This was followed by a second series, Blackadder II ( 1986 ) set during the reign of Elizabeth I, a third series Blackadder the Third ( 1987 ) set during the late 18th and early 19th centuries in the reign of George III, and finally Blackadder Goes Forth ( 1989 ) in 1917, set in the trenches of the Great War.

In the television comedy series Blackadder, Richard III is portrayed by Peter Cook in an alternative version of history as a doting, kindly man who treats his nephews with affection.

Lord Edmund Blackadder V / Edmund III

This Blackadder is one of three members of the family who definitely does not die at the end of the adventures ( the others being Ebenezer Blackadder and the future Edmund III ).

He is the second Blackadder to rise to the throne ( after his ancestor Prince Edmund who held the throne for only 30 seconds at the end of series one, The Black Adder ), reigning from 1820 – 1830, though if he is the historic George IV then he died without legitimate issue, preventing the Blackadder line from retaining the throne after his death, ( though his descendant Edmund III would regain the throne by 1999 through use of time travel ).

HM King Edmund III, formerly Lord Blackadder is the modern day descendant of fictional character Edmund Blackadder in the Blackadder TV series.

" Together, they travel back in time, changing the past so when they return to 1999, Blackadder is the absolute monarch King Edmund III, " loved by all and with a 98 % approbation rate all across the country ".

* Prince Edmund ( Blackadder ), character in The Black Adder who was King Edmund III of England

The final episode of this series, " Goodbyeee ", is known for being extraordinarily poignant for a comedy – especially the final scene, which sees the main characters ( Blackadder, Baldrick, George, and Darling ) finally going " over the top " and charging off into the fog and smoke of no man's land to presumably die.

* Head ( Blackadder ), an episode of Blackadder

* Freddie Frobisher, the flatulent hermit of Lindisfarne, is featured in Blackadder the second, episode Beer.

She returned in guest roles in one episode each in Blackadder the Third and Blackadder Goes Forth.

* The plot of the second episode of Blackadder II, " Head ", echoes plot elements of the play, with the titular character, as Executioner, swapping around heads in order to pretend that a criminal is alive rather than dead.

* In the episode Major Star of the British sitcom Blackadder, Captain Blackadder parodies the poem " The Soldier ", warning George ' If I should die, think only this of me, ' I'll be back to get you!

* In the episode " Dish and Dishonesty " of Blackadder the Third, Blackadder tells the Prince, who has been granted money by Parliament, to " take out the drawings for that beach hut at Brighton!

He appeared as a Privy Councillor in Witchsmeller Pursuivant, an episode of the first series of Blackadder in 1983.

* A French revolutionary /" ambassador " in the Blackadder The Third episode " Nob And Nobility ".

*" Chains " ( Blackadder ), an episode of the British sitcom Blackadder II

The first episode of the BBC television comedy Blackadder in part parodies the Olivier film, visually ( as in the crown motif ), Peter Cook's performance as a benevolent Richard, and by mangling Shakespearean text (" Now is the summer of our sweet content made o ' ercast winter by these Tudor clouds ...")

It is mentioned in the BBC TV Comedy Series Blackadder the Third in the episode where the Prince Regent believes that the Duke of Wellington is after him.

In the episode Ink and Incapability, Blackadder pokes fun at Nelson's famous signal at the Battle of Trafalgar.

" In another episode, Blackadder purchases a expensive robe which he believes to be made of ermine fur.

" In the episode Amy and Amiability when Blackadder is talking to Amy Hardwood's father he states " No one ever made money out of good looks and charm.

Among her non-puppeteering television appearances, Gold was featured as Mrs Tyler, a Goodwife, in the first series episode " Witchsmeller Pursuivant " of Blackadder ( 1983 ).

Although the character Melchett did not appear in the third series of Blackadder, Stephen Fry appeared in the final episode as The Duke of Wellington, portrayed as a loud, bellowing and bellicose warmonger with a tendency towards casual violence aimed at the serving classes ( in particular the incompetent and buffoonish Prince Regent, who was then disguised as his own butler ).

* The palladian bridge and gardens were featured in the Blackadder II episode " Bells " and the end titles of all episodes.

In Blackadder the Third, Mr. E. Blackadder turns highwayman in the episode " Amy and Amiability.

He is the only Blackadder seen to have enjoyed romantic success ( although all apparently managed to father children ): Prince Edmund was found repulsive by women and forced into an arranged marriage with a child ; Lord Blackadder was jilted by his fiancée, Kate ( Bob ) and ended up consorting with prostitutes, and Mr. E. Blackadder was tricked by Amy Hardwood but found genuinely attractive only by Mrs. Miggins, whom he despised and who eventually eloped with his cousin MacAdder.

" Prince Ludwig the Indestructible learns of this and attempts to sneak into the party dressed as a cow in order to assassinate the Queen, but is easily foiled by Blackadder due to the quality of Ludwig's disguise, as the real Nursie's cow costume is entirely unconvincing.

In 1989, the Band and fifty members of the 3rd Battalion were featured in the opening and closing sequences of BBC sitcom Blackadder Goes Forth with the band, men and actors Rowan Atkinson, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Tony Robinson and Tim McInnerny dressed in World War I period uniforms marching to The British Grenadiers and the Blackadder theme song.

Blackadder is the name that encompassed four series of a BBC One period British sitcom, along with several one-off instalments.

Although each series is set in a different era, all follow the " misfortunes " of Edmund Blackadder ( played by Atkinson ), who in each is a member of a British family dynasty present at many significant periods and places in British history.

It is implied in each series that the Blackadder character is a descendant of the previous one, although it is never mentioned how any of the Blackadders manage to father children.

Each Blackadder and Baldrick is also saddled with the company of a dim-witted aristocrat whose presence Blackadder must somehow tolerate.

Blackadder II is set in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I ( 1558 – 1603 ), played by Miranda Richardson.

The principal character is Edmund, Lord Blackadder, the great-grandson of the original Black Adder.

Blackadder the Third is set in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a period known as the Regency.

In the series, E. Blackadder Esquire is the butler to the Prince Regent, the Prince of Wales ( the prince is played by Hugh Laurie as a complete fop and idiot ).

Blackadder is joined by his batman Private S. Baldrick ( Tony Robinson ) and idealistic Edwardian twit Lieutenant George ( Hugh Laurie ).

Another significant difference is that the character of Prince Edmund presented in the pilot is much closer to the intelligent, conniving Blackadder of the later series than the snivelling, weak buffoon of the original.

In a twist on Charles Dickens ' A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Blackadder is the " kindest and loveliest " man in England.

It is set on the turn of the millennium, and features Lord Blackadder placing a bet with his friends – modern versions of Queenie ( Miranda Richardson ), Melchett ( Stephen Fry ), George ( Hugh Laurie ) and Darling ( Tim McInnerny ) – that he has built a working time machine.

While this is intended as a clever con trick, the machine, surprisingly, works, sending Blackadder and Baldrick back to the time of the dinosaurs, where they manage to cause the extinction of the dinosaurs, through the use of Baldrick's best, worst and only pair of underpants as a weapon against a hungry T. Rex.

* Baldrick is a character in the BBC comedy series Blackadder played by Tony Robinson.

Richardson is known for her role as a comedic Queen Elizabeth I, aka Queenie, in the British television comedy Blackadder II.

He is unintentionally killed by Edmund, the titular " Blackadder " ( Rowan Atkinson ), when Edmund thinks he is trying to steal his horse.