"Blackadder II" Beer (1986)

Director:

Mandie Fletcher

Writers:

Richard Curtis (by) &
Ben Elton (by)

TV Series:

"Blackadder II" (1986)

Original Air Date:

13 February 1986 (Season 1, Episode 5)

Genre:

Comedy | History

Plot:

Blackadder finds himself hosting a drinking competition on the same night he is entertaining his puritanical relatives.

Plot Keywords:

Drinking Competition | Inheritance | Hangover | Dinner Party | Drunkard

Cast

Rowan Atkinson	...	Edmund Blackadder
Tim McInnerny	...	Lord Percy
Tony Robinson	...	Baldrick
Miranda Richardson	...	Queen Elizabeth I
Stephen Fry	...	Lord Melchett
Patsy Byrne	...	Nursie
Miriam Margolyes	...	Lady Whiteadder
Hugh Laurie	...	Simon Partridge
Roger Blake	...	Geoffrey Piddle
William Hootkins	...	Monk
Daniel Thorndike	...	Lord Whiteadder

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Goofs:

Continuity: During Scene One of Episode 5 (Beer), Baldrick is told to "get the door", and carries out this instruction by removing the front door from its hinges and taking it to Blackadder. However, the front door is visible, still in its frame, over the door that Baldrick is presenting to Blackadder.

Quotes:

Blackadder: So, Baldrick, when I call for my incredibly strong ale, I want you to pass me water. Understand?
Baldrick: Yes, m'lord. When you ask for ale, I pass water.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga (2008) (TV)

"Beer" is very good - one to be reckoned with!

Beer is probably the most wild out of all the Blackadder Series 2 episodes - lots of shouting and disorder in it. The way Blackadder switches between parties during the main part of the episode is brilliant - he is a character that shall be remembered for his extreme intelligence and cunning. From the start, we knew that an episode that involved a drinking contest would be wild - and Beer definitely lives up to this title. It is probably the most hilarious and immoral of all the episodes - only missing out on a 10 because it just wasn't rowdy enough, and should have had more scenes outside Blackadder's house. But this is only one minor nag - the episode is very well-written, and Blackadder's constant cool and brains make it very fun to watch. On the whole, Beer is very good - funny, well-written and rowdy and fun to watch - Blackadder meets "The Young Ones". Spiffing, but not quite top-hole. One to be reckoned with! 9/10