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The Black Adder (1983)

Comedy

Blackadder 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 Great War.

IMDb rating
8.0 (43,762 votes)
Seasons
1
Streaming (US)
Amazon Prime Video · Hulu · Peacock · Britbox Apple TV Channel · BritBox · BritBox Amazon Channel · The Roku Channel
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Seasons

Season 1 (1983)

7.51 avg 7 episodes 7.3 → 7.6 32 min avg

Ep 0: 7.3 · 508 votesEp 1: 7.4 · 1,496 votesEp 2: 7.3 · 1,279 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 1,222 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 1,245 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 1,158 votesEp 6: 7.6 · 1,157 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
0Original Pilot7.3508
1The Foretelling7.41,496
2Born to Be King7.31,279
3The Archbishop7.71,222
4The Queen of Spain's Beard7.81,245
5Witchsmeller Pursuivant7.51,158
6The Black Seal7.61,157

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