The Queen of Spain's Beard
- Episode aired Jul 6, 1983
- TV-PG
- 33m
To dominate Northern Europe, King Richard arranges a marriage between his son Edmund and the Spanish Infanta.To dominate Northern Europe, King Richard arranges a marriage between his son Edmund and the Spanish Infanta.To dominate Northern Europe, King Richard arranges a marriage between his son Edmund and the Spanish Infanta.
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Did you know
- TriviaNatasha King (Princess Leia of Hungary) has remarked on the kindness of the cast and crew to her as a child actor and recalled that, at the end of filming, Rowan Atkinson presented her with a bouquet of flowers.
- GoofsThe Infanta appears to not know about the rule that one of them has to be a virgin in order for the marriage to be valid, as she asks what Edmund is like in bed and if she knew about the rule she would therefore deduce that since she isn't a virgin, he must be.
- Quotes
Baldrick: My Lord...
Prince Edmund: What?
Baldrick: I also have a plan.
Prince Edmund: Yes?
Baldrick: Why not make her think you prefer the company of men?
Prince Edmund: But I do, Baldrick, I do!
Baldrick: No, no, My Lord. I mean, erm, the, er, *intimate* company of men...?
Prince Edmund: You don't mean... like the Earle of Doncaster...?
Baldrick: I mean just like the Earle of Doncaster.
Prince Edmund: That great radish? That steaming great left-footer? The Earle of Doncaster, Baldrick, has been riding side-saddle since he was seventeen.
Baldrick: Mm! And who would want to marry the Earle of Doncaster?
Prince Edmund: Well, no-one wou -
[realises]
Prince Edmund: Brilliant! Of course! No-one would marry the Earle of Doncaster!... except, perhaps, the Duke of Beaufort.
- Crazy creditsCast in Affable Order
- ConnectionsFeatured in Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga (2008)
King Richard is not very happy with France, and decides to marry Edmund to the Spanish Infanta to get some connections with Spain (whatever that means, as Spain did not really exist back then; but we don't watch "The Black Adder" for its historical accuracy). As they say at the beginning of the episode, marriage was used to create alliances, and Edmund is thrilled with the prospect of his marriage. Till he discovers the infanta doesn't look as he imagined she would, and decides to do anything, but anything, not to marry her.
Cue a very funny episode, where jokes (all very, but very silly, and some maybe not very politically correct) keep flying, non-stop. The dialogues are very funny, the acting great, and the plot development hilarious. Edmund makes a fool of himself constantly, and the historical inaccuracies only add to the fun (the 'traditional' Spanish attire comment is hilarious). Totally worth watching.
- tenshi_ippikiookami
- Dec 17, 2016
Details
- Runtime33 minutes
- Color