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"Blackadder II" (1986) More at IMDbPro »

• The format of the Blackadder series was changed substantially after the BBC was displeased with the first series ("The Black Adder" (1983)). It was made as a standard studio sitcom with an audience, the characters' roles were redefined and the budget substantially trimmed.
  
  
• The opening title sequence of the snake crossing a marble table is a parody of the title sequence of "I, Claudius" (1976). Patsy Byrne, who played Nursie in "Blackadder II" (1986) appeared as Martina in "I, Claudius".
  
  
• The writers realized that they had to rewrite the character of Queen Elizabeth I after they saw Miranda Richardson's wonderfully silly interpretation.
  
  
• 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.
  
  

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