EPISODE
SEASON
Blackadder II - Season 1
It is a comedy series that epitomizes the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603), which Miranda Richardson has depicted in a distinctive way. The series deals with the main character Edmund, Lord Blakadir, the grandson of the original Black Adder. The Lord began to face different paths as he dealt with Lord Chamberlain, Lord Melchite, his rival, and the Queen's demented former nanny Nursie.
5 July 1948, Dallas, Texas, USA
20 January 1934, Liverpool, England, UK
March 10, 1920 in England, UK
1946, Anglesey, Wales, UK
18 September 1956, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, England, UK
19 June 1953, Manchester, England, UK
13 July 1933, Ashford, Kent, England, UK
7 March 1958, Harlow, Essex, England, UK
10 December 1950, Los Angeles, California, USA
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20 June 1946, Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK
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20 November 1936, Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
6 August 1917, Marylebone, London, England, UK
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15 August 1946, London, England, UK
11 June 1959, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
1927 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
November 21, 1921 in Woolwich, London, England, UK
28 September 1935, Harrow, London, England, UK
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1939 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
27 July 1960, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, England, UK
November 28, 2018
Ben Elton joined Richard Curtis on scripting duties for Blackadder II...the character was given a brain and the sharpest of tongues, and everything changed, allowing Rowan Atkinson to deliver one of the great comedy performances in the role.
November 28, 2018
Flashheart aside however, "Bells" is a strong premiere and a breath of fresh air after the struggles of Blackadder season one.
November 28, 2018
Given the caliber of these performers, one might be tempted to put the show's renewed success down to that alone. But you also have to figure in the fact that Curtis was now writing with Ben Elton.
November 28, 2018
The amazing wordplay fills in all the blanks and gives the events tension.
November 28, 2018
The first episode shows a programme finally hitting it's stride.
