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Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988)

| Comedy, History | TV Movie 23 December 1988
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After a genial spirit shows the benevolent Ebenezer Blackadder visions of his unscrupulous ancestors, he resolves to mend his generous ways.

Director:

Richard Boden

Writers:

Richard Curtis (by), Ben Elton (by)

Stars:

Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Miranda Richardson | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rowan Atkinson ... Blackadders
Tony Robinson ... Baldricks
Miranda Richardson ... Queen Elizabeth I / Asphyxia XIX
Stephen Fry ... Lords Melchett / Frondo
Hugh Laurie ... Princes Regent / Pigmot
Robbie Coltrane ... Spirit of Christmas
Miriam Margolyes ... Queen Victoria
Jim Broadbent ... Prince Albert
Patsy Byrne Patsy Byrne ... Nursie / Bernard
Denis Lill Denis Lill ... Beadle
Pauline Melville Pauline Melville ... Mrs Scratchit
Philip Pope Philip Pope ... Lord Nelson
Nicola Bryant ... Millicent
Ramsay Gilderdale Ramsay Gilderdale ... Ralph
David Barber David Barber ... Enormous Orphan
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Storyline

Edmund Blackadder and Baldrick his dogsbody are transplanted this time to Dickensian England in this one-off episode. He is kind, gentle and caring, but visits from an assortment of ghosts soon have him back to his old ways. Written by Niz

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christmas | ghost | generous man | year 1850 | 1850s | See All (48) »

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Blackadder's Christmas Carol by Ben and Dick.

Genres:

Comedy | History

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 December 1988 (UK) See more »

Also Known As:

Blackadder's Christmas Carol See more »

Filming Locations:

BBC Television Centre, Wood Lane, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK

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Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) See more »
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Trivia

Ramsay Gilderdale later played Guy of Gisbourne in BBC's Maid Marian and Her Merry Men (1989), created by Tony Robinson (Baldrick), who also stars as The Sheriff of Nottingham. See more »

Goofs

Admiral Nelson never wore an eye patch over his lost eye. See more »

Quotes

George, the Prince Regent: I mean, for heaven's sake! What can I possibly do with a girl that I can't do with you, eh?
Edmund Blackadder, Esq.: I cannot conceive.
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Crazy Credits

After the list of the cast and crew at the end of the movie, we see the words "A Merry Messy Kweznuz" scribbled, "Kweznuz" replacing "Kwelfnuve" which is stricken out. As Blackadder correctly had noted this is spelling Christmas without getting a single letter right. See more »

Alternate Versions

In some copies, the line "They want us to do another one at Easter - they want to see us nail up the dog" has been cut. See more »

Connections

Featured in The 100 Greatest Christmas Moments (2004) See more »

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Funny Anytime Of The Year
24 April 2003 | by Theo Robertson – See all my reviews

Edmund Blackadder is one of the greatest characters British television has ever produced . He`s cruel , selfish and oh so cunning and it`s a bit of a shock to see him undergo a character change and be the kindest man in all of England . But don`t worry , in this reworking of Dickens A CHRISTMAS CAROL Blackadder soon turns into the anti hero we all know and hate

This is a side splitting Christmas feast for fans of the BLACKADDER series and we get flashbacks to series two and three of the historical sit-com and a glimpse of how the show might have looked if it continued into the space age . To be honest I don`t think a science fiction version of BLACKADDER would have worked well but I did find the concept interesting and highly amusing at the same time .

Don`t worry if you watch it in the height of summer , you`ll still find it funny
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