THE BLACK
ADDER (16TH JUNE - 20TH JULY 1983)
0. THE UNSHOWN
PILOT
1. THE
FORETELLING
With Peter Cook as
Richard III, From out of the swirling mist of the
Dark Ages comes a lone horseman cursed from youth
by a deformed haircut and sporting a particularly
evil pair of tights.
2. BORN TO BE
KING
Treachery,
murder and Morris-dancing break out in all their
full horror when an orange-faced starnger arrives
at court.
3. THE
ARCHBISHOP
The
landscape is littered with dead Archbishops of
Canterbury. Edmund's cunning plan is to get his
deadliest rival appointed to the vacancy.
4. THE QUEEN OF
SPAIN'S BEARD
With Miriam Margoolyes as Princess Maria. The
King's international treachery gives the hideous
Edmund a chance to press his clammy body against
one of Europe's most eligible princesses.
5. WITCHSMELLER
PURSUIVANT
Frank Finlay stars as yhe repulsive Witchsmeller.
The King is a bit under the weather with the
Black Death. Witchcraft is diagnosed by the Black
Adder and only one man can root it out.
6. THE BLACK
SEAL
With Rik Mayall as Mad Gerald. In a final gesture
of defiance Edmund rides forth to seek out the
Seven Most Evil Men in the land and return with
them to seize the throne.
BLACKADDER
II (9TH JAN - 20TH FEB 1986)
1. BELLS
2. HEAD
3. POTATO
4. BEER
5. MONEY
6. CHAINS
BLACKADDER
THE THIRD (17 SEP - 22 OCT 1987)
1. DISH AND
DISHONESTY
Blackadder takes on the task of saving his
master from bankruptcy. Unfortunately, attempts
at interfering in the democratic process don´t
quite go according to plan as Baldrick is
accidentally elevated to the House of Lords.
2. INK AND
INCAPABILITY
When "thick as a whale omelette"
Prince George is approached by Dr Johnson with a
view to patronising his new dictionary,
Blackadder is, at first, unimpressed. But as
Johnson´s enthusiasm for a novel by a certain
"Gertrude Perkins" becoms clear, the
royal butler´s attitude changes. However, he
hasn´t bargained for the monumentally brainless
Baldrick.
3. NOB AND
NOBILITY
With Francophilia and Scarlet Pimpernalia
sweeping England following the French Revolution,
Blackadder´s intense dislike for anything Gallic
seems somewhat out of place. But the lure of
pecuniary advantage can do strange things to a
man´s principles. Meanwhile the Prince Regent
has terrible trouble getting his trousers on.
4. SENSE AND
SENILITY
With anarchists lurking everywhere,
Blackadder suggests that it might be opportune
for his master to make a speech sympathetic to
the proletariat. But when they hire two actors to
give Prince George some oratorical training, the
"mouse-brained" Baldrick apparently
discovers an extravagant plot to murder the
Prince, who is wearing some very large trousers
indeed.
5. AMY AND
AMIABILITY
Penury stalks the corridors of the Royal
Palace, and the only answer is a marriage of
financial convenience for the Prince Regent.
Unfortunately, that idea backfires and Blackadder
is forced into a highwayman´s life with
dogsbody, Baldrick as his trusty steed.
6. DUEL AND
DUALITY
After a night of debauchery with the Duke
of Wellington´s two neices, the Prince Regent is
challenged to a duel by the big-nosed general.
During a momentary lapse into semi-coherence,
Baldrick thinks of a plan.
BLACKADDER
SPECIALS
BLACKADDER: THE
CAVALIER YEARS
In 1648, King
Charles was in flight from the wrath of Cromwell
and his roundheads. Only two men remained
faithful, risking certain death by their fidelity
to the crown. One was the sole descendent of a
great historical English dynasty - his name Sir
Edmund Blackadder. The other was the sole
descendent of an unfortunate meeting between a
pig farmer and a bearded lady. History has quite
rightly forgotten his name.
BLACKADDERS
CHRISTMAS CAROL
BLACKADDER:
BACK AND FORTH
It's New
Year's Eve 1999 and Lord Edmund Blackadder and
friends are gathered to celebrate the Millennium.
Blackadder discloses he has built a time machine
- and to prove it works he proposes a wager of
£10,000 to anyone who cares to name an
historical object for him to collect on his
journey through time... Blackadder bids his
friends farewell and steps into the time machine
and he and Baldrick set upon a journey spanning
centuries.
BLACKADDER
GOES FORTH (28 SEP - 2 NOV 1989)
1. PLAN A :
CAPTAIN COOK
When General Haig unveils his new strategy
to move his drinks cabinet six inches closer to
Berlin, Blackadder volunteers to be Official War
Artist.
2. PLAN B :
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
Orders for Operation Insanity arrive and
Blackadder breaches regulations by eating the
messenger. Can the Flanders Pigeon Murderer avoid
the firing squad?
3. PLAN C :
MAJOR STAR
The Russian Revolution produces two more
appalling results: an offensive by Germany and a
really offensive Charlie Chaplin impression by
Baldrick.
4. PLAN D :
PRIVATE PLANE
German machine guns in front, British
firing squads behind - the only way out is
up-tiddly-up-up…
5. PLAN E :
GENERAL HOSPITAL
The secret of the Great Plan is out.
Ordered to find a spy in the hospital, Blackadder
spots a man with a strong German accent, a
beautiful nurse and a chance for three weeks in
bed.
6. PLAN F :
GOODBYEEEE
Millions have died but the troops have
advanced no further than an asthmatic ant with
some heavy shopping. Now at last the final big
push looms.
BLACKADDER
MILLENNIUM SPECIAL
BLACKADDER
MINIUM SPECIAL
