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Blackadder - Season 3 (1987-1988)

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Alternative title: The Black Adder

IMDb score: 8,0 (43.399)

Episodes: 7

Playing time: 3 hour and 42 minutes

Developed by: Richard Curtis, Rowan Atkinson and Ben Elton

Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Hugh Laurie and Tony Robinson

Origin: United Kingdom / Australia

Releasedate: Thursday 17 September 1987

First aired on: BBC One (Verenigd Koninkrijk)

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Blackadder plot

Down through the ages, talented and brave men have contributed to England's honorable and noble history. Others, such as the hypocritical, despicable Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh (aka Blackadder), the bitter and mad son of a medieval king, have risen from the dust of dodgy documents to claim their illegitimate position in history.

Episodes Season 3 (1987-1988)

  1. 1. Dish and Dishonesty

    17 September 1987 (30 minutes)

  2. 2. Ink and Incapability

    24 September 1987 (30 minutes)

  3. 3. Nob and Nobility

    1 October 1987 (30 minutes)

  4. 4. Sense and Senility

    8 October 1987 (30 minutes)

  5. 5. Amy and Amiability

    15 October 1987 (30 minutes)

  6. 6. Duel and Duality

    22 October 1987 (30 minutes)

  7. 7. Blackadder's Christmas Carol (special)

    23 December 1988 (42 minutes)

Full cast & crew

Actors and Actresses

Captain Edmund Blackadder

Lieutenant The Honourable George Colthurst St. Barleigh

Private S. Baldrick

King Richard IV

Queen Elizabeth I

Captain Kevin Darling

General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett

Harry Prince of Wales

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rcuppen79

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Third season of the hit British TV series Black Adder and probably the most fun too, thanks in part to Hugh Laurie's hilarious role as the oily-dumb Prince Regent. The rest of the cast is also excellent and the dialogues are hilarious.

Each episode is top notch, but the standouts are "Dish and Dishonesty", in which BlackAdder tries to fake the local elections and "Amy and Amiability" in which the Prince Regent falls in love with a young lady, who later turns out to be England's most wanted bandit.

The series was awarded a BAFTA award for best comedy series in 1988.

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Dievegge

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In this third season, Blackadder is at its most vicious. He is opportunistic, selfish, cynical, jealous and manipulative. The Prince Regent, son of the insane George III, is ignorant, but retains his enthusiasm despite all the blunders, insults and humiliations. For the sake of humor, the historical facts are taken for granted here and there. In reality, Pitt the Younger was forty-four when he became prime minister, and Samuel Johnson's dictionary appeared as early as 1755. Conscious anachronisms are nods to modern TV culture.

It is mainly verbal humor: ingenious one-liners, witty replies, absurd comparisons, original swear words and crazy dictionary definitions. Jane Austen's titles are parodied, as are The Scarlet Pimpernel and Cyrano de Bergerac. It's a satire on the class system. The vanity of aristocrats and actors is ridiculed. In the final episode, the reunited duo of Fry and Laurie add some physical humor. As a sitcom, this remains unparalleled.

Favorite Episodes: 2 and 3. Favorite Quote: "He's the most overrated human being since Judas Iscariot won the AD 31 Best Disciple Competition!"

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