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Blackadder's Christmas Carol

  • TV Movie
  • 19881988
  • 43m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
13K
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POPULARITY
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1,229
Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson in Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988)
ComedyHistory
After a genial spirit shows the benevolent Ebenezer Blackadder visions of his unscrupulous ancestors, he resolves to mend his generous ways.After a genial spirit shows the benevolent Ebenezer Blackadder visions of his unscrupulous ancestors, he resolves to mend his generous ways.After a genial spirit shows the benevolent Ebenezer Blackadder visions of his unscrupulous ancestors, he resolves to mend his generous ways.
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
13K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
13,926
1,229
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Richard Boden
    • Writers
      • Richard Curtis(by)
      • Ben Elton(by)
      • Charles Dickens(short story "A Christmas Carol")
    • Stars
      • Rowan Atkinson
      • Tony Robinson
      • Miranda Richardson
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Richard Boden
    • Writers
      • Richard Curtis(by)
      • Ben Elton(by)
      • Charles Dickens(short story "A Christmas Carol")
    • Stars
      • Rowan Atkinson
      • Tony Robinson
      • Miranda Richardson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 35User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info

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    Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson in Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988)
    Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson in Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988)
    Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson in Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988)
    Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson in Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988)
    Jim Broadbent and Miriam Margolyes in Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988)
    Rowan Atkinson in Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988)
    Rowan Atkinson in Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988)
    Rowan Atkinson in Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988)
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    Top cast

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    Rowan Atkinson
    Rowan Atkinson
    • Blackadders
    Tony Robinson
    Tony Robinson
    • Baldricks
    Miranda Richardson
    Miranda Richardson
    • Queens Elizabeth I…
    Stephen Fry
    Stephen Fry
    • Lords Melchett…
    Hugh Laurie
    Hugh Laurie
    • Princes Regent…
    Robbie Coltrane
    Robbie Coltrane
    • Spirit of Christmas
    Miriam Margolyes
    Miriam Margolyes
    • Queen Victoria
    Jim Broadbent
    Jim Broadbent
    • Prince Albert
    Patsy Byrne
    • Nursie…
    Denis Lill
    Denis Lill
    • Beadle
    Pauline Melville
    • Mrs Scratchit
    Philip Pope
    • Lord Nelson
    Nicola Bryant
    Nicola Bryant
    • Millicent
    Ramsay Gilderdale
    • Ralph
    David Barber
    • Enormous Orphan
    Erkan Mustafa
    • Enormous Orphan
    David Nunn
    • Enormous Orphan
    Martino Lazzeri
    • Boy
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Richard Boden
    • Writers
      • Richard Curtis(by)
      • Ben Elton(by)
      • Charles Dickens(short story "A Christmas Carol") (uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Ebenezer Blackadder is the only incarnation of Blackadder who is not named Edmund.
    • Goofs
      Queen Victoria is depicted wearing her stereotypical black clothing; however, Victoria did not actually begin to dress all in black until after her husband, Prince Albert, died in 1861.
    • Quotes

      Baldrick: Well, it went all right until the shepherds came on. See, we haven't been able to get any real sheep, so we had to stick some wool...

      Ebenezer Blackadder: On some other dogs!

      Baldrick: Yeah. And the moment Jesus got a whiff of them, he's away! While the angel's singing "peace on earth, good will to mankind," Jesus scampers across and tries to get one of the sheep to give him a piggy-back ride!

      Ebenezer Blackadder: Scarcely appropriate behavior for the Son of God, Mister Baldrick! Weren't the children upset?

      Baldrick: No, they loved it! They want us to do another one at Easter. They want to see us nail up the dog!

    • 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.
    • 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.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 100 Greatest Christmas Moments (2004)

    User reviews35

    Review
    Top review
    brilliant
    Very funny. British humour at its best once again. The reversal of the christmas carol is a brilliant idea with good imagination put into it. The other added bonus this one off episode offers is that it goes back to the past era's used in the series in small snip-its and shows us once again how the cunning Lord and the money obsessed butler spent there christmases (usually involving beating baldrick up) plus a view of the blackadder family in the distant future. definately check this out. 9 out of 10.
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    • Mmyers2003
    • Oct 30, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 23, 1988 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Різдвяна пісня Чорної гадюки
    • Filming locations
      • BBC Television Centre, Wood Lane, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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