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Blackadder the Third

  • TV Series
  • 1987
  • TV-PG
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
49K
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Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson in Blackadder the Third (1987)
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In the Regency era, Mr E. Blackadder serves as butler to the foppish numskull Prince George amidst the fads and crazes of the time.In the Regency era, Mr E. Blackadder serves as butler to the foppish numskull Prince George amidst the fads and crazes of the time.In the Regency era, Mr E. Blackadder serves as butler to the foppish numskull Prince George amidst the fads and crazes of the time.

  • Stars
    • Rowan Atkinson
    • Tony Robinson
    • Hugh Laurie
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.6/10
    49K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,007
    261
    • Stars
      • Rowan Atkinson
      • Tony Robinson
      • Hugh Laurie
    • 51User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Top rated TV #165
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 3 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Rowan Atkinson
    Rowan Atkinson
    • Edmund Blackadder, butler to the Prince…
    Tony Robinson
    Tony Robinson
    • Baldrick, a dogsbody…
    Hugh Laurie
    Hugh Laurie
    • The Prince Regent, their master…
    Helen Atkinson Wood
    Helen Atkinson Wood
    • Mrs. Miggins, a coffee shoppekeeper…
    Robbie Coltrane
    Robbie Coltrane
    • Dr. Samuel Johnson, noted for his fat dictionary
    Hugh Paddick
    • Keanrick, thespian
    Miranda Richardson
    Miranda Richardson
    • Amy Hardwood, the elusive Shadow
    Stephen Fry
    Stephen Fry
    • The Duke of Wellington, a famous soldier
    Tim McInnerny
    Tim McInnerny
    • Lord Topper -Fop
    Kenneth Connor
    Kenneth Connor
    • Mossop, thespian
    Vincent Hanna
    • Mr. Vincent Hanna, his own great great great grandfather
    Warren Clarke
    Warren Clarke
    • Mr. Hardwood, her father
    Nigel Planer
    Nigel Planer
    • Lord Smedley - Fop
    Denis Lill
    Denis Lill
    • Sir Talbot Buxomly, a member of Parliament
    Lee Cornes
    Lee Cornes
    • Shelley, romantic junkie poet
    Gertan Klauber
    Gertan Klauber
    • King George III, a mad Monarch
    Chris Barrie
    Chris Barrie
    • Ambassador - a Fearsome Revolutionary
    Ben Elton
    • Anarchist
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    • Trivia
      Blackadder does not sport a beard in this season of the show because Rowan Atkinson's then-girlfriend hated it.
    • Goofs
      Although purportedly set during the British Regency (1811-1820), there are appearances by, and contemporary references to, historical figures who were dead before that time, such as Samuel Johnson and Admiral Nelson. Characters use expressions not developed until later, such as "prince and the pauper" or "roller coaster."
    • Quotes

      Baldrick: [Blackadder slams the door] Something wrong, Mr. B?

      Blackadder: Oh, something's *always* wrong, Balders... the fact that I'm not a millionaire aristocrat, with the sexual capacity of a rutting rhino, is a constant niggle.

    • Crazy credits
      Among the books that Blackadder peruses during the opening credits are:
      • (Morte D'Edmund?)
      • The Blackadder's Progress
      • Rise and Fall
      • Bath on 5p a Day
      • Encyclopaedia Blackaddica Vol XIX FUN to HUG
      • Chelsea Arts Club (...)
      • Blackadder Unbound
      • Landscape Gardening by Capability Brownadder
      • From Black Death to Blackadder
      • Blackadder's Bedside Cockfighting Companion
      • The Blackadder of Calcutta
      • (...)
      • Blackadder Book of Martyrs
      • The Blackobite Rebellion
      • Old Blackamore's Almanac Second Edition
      • Sir Francis Blackadder (Letters?)
    • Connections
      Featured in Laughter in the House: The Story of British Sitcom (1999)

    User reviews51

    Featured review
    9/10

    A forgotten yet great series!

    Blackadder 3 is probably the Blackadder series that people have least heard of - it has basically the same principles as the second and fourth ones and has nothing revolutionary in it. But it is still great - a fiery Duke of Wellington and a fat foolish Dr Johnson (writer of the first dictionary in England) make this series one to be reckoned with. There are still more hilarious one-liners to be delivered in this series, and it brings out the humour in a lesser-known era - in historically accurate and enjoyable episodes. Blackadder's third outing is not the most famous and well-known of the lot, but Rowan Atkinson's role as a butler to a stupid prince is a funny and effectively done one, and Hugh Laurie is at his best in this series. Very good! 9/10
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    • Nov 21, 2006
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    • Release date
      • September 17, 1987 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Blackadder III
    • Filming locations
      • BBC Television Centre, Wood Lane, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK(Studio)
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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