The Black Adder (1983)

Name: The Black Adder
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 8
Cast: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Hugh Laurie, Tim McInnerny, Stephen Fry

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 (44,190 votes)
Episode average: 7.5 -0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video · Peacock
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1983)

7.51 avg 7 episodes 7.3 → 7.6 32 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Original Pilot	7.3	519
1	The Foretelling	7.4	1,537
2	Born to Be King	7.3	1,308
3	The Archbishop	7.7	1,249
4	The Queen of Spain's Beard	7.8	1,274
5	Witchsmeller Pursuivant	7.5	1,185
6	The Black Seal	7.6	1,184