TV series
Blackadder
Overview
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.
Details
- First air date
- 1983-06-15
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 4 seasons
- Episodes
- 24 episodes
- Genres
- Comedy
- Network
- BBC One
- Production
- BBC
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Rowan Atkinson as Edmund Blackadder
- Tony Robinson as Baldrick
- Tim McInnerny as Lord Percy
- Hugh Laurie as Lieutenant The Honourable George Colthurst St. Barleigh
- Stephen Fry as General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett
- Miranda Richardson as Queen Elizabeth I
- Tony Aitken as Minstrel
- Patrick Allen as Narrator
- Brian Blessed as King Richard IV
- Elspet Gray as The Queen
- Robert East as Harry Prince of Wales
- Patsy Byrne as Nursie
Creators and crew
- Richard Curtis - Creator
- Rowan Atkinson - Creator
- Ben Elton - Creator
- John Lloyd - Producer
- Mandie Fletcher - Director
- Richard Boden - Director
Seasons
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