, "Goodbyeeee", which is one of the finest half-hours of comedy no less. The second episode, "Corporal Punishment" is surely one of the very best Blackadders, with Blackadder murdering Melchett's pigeon, Speckled Jim... A hilarious episode there. Yes, maybe the plots are more consistent and original in series 2, but this series makes the best use of the historical period, which is, of course, World War 1. Special mention must be made of Rowan Atkinson's consistently excellent portrayal of the cynical Blackadder, Stephen Fry gives one of the finest caricatured performances you'll ever see as the insane Gen. Melchett and the excellent Hugh Laurie impresses as the ever-optimistic yet idiotic Bertie Wooster-type, Young George. A must-see, even if you've seen it so many times before... If you haven't yet seen it, a veritable feast awaits. Rating:- ***** (out of *****)