Blackadder
The most gripping sitcom since 1380.
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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.
Episodes
E1 The ForetellingAfter arriving late for the Battle of Bosworth Field, Edmund kills King Richard III (whom he thinks is stealing his horse) and secures the crown for his father.
E2 Born to Be KingWith his father away at The Crusades, Edmund comes up with a plan to prove his brother is illegitimate, thus making him Prince Regent.
E3 The ArchbishopEdmund is appointed to the post of Archbishop of Canterbury after the King has the last one killed.
E4 The Queen of Spain's BeardThe King decides that Edmund should marry a Spanish princess, who Edmund finds unattractive, in order to secure a treaty between Spain and England which will allow an invasion of France.
E5 Witchsmeller PursuivantPercy and Baldrick are to be burned at the stake with Edmund, when he is accused of being a witch.
E6 The Black SealAfter the King takes away Edmund's title of Duke, he recruits the six most evil men in the land to take the crown by force.
