"Black Adder the Third" (1987) TV series

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

17 September 1987 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | History

Tagline:

Macbeth!

Plot:

In this generation, Blackadder is a frustrated butler in the employ of an incredibly stupid Crown Prince of England.

Plot Keywords:

England | Servant | King | France | Historically Inaccurate

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Rowan Atkinson	...	Edmund Blackadder, butler to the Prince (6 episodes, 1987)
Tony Robinson	...	Baldrick - a dogsbody / ... (6 episodes, 1987)
Hugh Laurie	...	The Prince Regent - their master / ... (6 episodes, 1987)
Helen Atkinson-Wood	...	Mrs. Miggins, a coffee shoppekeeper (6 episodes, 1987)

Series Directed by
Mandie Fletcher		(6 episodes, 1987)

Series Writing credits
Richard Curtis		(6 episodes, 1987)
Ben Elton		(6 episodes, 1987)

Series Produced by
John Lloyd	....	producer (6 episodes, 1987)

Series Original Music by
Howard Goodall		(6 episodes, 1987)

Series Production Design by
Antony Thorpe		(6 episodes, 1987)

Series Costume Design by
Annie Hardinge		(6 episodes, 1987)

Series Makeup Department
Victoria Pocock	....	designer of make-up / designer of makeup / ... (6 episodes, 1987)
Ann Fenton	....	hair stylist / makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Olivia Hill	....	manager of production (6 episodes, 1987)

Series Art Department
Judy Farr	....	buyer of properties (6 episodes, 1987)
Graham McCallum	....	designer of graphics (6 episodes, 1987)

Series Sound Department
Peter Barville	....	supervisor of sound (6 episodes, 1987)
Nick Way	....	deputy sound supervisor (2 episodes, 1987)

Series Visual Effects by
Stuart Murdoch	....	designer of visual effects (4 episodes, 1987)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Ron Bristow	....	director of lighting (5 episodes, 1987)
Ron Green	....	supervisor of cameras (5 episodes, 1987)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alleyne Kirby Davies	....	costume assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Chris Wadsworth	....	editor of videotape (6 episodes, 1987)
Sue Collins	....	mixer of vision (4 episodes, 1987)

Series Other crew
Nikki Cockcroft	....	assistant to production (6 episodes, 1987)
Duncan Cooper	....	assistant manager of floors (6 episodes, 1987)
John Latus	....	co-ordinator of technicalities / coordinator of technicalities (4 episodes, 1987)
Allan Flood	....	supervisor of production operatives (3 episodes, 1987)

Production Companies

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Also Known As:

Blackadder 3 (UK) (alternative title)
Blackadder III (USA) (video title)

Runtime:

30 min (6 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Ireland:15 | Australia:PG | UK:15 | Singapore:PG

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

Blackadder does not sport a beard in this season of the show because Rowan Atkinson's girlfriend hated it.

Quotes:

Baldrick: Sounds like a bag of grapefruits to me, Mr B.
Blackadder: The phrase, Baldrick, is "a case of sour grapes" - and yes it bloody well is.

Movie Connections:

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

Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.

The Blackadder series is quite simply the most wonderfully entertaining piece of television ever made, and Blackadder III is the best of the lot. It is absolutely, positively hilarious. This is the only series that can put me in hysterics *years* after seeing an episode - whenever something triggers memories of a particularly devastating line, I will break out in uncontrollable laughter.

The Simpsons is very funny, Frasier is remarkably clever, etc. etc. But Blackadder is British comedy - and therefore humour itself - at its best.