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- Episode aired Feb 13, 1986
- TV-PG
- 30m
Blackadder finds himself hosting a drinking competition on the same night he is entertaining his puritanical relatives.Blackadder finds himself hosting a drinking competition on the same night he is entertaining his puritanical relatives.Blackadder finds himself hosting a drinking competition on the same night he is entertaining his puritanical relatives.
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- TriviaThe episode marks Hugh Laurie's first ever Blackadder appearance, and Miriam Margolyes' second. Laurie would go on to appear in every subsequent episode of the show.
- GoofsWhen Edmund is given the red wine, he opens the cupboard door and throws it in, spilling it all over the floor. Elizabeth knocks at the door and it cuts to a shot of Percy knocking in reply to the knock at the door. When it cuts back, the drink on the floor has gone.
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[Edmund is trying to impress his puritan relatives]
Blackadder: This is a house of simple purity.
Monk: [Runs in and vomits in fireplace] Great booze-up, Edmund.
Lady Whiteadder: Do you know that man?
Blackadder: No.
Lady Whiteadder: He called you Edmund
Blackadder: Oh, know him? Yes, I do.
Lady Whiteadder: Then can you explain what he meant by "great booze-up"?
Blackadder: [very long pause] Yes, I can. My friend is a missionary and on his last visit abroad brought back with him the chief of a famous tribe. His name is Great Boo. He's been suffering from sleeping sickness and he's obviously just woken because as you've heard, Great Boo's up.
- Crazy creditsIn the closing credits, the theme is sung as though the singer were drunk, with a swift decline in vocal quality, and at one point, a hiccup.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga (2008)
Utterly surreal humour, I think Miriam Margolyes's performance is one of my favourites from the entire series, she is totally wonderful from start to finish. Her delivery, her facial expressions, coupled with the script make for a joyous performance.
Love the bit about 'Great booze up' wonderfully delivered by Rowan, and I utterly love the ending, the little goblin song. Miriam's line utterly steals the show.
'Wicked Child.' Another line I tend to use in everyday life, Blackadder was hugely influential. A great episode, 8/10
- Sleepin_Dragon
- Jan 15, 2016
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