Blackadder 1983

Black Adder 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 First World War.

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    Specials

    1970

    31 episodes

    Specials of Blackadder premiered on -.

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    The Black Adder

    1983

    6 episodes

    Season 1 of Blackadder premiered on June 15, 1983.

    Set in 1485, King Richard III has won the Battle of Bosworth Field, only to be unintentionally assassinated, and is succeeded by Richard IV, one of the Princes in the Tower. The series follows the exploits of Richard IV's unfavoured second son Edmund in his various attempts to increase his standing with his father and in the final episode his quest to overthrow him.

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    Blackadder II

    1986

    6 episodes

    Season 2 of Blackadder premiered on January 9, 1986.

    In the Tudor court of Elizabeth I, Lord Edmund Blackadder strives to win Her Majesty's favour while attempting to avoid a grisly fate should he offend her.

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    Blackadder III: the Third

    1987

    6 episodes

    Season 3 of Blackadder premiered on September 17, 1987.

    In the 19th century Regency era, Mr E. Blackadder serves as butler to the foppish numskull Prince George amidst the fads and crazes of the time.

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    Blackadder IV: Goes Forth

    1989

    6 episodes

    Season 4 of Blackadder premiered on September 28, 1989.

    Blackadder, Baldrick and George, in a trench in Flanders during World War I, attempt to escape from the trenches to avoid certain death under the misguided command of General Melchett.