Blackadder

Blackadder: Black as a coal miners face during a water shortage (209 words)
by sympatic - written on 26.06.08 (Useful, 81 readings)
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This comedy starred Rowan Atkinson who in each of the series played a decendant of the Blackadder family, the first series was set in medieval times while the final series was set in the trenches of the First World War, in all there were four series. My personal favourite series was the one set in the court of Elizabeth 1st however the final series was also very funny. This was an excellent comedy, sharply written with some great one liners and some fine comic performances. In all of the incantations Blackadder was a nasty character who was purely out for himslef, in every series he was accompanied by his servant Baldrick played by Tony Robinson, Baldrick main ...

Fine comedy writing (201 words)
by fuzzybear - written on 08.10.07 (Useful, 146 readings)
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This is a classic comedy and quite innovative as each series follows the family line of the Blackadder family through history, in each time period Blackadder played by Rowan Atkinson is a nasty bully who is only out for himself and is contantly putting down his servant Baldrick played by Tony Robinson. The writing in this show is fantastic and the put down lines of Blackadder are laced with sarcasm and ridicule. The final series set in the trenches of the first world war is probably my favourite and it has a slightly darker edge to it with Stephen Fry absolutely brilliant as General Melchitt the mad leader of Captain Blackadders regiment. The other ...

Blackadder: the most gripping sitcom since 1380 (1574 words)
by steerpyke - written on 19.03.05 (Very useful, 764 readings)
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...or so the tagline for the first series pronounced. Black Adder has become regarded as a comedy milestone, and rightly so as it ranks up there in the hall of fame alongside such glorious creations as Only Fools and Horses, One Foot in The Grave and Fawlty Towers. There have been four series of this historical comedy, all set in different periods of British history and all with their own merits and unique flavour. The core of each episode revolves around the interaction of three main characters, Black Adder himself, played by Rowan Atkinson, his servant Baldrick, aka Tony Robinson and a third participant in the comic triangle who varied from one series to ...