Overview
Release Date:
5 February 1988 (UK)
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Plot:
Sir Edmund Blackadder must protect, and later rescue, King Charles I from the Roundheads.
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A lesson in "Civility"...
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Runtime:
15 min
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Filmed as part of the British version of the "Comic Relief" charity show.
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Quotes:
King Charles I:
Wait a minute - that voice has a familiar ring! And so does that finger!
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Yet another great take on the "Blackadder" character in this short installment set in the "Cavalier Years" - the English Civil War (1642 - 1651). Rowan Atkinson slips straight back into his role beautifully for this special episode (filmed in between series 2 and 3 from what I understand). Hugh Laurie and Tim McInnery are absent in this, but the cast make excellent use of their limited time and resources to create a fifteen-minute episode that rivals any of the other series'.
As with all Blackadders, the background setting is remarkably complimentary to the comedy, and we are treated to seeing Stephen Fry act as King Charles II, as well as Baldrick, well, acting as moronic as ever. Blackadder's scheming and plotting is there, as well as the classic Blackadder-style twists. It's production values aren't as polished as the other installments, but this short episode in English history and English comedy is well worth tracking down.