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[miaandtyrionfuntimes]

Blackadder was an out & out comedy, however, the very last scene from the very last episode was very poignant & is known to bring you to tears.

[jeremyrigg]

Blackadder was a series of comedy shows following Edmund Blackadder. It started with Blackadder, set in about the 11th century, followed by Blackadder 2 set in medieval England with Queen Elizabeth 1 on the throne. Then came Blackadder 3 set in the time of King George 3rd. Blackadder goes fourth came next set in WW1 in the trenches and there was a special set around the Christmas Carol story. All very funny.

[catherinewilkins]

Blackadder was a series that were set in different times, same characters. Its very funny. There is a running theme, appropriate to the time.

[generichuman]

Blackadder is absolutely brilliant. A hilarious comedy that perfectly used drama in its last episode. So many great moments from the show

[paulwalker]

The British sense of humour.. second to none 🇬🇧👍

[Miobambino]

Rowen Atkinson is a comedic genius! Grew up with Blackadder. It’s hilarious. Baldrick is classic! It always makes me laugh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[michaeltaylor]

As has been stated, it is set in four time periods, the first is set at the time of Richard III, the second Elizabeth 1st, the third George III and the Prince Regent, the fourth in the First World War. The first series was weak but still had some good points but the biggest difference over the four series is how Baldrick gets more dum. The ending to series four is still considered one of, if not greatest end of a comedy series.

[Rokurokubi]

Black Adder is straight up comedy, each season is from a different time in History but with reoccurring characters filling largely similar roles each time, Atkinson’s character, the eponymous Black Adder is a man who tries his hardest to be part of the elite but falls flat and has to put up with the idiotic behaviour of his allies such as Baldrick and Percy.

The four Series’ explore key historical times between the 15th and 20th centuries such as medieval times, he rule of Queen Elizabeth I and World War II. A series keeps to it’s characters and time, only chainring up on new series’.

There are also a number of one off specials and live shows that explore outside of those timeframes.

[chasfaulkner]

Created by Richard Curtis(Love Actually, 4Weddings, Notting Hill etc) and co written by Ben Elton, often voted in the top ten of British comedies. The final episode is an absolute classic and combines comedy and the drama of war, 'tis wonderful.

[maccarthneydanalungan]

You guys really should watch this, I highly recommend it. British humour at its best and some of Rowan Atkinson's best work if I do say so myself. The rest of the cast is fantastic as well.

[Chronickle]

Rowan Atkinson is indeed in all of the episodes as he is Blackadder. Captain Blackadder in that last episode from the war. But it only really works if you were to watch from the beginning as there is a theme throughout all of the series’.

[alanra]

The Brits like to call each season of anything a "series", although in this case it's truly applicable. Each season/series consists of a whopping SIX episodes, the same set of characters appearing for an entire series. The first is _The Black Adder, _ set in the 1480s to 90s, where history is revised so that following the killing of King Richard III, but before Henry VII claims the throne, the King is Richard's nephew (Brian Blessed, whom you will know well if you've seen lots of British things), becoming King Richard IV (which King there never actually was). Rowan Atkinson stars as HIS younger son Edmund (who was the one who inadvertently killed Richard III), who out of frustration takes on the "malevolent" guise of "The Black Adder". People say to skip this series, but there's really no reason to. The main difference between this and later series is that Edmund here is himself rather simple-minded and ineffectual (and Baldrick is fairly clever, unlike later versions). These differences in no way "invalidate" it, however.

The second series is _Blackadder II, _ which people were apparently fond of saying as 'Blackadder 2", while they really should say "Blackadder the Second". It's set during the Elizabethan era, with Rowan Atkinson as "Sir Edmund Blackadder", the great-grandson of the original Black Adder. Now Edmund is smarter than all those around him, to his eternal frustration. This is where your first clip originates.

The third series is, spelled right out, _Blackadder the Third, _ so there'd be no mistake. This is set late in the reign of George III, when, owing to his advanced dementia, the real ruler was his son Prince George (Hugh Laurie, later known as "Dr. House" on American TV), later King George IV, ruling here as the "Prince Regent" (but depicted here as very dim-witted), giving the era the name "Regency England". Atkinson plays a later Edmund Blackadder, here butler to the Prince.

The fourth series is, punningly, _Blackadder Goes Forth, _ set during World War 1, mainly in the trenches, where Atkinson is a still later Edmund Blackadder, now an army captain, while Hugh Laurie is now "Lieu('lef')tenant George". This is the source of your second clip.

[Cinesta]

You have to watch them all. 4 seasons based in different time periods. All with Rowan playing Blackadder and Tony Robinson as Baldrick. Hilarious if I do say so myself.

[FreeBeerNoBingo]

You absolutely should watch the entire series. I mean, Season 1 was slow in comparison, but I'd still watch it. It's a little bit like a humorous version of Cliff Notes for various points in history. Each season is a different era of Blackadder family history. (Rowan Atkinson plays the Blackadder characters.) The final season reminded me a bit of M*A*S*H. It's set during wartime, the people calling the shots have a very different life to those in the trenches, and the humour can be pretty dark. But, as someone taught about WWI in a US school where the basic gist was "America won the war and saved the world", even though Blackadder is a comedy there are underlying themes that while at least partially fictional, are still also pretty accurate for the time. The final season (especially the final episode) is amazing. But don't just skip ahead, there are recurring characters (or at least their ancestors) and themes that are developed over the entire series.

[staticcentrehalf]

Oh I do hope you get to grips with this. It's one of the greatest ever British comedies and I'm slightly jealous that you have it all ahead of you. Also, don't skip Season 1. It gets a lot of hate but there is still a great deal to enjoy (Peter Cook and Brian Blessed are superb). Perhaps do 2-4 and then go back. By then you'll be hooked and hopefully can make allowances.

[seancolenso]

The first series of Blackadder was a classic, very cleverly written by Rowan Atkinson. The first episode, "The foretelling" was a clever blend of history & Shakespeare's Richard the third which begins on the eve of the battle of Bosworth field 1485 with the late Peter Cook in the role of Richard the third. Even if you're not familiar with english history, I think you will get the humour in this, the beginning of the Blackadder saga.

[glenostick]

The ending of the series of the last series is recognised as one of the best dramatic scenes in British television. All the people involve felt that they needed to do a tribute to the soldiers in WW1. It the last episode of black adder goes forth, please include the in the list as it is a funny episode. I enjoy your channel and one of the first I check for new content.

[ianjacques-keen]

There were 4 seasons of the Blackadder shows from the mid to the late 80’s. Season one was from the medieval period Richard third, season 2 was the Elizabethan period, season 3 was from the Regency period, early 1800’s & season 4 was from the trenches of World War 1 1914-1918. The team also created a few one off specials later on. It’s worth trying to watch the whole four seasons from scratch, finishing with a one of the most moving endings to a British comedy series ever filmed! 😋🤓🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[sophiegeorge]

I loved blackadder and yes the final scene in blackadder goes forth gets me every time

[ianprince]

the actor playing Baldric also is the serious link man in Time Team. a program about mostly digging up British history if you are into history it is worth watching.