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Blackadder II

  • TV Series
  • 19861986
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 2h 56m
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
47K
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Rowan Atkinson and Miranda Richardson in Blackadder II (1986)
Comedy
In the Tudor court of Elizabeth I, Lord Edmund Blackadder strives to win Her Majesty's favour while attempting to avoid a grisly fate should he offend her.In the Tudor court of Elizabeth I, Lord Edmund Blackadder strives to win Her Majesty's favour while attempting to avoid a grisly fate should he offend her.In the Tudor court of Elizabeth I, Lord Edmund Blackadder strives to win Her Majesty's favour while attempting to avoid a grisly fate should he offend her.
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
47K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,012
487
  • Stars
    • Rowan Atkinson
    • Tony Robinson
    • Tim McInnerny
  • Stars
    • Rowan Atkinson
    • Tony Robinson
    • Tim McInnerny
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 53User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    • Top rated TV #131
    • Awards

    Episodes6

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    1986

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    Rowan Atkinson, Stephen Fry, Miranda Richardson, and Patsy Byrne in Blackadder II (1986)
    Stephen Fry and Miranda Richardson in Blackadder II (1986)
    Rowan Atkinson and Miranda Richardson in Blackadder II (1986)
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    Rowan Atkinson
    Rowan Atkinson
    • Edmund Blackadder
    Tony Robinson
    Tony Robinson
    • Baldrick
    Tim McInnerny
    Tim McInnerny
    • Lord Percy
    Miranda Richardson
    Miranda Richardson
    • Queen Elizabeth I
    Stephen Fry
    Stephen Fry
    • Lord Melchett
    Patsy Byrne
    • Nursie
    Tony Aitken
    Tony Aitken
    • Minstrel…
    Hugh Laurie
    Hugh Laurie
    • Prince Ludwig…
    Tom Baker
    Tom Baker
    • Captain Rum
    Miriam Margolyes
    Miriam Margolyes
    • Lady Whiteadder
    Ronald Lacey
    Ronald Lacey
    • Bishop of Bath & Wells
    Gabrielle Glaister
    Gabrielle Glaister
    • Bob…
    Holly De Jong
    • Lady Farrow
    Rik Mayall
    Rik Mayall
    • Flashheart
    Simon Jones
    Simon Jones
    • Sir Walter Raleigh
    Cassie Stuart
    Cassie Stuart
    • Molly
    Bill Wallis
    • Gaoler Ploppy
    Max Harvey
    • Torturer
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The format of the Blackadder series was changed substantially after the BBC was displeased with the first series, Blackadder (1982). The new BBC One Controller Michael Grade agreed to make another series if it was made as a standard studio sitcom with an audience, the characters' roles were redefined and the budget was substantially trimmed.
    • Quotes

      Baldrick: I've been in your service since I was two and a half, my lord.

      Blackadder: Well that is the why I am so utterly sick of the sight of you.

    • Crazy credits
      In the opening credits, a snake (a Mexican black kingsnake) slithers across a marble table (in a homage/parody to I, Claudius (1976), a historical/political drama series which starred Patsy Byrne). However, the snake doesn't go the way it should, and at the end is removed and replaced with an object (the object varies depending on the episode).
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      Featured in The Story of Bean (1997)

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    The best, by far!
    Blackadder II is the finest series of them all. we have the perfect cast and the crispest writing. Everything is spot on here.

    Miranda Richardson joins the cast, as a particularly loopy Queen Elizabeth. Stehen Fry joins in as the toadying Lord Melchett and the delightful Patsy Byrne is the daft Nursie. Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, and Tim McInnerny are back as the descendants of their previous characters. Percy is still a cretin, but now so is Baldrick! Luckily, Lord Edmund is a step above his ancestor, even if his station in life has fallen.

    The guests this time include Hugh Laurie as mad Prince Ludwig, Rik Mayall in his first turn as the great Lord Flasheart, and Tom Baker as a rather insane sea captain.

    If you never get to see any of the other series, watch this one.
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    • grendelkhan
    • Jun 28, 2003

    FAQ1

    • How is Lord Blackadder from this series related to Prince Edmund from 'The Black Adder'?

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    • Release date
      • January 9, 1986 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • BBC Television Centre, Wood Lane, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • 2 hours 56 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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