Plot
Black Adder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders throughout British history, from the muck of the Middle Ages to the frontline of the First World War.
Cast
Rowan Atkinson
as Captain Edmund Blackadder
Tony Robinson
as Private S. Baldrick
Hugh Laurie
as Lieutenant The Honourable George Colthurst St. Barleigh
Tim McInnerny
as Captain Kevin Darling
Stephen Fry
as General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett
Creator
Network
Status
Ended
First Aired Date
June 15, 1983
Last Aired Date
November 2, 1989
Production Companies
BBC
Type
Scripted
Number of Season
4
Number of Episodes
24
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