Discover the best and most memorable episodes of Blackadder, from fan favorites to critically acclaimed moments. Explore detailed ratings, episode summaries, and visualize how the show's quality evolved over time.
Black Adder 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 First World War.
Blackadder tries everything he can think of to get sent back to England when orders come in to go over the top in the first charge against the Germans since 1914.
★ 8.8/10
(1255 votes)
#2
Plan B: Corporal Punishment
S4:E2
Edmund is sentenced to death by firing squad for shooting and eating the General's favorite messenger pigeon.
★ 8.6/10
(1159 votes)
#3
Ink and Incapability
S3:E2
Blackadder has one weekend to rewrite a dictionary the Prince Regent is sponsoring after Baldrick burns the only copy.
★ 8.6/10
(1155 votes)
#4
Plan E: General Hospital
S4:E5
Blackadder is assigned to find the spy working out of the hospital.
★ 8.5/10
(1184 votes)
#5
Beer
S2:E5
Blackadder's rich and Puritanical aunt and uncle pay him a visit to discuss his inheritance the same night he has a beer drinking contest.
★ 8.5/10
(1199 votes)
#6
Plan D: Private Plane
S4:E4
Blackadder and the boys join the Royal Air Corps, where they are promptly shot down behind enemy lines.
★ 8.4/10
(1017 votes)
#7
Duel and Duality
S3:E6
The Duke of Wellington has challenged the Prince to a duel for seducing his daughters and the Prince offers Blackadder anything he wants to take his place.
★ 8.4/10
(1110 votes)
#8
Plan C: Major Star
S4:E3
Blackadder grabs yet another opportunity to return to England by organizing a morale-raising music hall show, including Baldrick's Charlie Chaplin impersonation and George's appearance as a lady songstress who captures the General's heart.
★ 8.3/10
(1316 votes)
#9
Bells
S2:E1
Blackadder feels a funny attraction for his manservant and decides to marry when he discovers he is a she.
★ 8.3/10
(1183 votes)
#10
Head
S2:E2
After the Queen appoints Blackadder Lord High Executioner, he finds himself in trouble when the Queen pardons someone he executed ahead of schedule.
★ 8.2/10
(1166 votes)
#11
Potato
S2:E3
After Sir Walter Raleigh takes the Queen's fancy by bringing her a potato, Blackadder decides to become an explorer with the aid of a legless sea captain.
★ 8.2/10
(1083 votes)
#12
Chains
S2:E6
Blackadder and Lord Melchett are kidnapped by a German spy right after the Queen decides she will pay no more ransom to kidnappers.
★ 8.2/10
(1133 votes)
#13
Dish and Dishonesty
S3:E1
Blackadder becomes involved in politics by getting Baldrick elected MP, in an effort to stop the new Prime Minister, Pitt the Younger, from striking the Prince off the Civil List.
★ 8.2/10
(1153 votes)
#14
Plan A: Captain Cook
S4:E1
Blackadder tries painting and cooking as ploys to avoid the scheduled big push out of the trenches.
★ 8.1/10
(1048 votes)
#15
Nob and Nobility
S3:E3
After the Scarlet Pimpernel gets high praises Blackadder makes a bet that he can go to France and rescue aristocrats, too.
★ 8.1/10
(1048 votes)
#16
Sense and Senility
S3:E4
The Prince Regent hires a pair of actors to teach him to give better speeches and earn the people's respect after an anarchist tries to blow him up at the theatre.
★ 8.1/10
(1016 votes)
#17
Amy and Amiability
S3:E5
After Parliament cuts off the Prince's money he decides to marry a rich lady who obtains her money by moonlighting as a notorious highwayman.
★ 8.0/10
(1116 votes)
#18
Money
S2:E4
The Queen hampers Blackadder's efforts to raise cash to pay off a debt to a sadistic bishop.
★ 7.9/10
(1140 votes)
#19
The Queen of Spain's Beard
S1:E4
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.
★ 7.7/10
(1119 votes)
#20
The Archbishop
S1:E3
Edmund is appointed to the post of Archbishop of Canterbury after the king has the last one killed.
★ 7.6/10
(1052 votes)
#21
The Black Seal
S1:E6
After the King takes away Edmund's title of Duke, he recruits the 6 most evil men in the land to take the crown by force.
★ 7.5/10
(1054 votes)
#22
Witchsmeller Pursuivant
S1:E5
Percy and Baldrick are to be burned at the stake with Edmund, when he is accused of being a witch.
★ 7.4/10
(1369 votes)
#23
The Foretelling
S1:E1
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.
★ 7.4/10
(1171 votes)
#24
Born to Be King
S1:E2
With his father away at the Crusades, Edmund comes up with a plan to prove his brother is illegitimate, thus making him Prince Regent.
★ 7.4/10
(1369 votes)
#1
The Foretelling
S1:E1
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.
★ 7.4/10
(1171 votes)
#2
Born to Be King
S1:E2
With his father away at the Crusades, Edmund comes up with a plan to prove his brother is illegitimate, thus making him Prince Regent.
★ 7.5/10
(1054 votes)
#3
Witchsmeller Pursuivant
S1:E5
Percy and Baldrick are to be burned at the stake with Edmund, when he is accused of being a witch.
★ 7.6/10
(1052 votes)
#4
The Black Seal
S1:E6
After the King takes away Edmund's title of Duke, he recruits the 6 most evil men in the land to take the crown by force.
★ 7.7/10
(1119 votes)
#5
The Archbishop
S1:E3
Edmund is appointed to the post of Archbishop of Canterbury after the king has the last one killed.
★ 7.9/10
(1140 votes)
#6
The Queen of Spain's Beard
S1:E4
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.
★ 8.0/10
(1116 votes)
#7
Money
S2:E4
The Queen hampers Blackadder's efforts to raise cash to pay off a debt to a sadistic bishop.
★ 8.1/10
(1048 votes)
#8
Nob and Nobility
S3:E3
After the Scarlet Pimpernel gets high praises Blackadder makes a bet that he can go to France and rescue aristocrats, too.
★ 8.1/10
(1048 votes)
#9
Sense and Senility
S3:E4
The Prince Regent hires a pair of actors to teach him to give better speeches and earn the people's respect after an anarchist tries to blow him up at the theatre.
★ 8.1/10
(1016 votes)
#10
Amy and Amiability
S3:E5
After Parliament cuts off the Prince's money he decides to marry a rich lady who obtains her money by moonlighting as a notorious highwayman.
★ 8.2/10
(1166 votes)
#11
Potato
S2:E3
After Sir Walter Raleigh takes the Queen's fancy by bringing her a potato, Blackadder decides to become an explorer with the aid of a legless sea captain.
★ 8.2/10
(1083 votes)
#12
Chains
S2:E6
Blackadder and Lord Melchett are kidnapped by a German spy right after the Queen decides she will pay no more ransom to kidnappers.
★ 8.2/10
(1133 votes)
#13
Dish and Dishonesty
S3:E1
Blackadder becomes involved in politics by getting Baldrick elected MP, in an effort to stop the new Prime Minister, Pitt the Younger, from striking the Prince off the Civil List.
★ 8.2/10
(1153 votes)
#14
Plan A: Captain Cook
S4:E1
Blackadder tries painting and cooking as ploys to avoid the scheduled big push out of the trenches.
★ 8.3/10
(1316 votes)
#15
Bells
S2:E1
Blackadder feels a funny attraction for his manservant and decides to marry when he discovers he is a she.
★ 8.3/10
(1183 votes)
#16
Head
S2:E2
After the Queen appoints Blackadder Lord High Executioner, he finds himself in trouble when the Queen pardons someone he executed ahead of schedule.
★ 8.4/10
(1017 votes)
#17
Duel and Duality
S3:E6
The Duke of Wellington has challenged the Prince to a duel for seducing his daughters and the Prince offers Blackadder anything he wants to take his place.
★ 8.4/10
(1110 votes)
#18
Plan C: Major Star
S4:E3
Blackadder grabs yet another opportunity to return to England by organizing a morale-raising music hall show, including Baldrick's Charlie Chaplin impersonation and George's appearance as a lady songstress who captures the General's heart.
★ 8.5/10
(1184 votes)
#19
Beer
S2:E5
Blackadder's rich and Puritanical aunt and uncle pay him a visit to discuss his inheritance the same night he has a beer drinking contest.
★ 8.5/10
(1199 votes)
#20
Plan D: Private Plane
S4:E4
Blackadder and the boys join the Royal Air Corps, where they are promptly shot down behind enemy lines.
★ 8.6/10
(1159 votes)
#21
Ink and Incapability
S3:E2
Blackadder has one weekend to rewrite a dictionary the Prince Regent is sponsoring after Baldrick burns the only copy.
★ 8.6/10
(1155 votes)
#22
Plan E: General Hospital
S4:E5
Blackadder is assigned to find the spy working out of the hospital.
★ 8.8/10
(1255 votes)
#23
Plan B: Corporal Punishment
S4:E2
Edmund is sentenced to death by firing squad for shooting and eating the General's favorite messenger pigeon.
★ 9.4/10
(1933 votes)
#24
Plan F: Goodbyeee
S4:E6
Blackadder tries everything he can think of to get sent back to England when orders come in to go over the top in the first charge against the Germans since 1914.
★ 7.4/10
(1369 votes)
The Foretelling
S1:E1
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.
★ 7.4/10
(1171 votes)
Born to Be King
S1:E2
With his father away at the Crusades, Edmund comes up with a plan to prove his brother is illegitimate, thus making him Prince Regent.
★ 7.7/10
(1119 votes)
The Archbishop
S1:E3
Edmund is appointed to the post of Archbishop of Canterbury after the king has the last one killed.
★ 7.9/10
(1140 votes)
The Queen of Spain's Beard
S1:E4
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.
★ 7.5/10
(1054 votes)
Witchsmeller Pursuivant
S1:E5
Percy and Baldrick are to be burned at the stake with Edmund, when he is accused of being a witch.
★ 7.6/10
(1052 votes)
The Black Seal
S1:E6
After the King takes away Edmund's title of Duke, he recruits the 6 most evil men in the land to take the crown by force.
★ 8.3/10
(1316 votes)
Bells
S2:E1
Blackadder feels a funny attraction for his manservant and decides to marry when he discovers he is a she.
★ 8.3/10
(1183 votes)
Head
S2:E2
After the Queen appoints Blackadder Lord High Executioner, he finds himself in trouble when the Queen pardons someone he executed ahead of schedule.
★ 8.2/10
(1166 votes)
Potato
S2:E3
After Sir Walter Raleigh takes the Queen's fancy by bringing her a potato, Blackadder decides to become an explorer with the aid of a legless sea captain.
★ 8.0/10
(1116 votes)
Money
S2:E4
The Queen hampers Blackadder's efforts to raise cash to pay off a debt to a sadistic bishop.
★ 8.5/10
(1184 votes)
Beer
S2:E5
Blackadder's rich and Puritanical aunt and uncle pay him a visit to discuss his inheritance the same night he has a beer drinking contest.
★ 8.2/10
(1083 votes)
Chains
S2:E6
Blackadder and Lord Melchett are kidnapped by a German spy right after the Queen decides she will pay no more ransom to kidnappers.
★ 8.2/10
(1133 votes)
Dish and Dishonesty
S3:E1
Blackadder becomes involved in politics by getting Baldrick elected MP, in an effort to stop the new Prime Minister, Pitt the Younger, from striking the Prince off the Civil List.
★ 8.6/10
(1159 votes)
Ink and Incapability
S3:E2
Blackadder has one weekend to rewrite a dictionary the Prince Regent is sponsoring after Baldrick burns the only copy.
★ 8.1/10
(1048 votes)
Nob and Nobility
S3:E3
After the Scarlet Pimpernel gets high praises Blackadder makes a bet that he can go to France and rescue aristocrats, too.
★ 8.1/10
(1048 votes)
Sense and Senility
S3:E4
The Prince Regent hires a pair of actors to teach him to give better speeches and earn the people's respect after an anarchist tries to blow him up at the theatre.
★ 8.1/10
(1016 votes)
Amy and Amiability
S3:E5
After Parliament cuts off the Prince's money he decides to marry a rich lady who obtains her money by moonlighting as a notorious highwayman.
★ 8.4/10
(1017 votes)
Duel and Duality
S3:E6
The Duke of Wellington has challenged the Prince to a duel for seducing his daughters and the Prince offers Blackadder anything he wants to take his place.
★ 8.2/10
(1153 votes)
Plan A: Captain Cook
S4:E1
Blackadder tries painting and cooking as ploys to avoid the scheduled big push out of the trenches.
★ 8.8/10
(1255 votes)
Plan B: Corporal Punishment
S4:E2
Edmund is sentenced to death by firing squad for shooting and eating the General's favorite messenger pigeon.
★ 8.4/10
(1110 votes)
Plan C: Major Star
S4:E3
Blackadder grabs yet another opportunity to return to England by organizing a morale-raising music hall show, including Baldrick's Charlie Chaplin impersonation and George's appearance as a lady songstress who captures the General's heart.
★ 8.5/10
(1199 votes)
Plan D: Private Plane
S4:E4
Blackadder and the boys join the Royal Air Corps, where they are promptly shot down behind enemy lines.
★ 8.6/10
(1155 votes)
Plan E: General Hospital
S4:E5
Blackadder is assigned to find the spy working out of the hospital.
★ 9.4/10
(1933 votes)
Plan F: Goodbyeee
S4:E6
Blackadder tries everything he can think of to get sent back to England when orders come in to go over the top in the first charge against the Germans since 1914.