Blackadder Season 1 Episode release dates & where to watch
Premiered
Wednesday, June 15, 1983
Ended: Wednesday, July 20, 1983
When does Blackadder Season 1 come out?
Blackadder Season 1 premiered Wednesday, June 15, 1983 on BBC One and ended Wednesday, July 20, 1983. The season has 6 episodes.
Set in 1485, King Richard III has won the Battle of Bosworth Field, only to be unintentionally assassinated, and is succeeded by Richard IV, one of the Princes in the Tower. The series follows the exploits of Richard IV's unfavoured second son Edmund in his various attempts to increase his standing with his father and in the final episode his quest to overthrow him.
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Blackadder Season 1 release schedule
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1. The Foretelling After 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. |
Wednesday · 43 years ago |
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2. Born to Be King With his father away at The Crusades, Edmund comes up with a plan to prove his brother is illegitimate, thus making him Prince Regent. |
Wednesday · 43 years ago |
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3. The Archbishop Edmund is appointed to the post of Archbishop of Canterbury after the King has the last one killed. |
Wednesday · 43 years ago |
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4. The Queen of Spain's Beard The 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. |
Wednesday · 43 years ago |
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5. Witchsmeller Pursuivant Percy and Baldrick are to be burned at the stake with Edmund, when he is accused of being a witch. |
Wednesday · 43 years ago |
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6. The Black Seal Finale After 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. |
Wednesday · 43 years ago |
Blackadder Season 1 guest stars
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Frank Finlay
The Witchsmeller Pursuivant
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Patrick Malahide
Guy of Glastonbury
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Alex Norton
McAngus, Duke of Argyll
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Paul Brooke
Friar Bellows
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Peter Cook
Richard III
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Jim Broadbent
Don Speekingleesh, an Interpreter
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Stephen Frost
Soft, a Guard
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Rik Mayall
Mad Gerald
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Ron Cook
Sean, the Irish
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Peter Benson
Henry VII
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Kathleen St John
Goneril
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Barbara Miller
Regan
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Gretchen Franklin
Cordelia
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Angus Deayton
Jumping Jew of Jerusalem
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Joolia Cappleman
Celia, Countess of Cheltenham
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Martin Clarke
Sir Dominick Prique of Stratford
Blackadder Season 1 FAQ
When does Blackadder Season 1 come out?
Blackadder Season 1 premiered Wednesday, June 15, 1983 on BBC One.
How many episodes are in Blackadder Season 1?
Blackadder Season 1 has 6 episodes.
Are new episodes of Blackadder Season 1 released weekly?
New episodes are released weekly.
When is the Blackadder Season 1 finale?
The Blackadder Season 1 finale (Episode 6) aired Wednesday, July 20, 1983.
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