Blackadder (1983)

The most gripping sitcom since 1380.

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.

Created by

Richard Curtis, Rowan Atkinson, Ben Elton

Themes16th centuryabsurdaggressiveamusedarmycivil warcunning plandark comedyenglandexhilarated