In the Regency era, Mr E. Blackadder serves as butler to the foppish numskull Prince George amidst the fads and crazes of the time.In the Regency era, Mr E. Blackadder serves as butler to the foppish numskull Prince George amidst the fads and crazes of the time.In the Regency era, Mr E. Blackadder serves as butler to the foppish numskull Prince George amidst the fads and crazes of the time.
- Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 3 wins & 6 nominations total
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- TriviaBlackadder does not sport a beard in this season of the show because Rowan Atkinson's then-girlfriend hated it.
- GoofsAlthough purportedly set during the British Regency (1811-1820), there are appearances by, and contemporary references to, historical figures who were dead before that time, such as Samuel Johnson and Admiral Nelson. Characters use expressions not developed until later, such as "prince and the pauper" or "roller coaster."
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Baldrick: [Blackadder slams the door] Something wrong, Mr. B?
Blackadder: Oh, something's *always* wrong, Balders... the fact that I'm not a millionaire aristocrat, with the sexual capacity of a rutting rhino, is a constant niggle.
- Crazy creditsAmong the books that Blackadder peruses during the opening credits are:
- (Morte D'Edmund?)
- The Blackadder's Progress
- Rise and Fall
- Bath on 5p a Day
- Encyclopaedia Blackaddica Vol XIX FUN to HUG
- Chelsea Arts Club (...)
- Blackadder Unbound
- Landscape Gardening by Capability Brownadder
- From Black Death to Blackadder
- Blackadder's Bedside Cockfighting Companion
- The Blackadder of Calcutta
- (...)
- Blackadder Book of Martyrs
- The Blackobite Rebellion
- Old Blackamore's Almanac Second Edition
- Sir Francis Blackadder (Letters?)
- ConnectionsFeatured in Laughter in the House: The Story of British Sitcom (1999)
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I love this series. No, scratch that, I ADORE this series! Rowan Atkinson is fantastic as Blackadder (Macbeth!), Tony Robinson is perfect as Baldrick (I'd buy a little turnip of my own), and Hugh Laurie is wonderful as the Prince Regent (Why is it, that however many socks I buy, I never seem to have enough)! It was a shame that Tim McInnery and Stephen Fry could only be in it for one episode - but hey, they made the most of that one episode! Dr. Johnson is a brilliant character (EVERY word), like Pitt the Younger (What kind of jelly?) and those actors! Hot potato, orchestra stalls, Puck will make amends!
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- Aug 27, 2002
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