"Blackadder II" (1986) TV series

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

9 January 1986 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | History

Tagline:

The original may be dead... but now his bastard great-great grandson swaggers around Renaissance London with a big head and a small beard.

Plot:

Lord Edmund Blackadder is now seeking the approval of Queen Elizabeth I with the "help" of Lord Percy Percy and Baldrick.

Plot Keywords:

Queen | Queen Elizabeth I | Servant | England | Alcohol

Cast

Rowan Atkinson	...	Edmund Blackadder / ... (6 episodes, 1986)
Tim McInnerny	...	Lord Percy (6 episodes, 1986)
Tony Robinson	...	Baldrick (6 episodes, 1986)
Miranda Richardson	...	Queen Elizabeth I (6 episodes, 1986)
Stephen Fry	...	Lord Melchett (6 episodes, 1986)
Patsy Byrne	...	Nursie (6 episodes, 1986)
Tony Aitken	...	Minstrel / ... (6 episodes, 1986)

Series Directed by
Mandie Fletcher		(6 episodes, 1986)

Series Writing credits
Richard Curtis		(6 episodes, 1986)
Ben Elton		(6 episodes, 1986)

Series Produced by
John Lloyd	....	producer (6 episodes, 1986)

Series Original Music by
Howard Goodall		(6 episodes, 1986)

Series Film Editing by
Chris Wadsworth		(2 episodes, 1986)

Series Production Design by
Antony Thorpe		(6 episodes, 1986)

Series Costume Design by
Annie Hardinge		(6 episodes, 1986)

Series Makeup Department
Victoria Pocock	....	makeup designer (6 episodes, 1986)

Series Production Management
Prue Saenger	....	production manager (6 episodes, 1986)

Series Art Department
Monica Boggust	....	properties buyer (6 episodes, 1986)
Graham Kern	....	graphic designer (6 episodes, 1986)

Series Sound Department
Neil Sadwick	....	studio sound (6 episodes, 1986)
Nick Way	....	deputy sound supervisor (5 episodes, 1986)
John Mooney	....	sound (3 episodes, 1986)

Series Special Effects by
Chris Reynolds	....	special effects technician (6 episodes, 1986)

Series Stunts
Marc Cass	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Ron Green	....	senior camera operator / senior cameraman (4 episodes, 1986)
Don Babbage	....	studio lighting (3 episodes, 1986)
Henry Barber	....	studio lighting (3 episodes, 1986)
John Dailley	....	senior cameraman (2 episodes, 1986)

Series Editorial Department
Heather Gilder	....	vision mixer (6 episodes, 1986)
Chris Wadsworth	....	videotape editor (4 episodes, 1986)

Series Other crew
Sarah Gowers	....	assistant floor manager (6 episodes, 1986)
Amita Lochab	....	production assistant (6 episodes, 1986)
Ray Hider	....	technical coordinator (4 episodes, 1986)

Production Companies

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Also Known As:

Black-Adder II

Runtime:

30 min (6 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Wilton House, Wilton, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

The sequences on location in which Blackadder courts Bob were filmed at the same location as the ending titles of each episode, and was the only location filming done for this series of Blackadder.

Quotes:

[Percy and Queen Elizabeth are playing frisbee]
Lord Percy: [Catches the frisbee] Howzat.
Queen Elizabeth: Percy, who's Queen?
Lord Percy: [Throws it away] Butterfingers.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988) (TV)

Hilarious is not a strong enough word!

This has to be the funniest, most scathing comedy series of all times. Rowan Atkinson, whose persona and looks change with each reincarnation, is, in these episodes, a strutting peacock always on the lookout for funds to support his lifestyle and he is, in a word, priceless! The supporting cast is without peer...Baldrick the filthy: Lord Percy Percy, the stupidest git that ever drew breath; Queenie, the psychotic; Nursie with the udder fixation; Lord Melchett, the brown-noser.......all are perfect. And others who pop up in particular episodes are spot on. The famous Blackadder sneer begins in these episodes and the insults fly like fleas from Baldrick's hair. In Blackadder II, "Chains" is the one that will make you choke with laughter. Hugh Laurie, as Prince Ludwig who doesn't want to "inconwenience the quveen" is hilarious and the secret of Lord Melchett's sheep is revealed.....baaaaaa. If you like Blackadder in all it's iterations, buy the book "Blackadder, the Whole Damn Dynasty".....it contains the complete scripts of each episode and you can laugh all over again. This is the best of the best in British humor!