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Blackadder II

Title screen of Blackadder II
Format Situation comedy
Created by Richard Curtis & Ben Elton
Starring Rowan Atkinson
Tony Robinson
Tim McInnerny
Miranda Richardson
Stephen Fry
Patsy Byrne
Theme music composer Howard Goodall
Country of origin United Kingdom
Language(s) English
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Production
Producer(s) John Lloyd
Running time 30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel BBC One
Picture format 4:3
Original run 9 January 1986 – 20 February 1986
Chronology
Preceded by The Black Adder
Followed by Blackadder the Third
External links
Official website

Blackadder II[1] was the second series of the BBC situation comedy Blackadder, written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton, which aired from 9 January 1986 to 20 February 1986. This is an episode list of the British sitcom Blackadder. Dates shown are original airdates on BBC One. John Hardress Wilfred Lloyd (born 30 September 1951) is a British comedy writer and television producer The aspect ratio of an Image is its width divided by its height Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The Black Adder is the first series of the BBC Situation comedy Blackadder, written by Richard Curtis and Rowan Blackadder the Third is the third series of the BBC Situation comedy Blackadder, written by Richard Curtis and Blackadder is the generic name that encompasses four series of an acclaimed BBC One historical sitcom, along with several one-off instalments For the former state representative from Washington State see Richard Curtis (politician Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis, CBE (born Benjamin Charles Elton (born 3 May 1959 is an English Comedian, writer and director. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar)

The series was set in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558–1603), and saw the principal character, Edmund, Lord Blackadder, as a Tudor courtier attempting to win the favour of the Queen while avoiding the fate that befell many of her suitors. The Kingdom of England was a State (927-1707 located in Western Europe dating from the ninth or tenth century to the early eighteenth century when it was legally Edmund Blackadder Lord Blackadder ( 1531 - 1566) was the main character in the second series of the popular BBC Sitcom The Tudor dynasty or House of Tudor was an English royal Dynasty that lasted 118 years from 1485 to 1603 a period known as the Tudor period Decapitation (from Latin, caput, capitis, meaning head or beheading, is the cutting off of the head of a person or animal

The series saw a number of significant changes from the format of The Black Adder, notably Ben Elton replacing Rowan Atkinson as the second writer, filming in studio sets, rather than on location, and the introduction of the more familiar Machiavellian "Blackadder" character. The Black Adder is the first series of the BBC Situation comedy Blackadder, written by Richard Curtis and Rowan A television studio is an installation in which Television or Video productions take place either for Live television, for recording Live to tape Machiavellianism is the term that some social and personality psychologists use to describe a person's tendency to deceive and manipulate others for personal gain [2]

Contents

Plot

Blackadder II is set during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558–1603) (Miranda Richardson). Queenie was a Caricature of the historical figure Queen Elizabeth I of England, played by Miranda Richardson in the second series Miranda Jane Richardson (born 3 March 1958 is an English stage film and television actress. The principal character, Edmund, Lord Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson), is the great-grandson of the original Black Adder, and is now a member of the London aristocracy. Edmund Blackadder Lord Blackadder ( 1531 - 1566) was the main character in the second series of the popular BBC Sitcom Rowan Atkinson (born 6 January 1955 is an English Comedian, actor and writer famous for his title roles in the British television comedies Blackadder Prince Edmund Plantagenet Duke of Edinburgh is a Fictional character in the first series of the BBC Sitcom The Black Adder. Unlike his forefather, he is both dashing and intelligent, although he is still scheming and cynical in his outlook. The series follows his attempts to win the favour of, and avoid annoying, the childish, yet immensely powerful (and occasionally psychotic) Queen. Psychosis (from the Greek ψυχή "psyche" for mind or soul and -οσις "-osis" for abnormal condition with adjective psychotic TalkCommonewalth realm.--> The monarchy As before he is aided, and often hindered, by two less intelligent sidekicks, his servant Baldrick (Tony Robinson), and Lord Percy Percy (Tim McInnerny), heir to the Duchy of Northumberland, with whom Blackadder has a grudging friendship. Sodoff Baldrick is the name of several Fictional characters featured in the television series Blackadder. Dr Tony Robinson (born 15 August 1946 in Leytonstone, London) is an English Actor, broadcaster and Lord Percy Percy is the name given to a pair of related Fictional characters played Tim McInnerny ("McInnerny" is stressed on the penultimate syllable (mækɪˈnɝːnɪ (born 18 September 1956) is an English Actor The Duke of Northumberland is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain.

Throughout the series, Blackadder's chief rival is Lord Melchett, the Queen's pretentious and grovelling Lord Chamberlain (Stephen Fry). The Lord Chamberlain or Lord Chamberlain of the Household is one of the chief officers of the Royal Household in the United Kingdom, and is to be distinguished Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957 is an English Humorist, Writer, Wit, Actor, Novelist, filmmaker Melchett is himself in fear of upsetting the Queen, and thus attempts to outdo Blackadder by supporting the Queen in whatever current fad she is interested in. Comic relief in the Court is provided by the Queen's demented former nanny, Nursie, played by Patsy Byrne. Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work often to relieve tension A nanny is a person who looks after the child or children of one family in the child's home Patsy Byrne (born 13 July 1933 in Ashford Kent) is an English actress.

Baldrick, who in the first series was the most intelligent of the main trio, became more stupid, an idea proposed by Ben Elton to make him "the stupidest person in the history of. Sodoff Baldrick is the name of several Fictional characters featured in the television series Blackadder. . . human beings", and to act as a foil to Blackadder's new-found intelligence. [3] The series was also the originator of Baldrick's obsession with the turnip, although this apparently arose from a botanical error on the part of Ben Elton, who confused the vegetable with the "amusingly shaped" parsnip. For similar vegetables also called "turnip" see Turnip (disambiguation. Botany, plant science(s, phytology, or plant biology is a branch of Biology and is the scientific study of plant Life An unusually-shaped vegetable is a Vegetable or Fruit that has grown into an unusual shape not in line with the normal Body plan. The parsnip ( Pastinaca sativa) is a Root vegetable related to the Carrot. [4]

Lord Percy remained similar in character to the original series, as a foolish sidekick in Blackadder's predicaments. In this respect, McInnerny has stated that the character bears a resemblance to Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Twelfth Night Or What You Will is a Comedy by William Shakespeare, based on the Short story "Of Apolonius and Silla" by Twelfth Night Or What You Will is a Comedy by William Shakespeare, based on the Short story "Of Apolonius and Silla" by [4] Indeed, as with The Black Adder, the series featured many tongue-in-cheek references to the plays of William Shakespeare, who, in addition to being mentioned a number of times as a contemporary Elizabethan, has many famous quotations twisted for comic effect by the writers. Tongue-in-cheek is a term used to refer to humor in which a statement or an entire fictional work is not meant to be taken seriously but its lack of seriousness is subtle William Shakespeare's plays have the reputation of being among the greatest in the English language and in Western literature. William Shakespeare ( baptised [4] In particular the first episode "Bells", follows a similar plot to Twelfth Night. " Bells " is the first Episode of the BBC sitcom Blackadder II, the second series of Blackadder, which was Twelfth Night Or What You Will is a Comedy by William Shakespeare, based on the Short story "Of Apolonius and Silla" by [5]

Episodes

The series aired for six episodes broadcast on Thursdays on BBC One at 9. 30pm between January 9, 1986 and February 20 1986. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment [2] The titles of the episodes are single words based on the theme of the episodes - "Bells" (a wedding), "Head" (decapitation), "Potato" (exploration), "Money" (debt), "Beer" (alcohol) and "Chains" (prison). A wedding is the Ceremony in which two people are united in Marriage. Decapitation (from Latin, caput, capitis, meaning head or beheading, is the cutting off of the head of a person or animal Debt is that which is owed usually referencing Assets owed but the term can cover other obligations In Chemistry, an alcohol is any Organic compound in which a Hydroxyl group ( - O[[hydrogen H]]) is bound to a Carbon A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of

"Head" was originally intended to be the first episode, and was first to be filmed. [6] This resulted in the small continuity error of Lord Percy still having a beard in "Head" which he shaves off in "Bells". In Fiction, continuity (also called time-scheme) is consistency of the characteristics of persons plot, objects places and events seen by the reader or In addition, during the early scenes of "Head", the principal characters are introduced to the audience with Baldrick's stupidity highlighted. [7]

Title Air date Plot outline
"Bells" 9 Jan 1986 Blackadder employs a young man called "Bob" (who is actually a woman in disguise) whom he finds himself attracted to, much to his dismay. " Bells " is the first Episode of the BBC sitcom Blackadder II, the second series of Blackadder, which was Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Once he discovers that "Bob" is actually Kate, he plans to marry her, only to have her elope with his best man, Lord Flashheart. Participants in wedding ceremonies, also known as the wedding party, include the bride and groom (or bridegroom) the maid of honor Lord Flashheart is the name of two characters (the first presumably an ancestor of the second who appeared in two episodes of the popular BBC Sitcom Blackadder Guest starring Rik Mayall as Lord Flashheart. Richard Michael "Rik" Mayall (born 7 March, 1958) is an English Actor, Writer and Comedian. [8]
"Head" 16 Jan 1986 Blackadder is made Lord High Executioner and decides to change the execution schedule in order to give himself more free time. " Head " is the second episode of the BBC period comedy Blackadder II, the second series of Blackadder, which was set Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) For other meanings of the term see Executioner (disambiguation. Unfortunately this brings him in to conflict with the Queen's wishes. [8]
"Potato" 23 Jan 1986 In the wake of Sir Walter Raleigh's triumphant return from America, and in an attempt to impress the Queen, Blackadder plans a voyage of his own around the Cape of Good Hope. "Potato" is the third episode of the BBC sitcom Blackadder II, the second series of Blackadder, which was set in Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Sir Walter Raleigh or Ralegh (c 1552 – 29 October 1618 was a famed English writer Poet, Soldier, Courtier and Explorer The Cape of Good Hope ( Afrikaans: Kaap die Goeie Hoop, Kaap de Goede Hoop Cabo da Boa Esperança Persian Language: دماغه امید نیک Guest starring Simon Jones as Raleigh and Tom Baker as Captain Redbeard Rum. Simon Jones may refer to Simon Jones (actor (born 1950 British actor (played Arthur Dent in the BBC Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio and TV-series Thomas Stewart "Tom" Baker (born 20 January 1934 is an English Actor. [8]
"Money" 5 Feb 1986 Blackadder is pursued by the baby-eating Bishop of Bath and Wells over an unpaid loan and is forced to formulate ingenious ways to make money. " Money " is the fourth episode of the BBC sitcom Blackadder II, the second series of Blackadder, which was set Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight The Diocese of Bath and Wells is a Diocese in the Church of England Province of Canterbury in England. A loan is a type of Debt. This article focuses exclusively on monetary loans although in practice any material object might be lent Guest starring Ronald Lacey as the Bishop. Ronald Lacey ( 28 September 1935 – 15 May 1991) was an English actor [8]
"Beer" 13 Feb 1986 With the promise of a large inheritance in mind, Blackadder attempts to impress his fanatically Puritanical aunt and uncle, while simultaneously attempting to win a drinking competition. " Beer " is the fifth episode of the BBC sitcom Blackadder II, the second series of Blackadder, which was set in Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) A Puritan of 16th and 17th century England was an associate of any number of religious groups advocating for more "purity" of Worship and Doctrine, Guest starring Miriam Margolyes as Lady Whiteadder and Hugh Laurie as Simon 'Farters' Partridge. Miriam Margolyes OBE (born 18 May 1941 is a BAFTA Award -winning British character actress and voice artist James Hugh Calum Laurie, OBE (born June 11, 1959) is an English Actor, Comedian, Writer and Musician [8]
"Chains" 20 Feb 1986 Blackadder and Melchett are kidnapped by the German Prince Ludwig, a murderous master of disguise, and held to ransom. "Chains" is the final episode of the BBC sitcom Blackadder II, the second series of Blackadder, which was set in Elizabethan Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Guest starring Hugh Laurie as Mad Prince Ludwig. James Hugh Calum Laurie, OBE (born June 11, 1959) is an English Actor, Comedian, Writer and Musician [8]

Music and titles

The opening titles are accompanied by a mock-Elizabethan arrangement of Howard Goodall's Blackadder theme played on a recorder and an electric guitar, and feature a black snake slithering about on a marble table. Howard Goodall (born 26 May 1958) is a British Composer of musicals choral music and The recorder is a woodwind Musical instrument of the family known as Fipple Flutes ' or internal duct flutes &mdash whistle-like An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder Marble is a nonfoliated Metamorphic rock resulting from the Metamorphism of Limestone, composed mostly of Calcite (a crystalline form of The snake, noncompliant to the wishes of its handler, is eventually removed and replaced with something related to the episode title, which in this series is always a single noun. The opening ominous string crescendo and imagery are a parody of the opening credits of the 1976 BBC television adaptation of Robert Graves' I, Claudius. A string instrument (or stringed instrument) is a Musical instrument that produces Sound by means of Vibrating strings In the Hornbostel-Sachs I Claudius is a 1976 BBC Television adaptation of Robert Graves 's ''I Claudius'' and ''Claudius the God''. Robert Graves (24 July 1895 &ndash 7 December 1985 was an English Poet, Translator and Novelist. I Claudius is a Novel by English writer Robert Graves, first published in 1934, that deals sympathetically with the life of [7]

The closing titles use a different arrangement of the theme on various instruments, accompanied by a countertenor[9] who sings lyrics reflecting the events of the preceding episode, over a shot of Blackadder strolling through a formal garden and being annoyed by a lute-wielding minstrel played by Tony Aitken. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. A formal garden in the Western gardening tradition is a neat and ordered Garden laid out in carefully planned geometric and symmetric lines Lute can refer generally to any plucked string instrument with a neck (either Fretted or unfretted and a deep round back or more specifically to an instrument from minstrel was a medieval European Bard who performed songs whose lyrics told stories about distant places or about real or imaginary historical events Tony Aitken (born 20 June 1946 in Solihull, England) is an English actor known for playing small parts in popular television programmes This sequence was incorporated as a separate subplot, with Blackadder constantly attempting to apprehend the musician each time with mixed results. A subplot, sometimes referred to as a "B story" or a "C story" and so on is a secondary plot strand that is auxiliary to the main plot At the end of the final episode, Blackadder catches the minstrel and repeatedly dunks him in a fountain. [10]

Production

Due to the high cost of the first series, the then controller of programming of BBC One, Michael Grade was reluctant to sign off a second series without major improvements and cost cutting to be made to the show, leaving a gap of three years between the two series. Michael Ian Grade CBE (born March 8, 1943) is a British Businessman and a distinguished figure in the field of Broadcasting [2]

Rowan Atkinson did not wish to continue writing for the second series, so writer and stand-up comedian Ben Elton was chosen to replace him. Stand-up comedy is a style of comedy where the performer speaks directly to the audience with the absence of the theatrical " Fourth wall " Benjamin Charles Elton (born 3 May 1959 is an English Comedian, writer and director. According to producer John Lloyd, Ben Elton was particularly keen on the choice of the Elizabethan age for the series, because it was "a sexy age that the kids can relate to. John Hardress Wilfred Lloyd (born 30 September 1951) is a British comedy writer and television producer "[4] As a stand-up comic, Elton often acted as the studio warm-up comic to amuse the audience before filming began. A warmup is usually performed before participating in (technical Sports or exercising [11] The scripts were also tightened up during principal rehearsals with the actors - according to Richard Curtis, a whole script for a murder mystery-style episode was dropped because the writers felt it did not work. Crime fiction is the Genre of Fiction that deals with Crimes their detection criminals and their motives It is usually distinguished from [11]

To make the show more cost effective, it was principally filmed on general purpose indoor sets at BBC Television Centre. [4] In particular, the Queen's throne room and Blackadder's front room were featured in every episode, with only two further unique sets per episode, including an execution chamber in "Head" and a Spanish dungeon in "Chains". Throne Room redirects here for the album by CeCe Winans see Throne Room (album A throne room is the room often rather a hall in the official residence Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. This is about European castles For other uses see Dungeon (disambiguation A dungeon is a place where Prisoners are kept [2] Only one outside location shoot was used in the whole series, which took place before principal filming on Thursday May 30, 1985 at Wilton House, Wiltshire. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Wilton House is an English country house situated at Wilton near Salisbury in Wiltshire. Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye These outside scenes were Blackadder's courting scene in "Bells" and the end title sequences. [6] Studio recordings shot in front of a live audience began on Sunday June 9, 1985 with the recording of "Head". Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Subsequent episodes were filmed on a weekly basis in the order "Bells", "Potato", "Money", "Beer" and "Chains". [6] Director Mandie Fletcher was keen for the action to be shot spontaneously and was averse to complex costume changes or special effects which required recording to be halted. She is reputed to have said filming it was "a bit like doing Shakespeare in front of an audience - it's not at all like doing sitcom. "[6]

Cast

Rowan Atkinson as Lord Blackadder
Rowan Atkinson as Lord Blackadder

The size of the principal cast was reduced compared to the previous series, with a fixed number of characters appearing in every episode. Rowan Atkinson (born 6 January 1955 is an English Comedian, actor and writer famous for his title roles in the British television comedies Blackadder Edmund Blackadder Lord Blackadder ( 1531 - 1566) was the main character in the second series of the popular BBC Sitcom Rowan Atkinson (born 6 January 1955 is an English Comedian, actor and writer famous for his title roles in the British television comedies Blackadder Edmund Blackadder Lord Blackadder ( 1531 - 1566) was the main character in the second series of the popular BBC Sitcom Dr Tony Robinson (born 15 August 1946 in Leytonstone, London) is an English Actor, broadcaster and Sodoff Baldrick is the name of several Fictional characters featured in the television series Blackadder. Tim McInnerny ("McInnerny" is stressed on the penultimate syllable (mækɪˈnɝːnɪ (born 18 September 1956) is an English Actor Lord Percy Percy is the name given to a pair of related Fictional characters played Miranda Jane Richardson (born 3 March 1958 is an English stage film and television actress. Queenie was a Caricature of the historical figure Queen Elizabeth I of England, played by Miranda Richardson in the second series Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957 is an English Humorist, Writer, Wit, Actor, Novelist, filmmaker Patsy Byrne (born 13 July 1933 in Ashford Kent) is an English actress. Richard Curtis has been quoted as saying that due to the familiar cast, the series was the happiest for him to work on, comparing it to a "friendly bunch of school chums". [3]

The series also featured at least one significant cameo role per episode, with notable appearances from Rik Mayall, playing the debonair Lord Flashheart in "Bells", two figures famous for their roles in science fiction series - Tom Baker and Simon Jones - in "Potato" and Stephen Fry's comedy partner Hugh Laurie appearing twice, first as the drunken Simon Partridge in "Beer" and in the final episode as the evil Prince Ludwig. A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as Richard Michael "Rik" Mayall (born 7 March, 1958) is an English Actor, Writer and Comedian. Lord Flashheart is the name of two characters (the first presumably an ancestor of the second who appeared in two episodes of the popular BBC Sitcom Blackadder Thomas Stewart "Tom" Baker (born 20 January 1934 is an English Actor. Simon Jones (born 27 July 1950) is an English Actor, most famous for his appearances in the Television and Radio series A double act, also known as a Comedy duo, is a comic device in which humor is derived from the uneven relationship between two partners usually of the same James Hugh Calum Laurie, OBE (born June 11, 1959) is an English Actor, Comedian, Writer and Musician Laurie was later given a larger role as George in the next two series. George is the name of two characters appearing in the historical BBC Sitcom Blackadder played by Hugh Laurie. Also seen for the first time was Bob, played by Gabrielle Glaister, who went to school with Ben Elton. Bob is a pseudonym used by two characters in the Sitcom Blackadder, both female and played by Gabrielle Glaister. Gabrielle Glaister (born 27 July 1960, Moreton-in-Marsh, Cotswolds, England) is an English actress. [11] Several of the characters were seen in similar guises in later series.

Releases

The complete series of Blackadder II is available as a Region 2 DVD from BBC Worldwide, as well as in a complete box-set with the other series. DVD video discs may be encoded with a region code restricting the area of the world in which they can be played DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is An earlier VHS release of the series was also produced in 1996. The series is also available in Region 1 DVD in a box-set of the complete series. In addition, an audio recording taken from the television episodes is available on cassette and compact disc. The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a Magnetic tape sound A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio

References

  1. ^ Presented as "Black-Adder II" on the title screen, but referred to as one word by the BBC
  2. ^ a b c d Lewisohn, Mark, Blackadder II at the former BBC Guide to Comedy, URL accessed 17 March, 2007
  3. ^ a b I Have a Cunning Plan - 20th Anniversary of Blackadder, BBC Radio 4 documentary broadcast 23rd August 2003. Excerpts available at bbc.co.uk/comedy/blackadder/interviews/
  4. ^ a b c d e Britain's Best Sitcom - Blackadder, 2004 BBC Television documentary, presented by John Sergeant
  5. ^ Bells at bbc. John Sergeant is the name of John Sergeant (journalist (1944— journalist and broadcaster John Sergeant (politician (1779–1852 co. uk, URL accessed 17 March, 2007
  6. ^ a b c d Blackadder Hall. co. uk, URL accessed January 13, 2008
  7. ^ a b Trivia at IMDb. com, URL accessed March 17, 2007
  8. ^ a b c d e f Blackadder at bbc.co.uk, URL accessed April 2, 2007
  9. ^ Official Howard Goodall website, URL accessed 17 March, 2007
  10. ^ Credits at IMDb. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. com, URL accessed March 17, 2007
  11. ^ a b c Trivia at UKTV Gold. co. uk, URL accessed April 2, 2007

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