

The most gripping sitcom since 1380.
Blackadder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders throughout British history, from the muck of the Middle Ages to the frontline of The Great War.


Jan 9, 1986 - 30m
Blackadder feels a funny attraction for his manservant and decides to marry when he discovers he is a she.

Jan 16, 1986 - 27m
After the Queen appoints Blackadder Lord High Executioner, he finds himself in trouble when the Queen pardons someone he executed ahead of schedule.

Jan 23, 1986 - 30m
After Sir Walter Raleigh takes the Queen's fancy by bringing her a potato, Blackadder decides to become an explorer with the aid of a legless sea captain.

Feb 5, 1986 - 30m
The Queen hampers Blackadder's efforts to raise cash to pay off a debt to a sadistic bishop.

Feb 13, 1986 - 29m
Blackadder's rich and Puritanical aunt and uncle pay him a visit to discuss his inheritance the same night he has a beer-drinking contest.

Feb 20, 1986 - 29m
Blackadder and Lord Melchett are kidnapped by a German spy right after the Queen decides she will pay no more ransom to kidnappers.