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Overview
Release Date:
15 June 1983 (UK) moreTagline:
The most gripping sitcom since 1380.Plot:
Prince Edmund, a.k.a. the Black Adder, constantly schemes to take the crown from his father and brother with the help of Lord Percy and Baldrick. full summaryPlot Keywords:
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(4 articles)
Atkinson turns down 'Blackadder' reunion (From digitalspy. 13 June 2008, 2:46 AM, PDT)
Rowan Atkinson Checks Into Clinic (From WENN. 30 December 2003)
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Filled with wit moreCast
(Series Cast Summary - 11 of 17)| Rowan Atkinson | ... | Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh / ... (7 episodes, 1982-1983) | |
| Elspet Gray | ... | The Queen / ... (7 episodes, 1982-1983) | |
| Tim McInnerny | ... | Percy / ... (7 episodes, 1982-1983) | |
| Patrick Allen | ... | Narrator / ... (7 episodes, 1982-1983) | |
| Brian Blessed | ... | King Richard IV / ... (6 episodes, 1983) | |
| Tony Robinson | ... | Baldrick / ... (6 episodes, 1983) | |
| Robert East | ... | Harry, Prince of Wales (6 episodes, 1983) | |
| Bert Parnaby | ... | Cain, A Blind Beggar / ... (3 episodes, 1983) | |
| Roy Evans | ... | Abel, A Blind Beggar / ... (3 episodes, 1983) | |
| David Nunn | ... | Messenger / ... (3 episodes, 1983) | |
| Perry Benson | ... | Daft Ned, A Peasant / ... (3 episodes, 1983) |
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35 min (6 episodes)Language:
EnglishColour:
ColourSound Mix:
MonoFilming Locations:
Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UKMOVIEmeter: 
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Much of this series was shot on location, which resulted in a cost considered exorbitant at the time for a BBC series. As a result it was not renewed for a second series, however in 1984 the team was able to convince BBC One (with new controller Michael Grade) to produce a second series with the understanding that costs would have to be cut dramatically (for example "Blackadder II" (1986) being shot entirely in a studio). moreQuotes:
Opening tune singer: The sound of hoof beats 'cross the glade / Good folk, lock up your son and daughter / Beware the deadly flashing blade / Unless you want to end up shorter / Black Adder, Black Adder, he rides a pitch black steed / Black Adder, Black Adder, he's very bad indeed / Black: his gloves of finest mole / Black: his codpiece made of metal / His horse is blacker than a vole / His pot is blacker than his kettle / Black Adder... moreFAQ
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