Blackadder

A cunning plan through history

Blackadder is a series of four period sitcoms broadcast on BBC One, each starring Rowan Atkinson as a scheming, sardonic member of the Blackadder dynasty and Tony Robinson as his hopeless dogsbody, Baldrick. Every series drops the pair into a different slice of English history: the medieval court of The Black Adder, the Elizabethan intrigue of Blackadder II, the Regency drawing rooms of Blackadder the Third, and the First World War trenches of Blackadder Goes Forth. Written by Richard Curtis, Rowan Atkinson and later Ben Elton, and boasting a cast including Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Miranda Richardson and Tim McInnerny, it is celebrated for its razor-sharp wit and its unforgettable, poignant final scene.