The Black Adder
Set in England at the end of the War of the Roses, we soon find out that the history we know is a Tudor fiction. In fact, Henry VII did not actually win the battle of Bosworth Field; he lost and though Richard III died in the battle, his nephew King Richard IV (who certainly was not smothered while still a boy in the Tower of London) reigned on for some years. The story focuses on Richard IV's younger son Prince Edmund, a sniveling coward who calls himself the 'Black Adder'. Assisted by his grungy servant and the moronic Lord Percy, Edmund plots his rise to greatness.
- 1983-2009
- 1 season
- Adult Swim
- Comedy
- TV-PG
Set in England at the end of the War of the Roses, we soon find out that the history we know is a Tudor fiction. In fact, Henry VII did not actually win the battle of Bosworth Field; he lost and though Richard III died in the battle, his nephew King Richard IV (who certainly was not smothered while still a boy in the Tower of London) reigned on for some years. The story focuses on Richard IV's younger son Prince Edmund, a sniveling coward who calls himself the 'Black Adder'. Assisted by his grungy servant and the moronic Lord Percy, Edmund plots his rise to greatness.
Season 1 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 1983 - 2009
Episode 0
Original Pilot
32 mins
Set in Elizabethan times, Prince Edmund plots to kill McAngus after the King gives him all of Edmund's Scottish lands.
Episode 1
The Foretelling
35 mins
Henry Tulip is coming. The Normans are invading (again), and the King, Richard the Third, prepares to lead his armies into battle at Bosworth.
Episode 2
Born to Be King
33 mins
When Edmund's Scottish lands are given to the King's Supreme Commander, Douglas McAngus, he plots revenge.
Episode 3
The Archbishop
31 mins
Someone is assassinating the archbishops of England. Blackadder hopes that Harry will become the next archbishop of Canterbury, since this will make him the only heir of the throne. To his great surprise, the King chooses Blackadder instead...
Episode 4
The Queen of Spain's Beard
33 mins
King Richard of England is planning to safely move his army into the Northern parts of Europe. However, he wishes to be greeted with allies upon his arrival, so he decides to marry his son, Harry, to the Spanish Infanta to form an alliance between England and Spain. After learning that Harry is already engaged to 9 other princesses (and one prince) from previous similar plans Richard had, he decides to marry his other son, Edmund to the Infanta. Edmund is quite excited, thinking her to be one of the most ravishing and beautiful woman in Europe. When he discovers she is quite the opposite, he tries to call off the marriage with the help of Baldrick and Percy.
Episode 5
Witchsmeller Pursuivant
30 mins
With the Black Death ravaging Europe, Witchsmellers scour England for the witches who caused the plague. Following the burning of a local witch (and her pussycat) Edmund runs afoul of a fanatical Witchsmeller.
Episode 6
The Black Seal
30 mins
When Edmund loses his title of Duke of Edinburgh, he snaps, fires Baldrick and Percy and hires some of the most cruel men in England; Sir Wilfred Death, Three-Fingered Pete, Guy de Glastonbury, Sean the Irish Bastard, Friar Bellows and Jack Large to help him take over the kingdom.
