Blackadder agrees to rescue a French aristocrat from the revolution as part of a bet.
This is a strong episode with more humorous dialogue, historical satire and great performances.
The plot is similar to the series 2 episode Potato where Blackadder seemingly agrees to undertake a difficult task to prove a point. Much like that one it involves him 'going' on a dangerous adventure.
As always I enjoyed the humour, particularly Blackadder's cynical lack of enthusiasm for the Francophile sentiment sweeping country. In every series of Blackadder, he is often at his funniest when he is putting his negative spin on a subject or person that all the other characters are excessively positive about. It also works well as a historical satire of British aristocracy's sympathy with its French counterparts at this period in history.
All performances are excellent with Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson and Hugh Laurie on top form. There are also some nice cameos from Nigel Planer and Tim McInnery. Chris Barrie is superb as the revolutionary prison guard. This is an ironic role for Barrie, who went on to play Arnold Rimmer in Red Dwarf who was obsessed with Napoleon.