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Release Date:
15 June 1983 (UK) moreTagline:
The most gripping sitcom since 1380.Plot:
Prince Edmund, a.k.a. the Black Adder, constantly schemes to take the crown from his father and brother with the help of Lord Percy and Baldrick. full summaryNewsDesk:
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Why not Sir Rowan? moreCast
(Series Cast Summary - 11 of 17)| Rowan Atkinson | ... | Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh / ... (7 episodes, 1982-1983) | |
| Elspet Gray | ... | The Queen / ... (7 episodes, 1982-1983) | |
| Tim McInnerny | ... | Percy / ... (7 episodes, 1982-1983) | |
| Patrick Allen | ... | Narrator / ... (7 episodes, 1982-1983) | |
| Brian Blessed | ... | King Richard IV / ... (6 episodes, 1983) | |
| Tony Robinson | ... | Baldrick / ... (6 episodes, 1983) | |
| Robert East | ... | Harry, Prince of Wales (6 episodes, 1983) | |
| Bert Parnaby | ... | Cain, A Blind Beggar / ... (3 episodes, 1983) | |
| Roy Evans | ... | Abel, A Blind Beggar / ... (3 episodes, 1983) | |
| David Nunn | ... | Messenger / ... (3 episodes, 1983) | |
| Perry Benson | ... | Daft Ned, A Peasant / ... (3 episodes, 1983) |
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35 min (6 episodes)Language:
EnglishColor:
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1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoFilming Locations:
Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UKFun Stuff
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Much of this series was shot on film and on location in the north of England, which resulted in a cost considered exorbitant at the time for a BBC comedy series. As a result it was not renewed for a second series. However, in 1984 the team was able to convince BBC One (with new controller Michael Grade) to produce a second series with the understanding that costs would have to be cut dramatically (for example "Blackadder II" (1986) being shot entirely in a studio on videotape, except for a small amount of location filming used for the ending credits). moreQuotes:
Opening tune singer: The sound of hoof beats 'cross the glade / Good folk, lock up your son and daughter / Beware the deadly flashing blade / Unless you want to end up shorter / Black Adder, Black Adder, he rides a pitch black steed / Black Adder, Black Adder, he's very bad indeed / Black: his gloves of finest mole / Black: his codpiece made of metal / His horse is blacker than a vole / His pot is blacker than his kettle / Black Adder... moreFAQ
Why is Prince Edmund not named Edmund Blackadder?more
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I love Rowan Atkinson. I think he's the best contemporary British comedian around. Rowan has a great talent especially playing Edmund Black Adder. Edmund, the Black Adder, begins the series in the Black Plague or Black Death. The second series is a lot better with Queen Elizabeth I played by the wonderful Miranda Richardson (I wondered what happened to her). This role was before her Oscar nominating role in Damage. She is hysterical as the Virgin Queen which I bet is the funniest Queen Elizabeth I in history. I love the costumes, the language. The series got better as it went along. I loved Hugh Laurie as the dumb prince. Tony Robinson as Baldrick always made me laugh. The Black Adder kept moving on until World War II. Don't you think it's time that Rowan Atkinson became knighted.