Main menuRowan Atkinson / Richard Curtis / Ben Elton, The complete Black Adder
Release details
| Title | The complete Black Adder | ||||||||
| Artist(s): | Rowan Atkinson / Richard Curtis / Ben Elton | ||||||||
| Category: | BBC - BBCDVD (Click on this button to view other releases of BBC - BBCDVD DVD's.) | ||||||||
| Label and catalogue number: |  BBC DVD - BBCDVD 1093 | ||||||||
| Format: | Disc DVD's | ||||||||
| Country: | UK  | ||||||||
| Released: | 2003 | ||||||||
| Genre: | Comedies - Situation View all other tracks listed as Comedies - Situation. | ||||||||
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| Item deleted? | Yes | ||||||||
| Distributed / printed by | BBC Worldwide Ltd | ||||||||
| Page views: | 1958 times since 20th May, 2017, global rank is 2880, rank in dvds is 144. | ||||||||
| My rating: | ***** | ||||||||
| Guest rating: | ***** | ||||||||
My copies information
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| Cover condition | Near mint | ||||||||||
| Record condition | No record | ||||||||||
| BBC records label code | - | ||||||||||
| Number have | 1 | ||||||||||
| What type of seller was used | Physical shop | ||||||||||
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Tracks
| Below is a list of tracks for this release. | |||||||||||
| Side & track no | Track and Artist | Length | |||||||||
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| A1 | The foretelling | 33.31 | |||||||||
| A2 | Born to be king | 33.32 | |||||||||
| A3 | The archbishop | 32.37 | |||||||||
| A4 | The Queen of Spain's beard | 33.50 | |||||||||
| A5 | Witchsmeller pursuivant | 30.07 | |||||||||
| A6 | The black seal | 31.04 | |||||||||
| B1 | Bells | 30.10 | |||||||||
| B2 | Head | 26.44 | |||||||||
| B3 | Potato | 30.03 | |||||||||
| B4 | Money | 29.55 | |||||||||
| B5 | Beer | 29.12 | |||||||||
| B6 | Chains | 29.16 | |||||||||
| C1 | Dish and dishonesty | 29.21 | |||||||||
| C2 | Ink and incapability | 29.17 | |||||||||
| C3 | Nob and nobility | 29.40 | |||||||||
| C4 | Sense and senility | 26.33 | |||||||||
| C5 | Amy and amiability | 29.24 | |||||||||
| C6 | Duel and duality | 29.51 | |||||||||
| D1 | Captain Cook | 29.15 | |||||||||
| D2 | Corporal Punishment | 29.27 | |||||||||
| D3 | Major Star | 29.07 | |||||||||
| D4 | Private Plane | 28.59 | |||||||||
| D5 | General Hospital | 28.06 | |||||||||
| D6 | Goodbyeee | 29.25 | |||||||||
| Total length of media 11:58:26. | |||||||||||
All release pictures
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Reviews
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| My rating | 3 | |
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Extra notes on cover, middle (gatefold sleeve) and any inserts | ||
Series 1 - The Black Adder (1983) StarringRowan Atkinson - Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh Tony Robinson - Baldrick, Son of Robin the Dung Gatherer Tim McInnerny - Percy, Duke of Northumberland Brian Blessed - King Richard IV of England Elspet Gray - Gertrude, Queen of Flanders Robert East - Harry, Prince of Wales Narrated by - Patrick Allentitle Peter Cook - Richard III (Episode 1) Peter Benson - Henry VII (Episode 1) Philip Kendall - Painter (Episode 1) Kathleen St. John - Goncril (Episode 1) Barbara Miller - Regan (Episode 1) Gretchen Franklin - Gordella (Episode 1) Alex Norton - McAngus, Duke of Argyll (Episode 2) Angus Deayton - Jumping Jew of Jerusalem (Episode 2) Joolia Cappleman - Celia, Countess of Cheltenham (Episode 2) Martin Clarke - Sir Dominick Prique of Stratford (Episode 2) Martin Soan - 2nd Wooferoonie (Episode 2) Malcolm Hardee - 3rd Wooferoonie (Episode 2) David Runn - Messenger (Episodes 2,3,4) Paul McDowell - Herbert, Archbishop of Canterbury (Episode 3) Arthur Hewlett - Godfrey, Archbishop of Canterbury and William, Bishop of London (Episode 3) Joyce Grant - Mother Superior (Episode 3) Carolyn Colquohoun - Sister Sara (Episode 3) Russell Gnoch - The Duke of Winchester (Episode 3) Bert Parnaby - Cain, A peasant (Episodes 3,5) Roy Evans - Abel, A peasant (Episodes 3,5) Bill Wallis - Sir Justin de Boinod (Episode 3) David Delve - Sir George de Boeuf (Episode 3) Leslie Sands - Lord Graveney (Episode 3) Miriam Margolyes - Infanta Maria Escalosa of Spain (Episode 4) Jim Broadbent - Don Speckingleesh, an interpreter (Episode 4) Jane Freeman - Mrs Applebottom (Episode 4) John Rapley - Rev. Lloyd (Episode 4) Howard Lew Lewis - Mr. Applebottom (Episode 4) Stephen Tate - Lord Chiswick (Episode 4) Ken Wells - 1st messenger (Episode 4) Richard Mitchley - 2nd messenger (Episode 4) Willoughby Goddard - Archbishop (Episode 4) Natasha King - Princess Leia of Hungary (Episodes 4,5) Harriet Keevil - Lady on ramparts (Episode 4) Frank Finley - The Witchsmeller pursuivant (Episode 5) Richard Murdoch - Ross, A lord (Episode 5) Valentine Dyall - Angus, A lord (Episode 5) Peter Schofield - Rife, A lord (Episode 5) Stephen Frost - Soft, A guard (Episode 5) Mark Arden - Anon, A guard (Episode 5) Percy Benson - Daft Red, A peasant (Episode 5) Forbes Collins - Dopey Jack, A peasant (Episode 5) Patrick Duncan - Officer, An officer (Episode 5) Barbara Miller - Jane Kirkettle (Episode 5) Howard Lew Lewis - Piers, A yeoman (Episode 5) Sarah Thomas - Mrs Field, A Goodwife (Episode 5) Louise Gold - Mrs Tyler., A Goodwife (Episode 5) Gareth Milne - Stuntman (Episodes 5,6) John Carlisle - Murdered lord (Episode 6) Bert Parnaby - Cain, A blind beggar (Episode 6) Roy Evans - Abel, A blind beggar (Episode 6) Forbes Collins - Trusting father (Episode 6) Des Webb - Person of unrestricted growth (Episode 6) John Barnard - Retired Morris dancer (Episode 6) Mad Gerald - Himself (Episode 6) Perry Benson - Pigeon vendor (Episode 6) Paul Brooke - Friar Bellows (Episode 6) Big Mick - Jack Large (Episode 6) Roger Sloman - Three Fingered Pete (Episode 6) Patrick Malahide - Guy of Glastonbury (Episode 6) John Hallam - Sir Wilfred Death (Episode 6) Patrick Allen - The Hawk (Episode 6) Ron Cook - Sean, the Irish Bastard (Episode 6) Music byHoward Goodall Written byRichard Curtis Rowan Atkinson Produced byJohn Lloyd Directed byMartin Shardlow SynopsisThrough the ages men of flair, faculty and outstanding courage have contributed to England's heritage. Others, like the snivelling worm Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh (alias The Black Adder), have emerged from the dust of dodgy documents to claim their wrongful place in history. The Black Adder, the first series of Blackadder, was written by Richard Curtis and Rowan Atkinson and produced by John Lloyd. It originally aired on BBC1 from 15 June 1983 to 20 July 1983, and was a joint production with the Australian Seven Network. Set in 1485 at the end of the British Middle Ages, the series is written as an alternative history in which King Richard III won the Battle of Bosworth Field only to be mistaken for someone else and murdered, and is succeeded by Richard IV (Brian Blessed), one of the Princes in the Tower. The series follows the exploits of Richard IV's unfavoured second son Edmund, the Duke of Edinburgh (who calls himself "The Black Adder") in his various attempts to increase his standing with his father and his eventual quest to overthrow him. Conceived while Atkinson and Curtis were working on Not the Nine O'Clock News, the series dealt comically with a number of medieval issues in Britain: witchcraft, Royal succession, European relations, the Crusades, and the conflict between the Church and the Crown. Along with the secret history, many historical events portrayed in the series were anachronistic (for example, the last Crusade to the Holy Land ended in 1291); this dramatic licence would continue in the subsequent Blackadders. The filming of the series was highly ambitious, with a large cast and much location shooting. The series also featured Shakespearean dialogue, often adapted for comic effect; the end credits featured the words "Additional Dialogue by William Shakespeare". Series 2 - Blackadder II (1984) StarringRowan Atkinson - Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh Tony Robinson - Baldrick, Son of Robin the Dung Gatherer Tim McInnerny - Percy, Duke of Northumberland Miranda Richardson - Queen Elizabeth I Stephen Fry - Lord Melchett Patsy Byrne - Nursie Gabrielle Glaiuster - Kate (Episode 1) Rik Mayall - Lord Flashheart (Episode 1) John Grillo - Dr. Leech (Episode 1) Kate's father - Edward Jewesbury (Episode 1) Barbara Miller - Wisewoman (Episode 1) Sadie Shimmin - Young Crone (Episode 1) Holly de Jong - Lady Farrow (Episode 2) Bill Wallis - Gaoler Ploppy (Episode 2) Linda Polan - Mrs Ploppy (Episode 2) Patrick Duncan - Earl Farrow (Episode 2) Tom Baker - Captain Rum (Episode 3) Simon Jones - Sir Walter Rayleigh (Episode 3) Ronald Lacey - Bishop of Bath & Wells (Episode 4) Cassie Stuart - Mollie (Episode 4) Lesley Nicol - Mrs Pants (Episode 4) John Pierce Jones - Arthur the sailor (Episode 4) Tony Aitken - Mad beggar (Episode 4) Philip Pope - Leonardo Acropolis (Episode 4) Piers Ibbotson - Messenger (Episode 4) Barry Craine - Mr Pants (Episode 4) Miriam Margolyes - Lady Whiteadder (Episode 5) Hugh Laurie - Simon Partridge (Episode 5) Roger Blake - Geoffrey Piddle (Episode 5) William Hootkins - Monk (Episode 5) Daniel Thorndike - Lord Whiteadder (Episode 5) Hugh Laurie - Prince Ludwig (Episode 6) Max Harvey - Torturer (Episode 6) Mark Arden - 1st guard (Episode 6) Lee Cornes - 2nd guard (Episode 6) Music byHoward Goodall Written byRichard Curtis Ben Elton Produced byJohn Lloyd Directed byMandie Fletcher SynopsisBlackadder II is set in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (15581603), who is portrayed by Miranda Richardson. The principal character is Edmund, Lord Blackadder, the great-grandson of the original Black Adder. During the series, he regularly deals with the Queen, her obsequious Lord Chamberlain Lord Melchett (Stephen Fry)his rivaland the Queen's demented former nanny Nursie (Patsy Byrne). Following the BBC's request for improvements (and a severe budget reduction), several changes were made. The second series was the first to establish the familiar Blackadder character: cunning, shrewd, and witty, in sharp contrast to the first series' bumbling Prince Edmund. To make the show more cost-effective, it was also shot with virtually no outdoor scenes (the first series was shot largely on location) and several frequently used indoor sets, such as the Queen's throne room and Blackadder's front room. A quote from this series ranked number three in a list of the top 25 television "putdowns" of the last 40 years by the Radio Times magazine: "The eyes are open, the mouth moves, but Mr. Brain has long since departed, hasn't he, Percy?" Series 3 - Blackadder III (1987) StarringRowan Atkinson - Butler to the Prince Regent Tony Robinson - Baldrick Hugh Laurie - Prince of Wales Helen Atkinson-Wood - Mrs. Miggins Vincent Hanna (Episode 1) Denis Lill (Episode 1) Simon Obsorne (Episode 1) Geoff McGiven (Episode 1) Dominic Martelli (Episode 1) Robbie Coltrane (Episode 2) Lee Cornes (Episode 2) Steve Steen (Episode 2) Jim Sweeney (Episode 2) Tim McInnerny (Episode 3) Nigel Planner (Episode 3) Chris Barrie (Episode 3) Hugh Paddick (Episode 4) Kenneth Connor (Episode 4) Ben Elton (Episode 4) Miranda Richardson (Episode 5) Warren Clarke (Episode 5) Barbara Horne (Episode 5) Roger Avon (Episode 5) Stephen Fry (Episode 6) Gertan Klauber (Episode 6) Music byHoward Goodall Written byRichard Curtis Ben Elton Produced byJohn Lloyd Directed byMandie Fletcher SynopsisBlackadder the Third is set in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a period known as the Regency. In the series, Edmund 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). Despite Edmund's respected intelligence and abilities, he has no personal fortune to speak of, apart from his frequently-fluctuating wage packet (as well, it seems, from stealing and selling off the Prince's socks) from the Prince: "If I'm running short of cash, all I have to do is go upstairs and ask Prince Fat-Head for a rise." As well as Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson in their usual roles, this series starred Hugh Laurie as the Prince Regent, and Helen Atkinson-Wood as Mrs. Miggins. The series features Dr. Samuel Johnson (Robbie Coltrane), William Pitt the Younger (Simon Osborne), the French Revolution (featuring Chris Barrie, Nigel Planer and Tim McInnerny as the Scarlet Pimpernel), over-the-top theatrical actors, a squirrel-hating cross-dressing highwayman (Miranda Richardson), and a duel with the Duke of Wellington (Stephen Fry). Series 4 - Blackadder Goes Fourth (1989) StarringRowan Atkinson - Captain Edmund Blackadder Tony Robinson - Private S. Baldrick Hugh Laurie - Lieutenant George Stephen Fry - General Melchett Tim McInnerny - Captain Kevin Darling Jeremy Hardy - Corporal Perkins (Episode 2) Stephen Frost - Corporal Jones (Episode 2) Lee Cornes - Private Fraser (Episode 2) Paul Mark Elliott - Private Robinson (Episode 2) Jeremy Gittins - Private Tipplewick (Episode 2) Gabrielle Glaister - Driver Parkhurst (Episodes 3,4) Rik Mayall - Squadron Commander Lord Flashheart (Episode 4) Adrian Edmondson - Baron von Richthoven (Episode 4) Hugo E Blick - Lieutenant von Gerhardt (Episode 4) Miranda Richardson - Nurse Mary Fletcher-Brown (Episode 5) Bill Wallis - Sir Bernard Proudfoot-Smith (Episode 5) Geoffrey Palmer - Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig (Episode 6) Music byHoward Goodall Written byRichard Curtis Ben Elton Produced byJohn Lloyd Directed byRichard Boden SynopsisThis series is set in 1917, on the Western Front in the trenches of the First World War. Another "big push" is planned, and Captain Blackadder's one goal is to avoid being killed, but his schemes always land him back in the trenches. Blackadder is joined by his batman Private S. Baldrick (Tony Robinson) and idealistic Edwardian twit Lieutenant George (Hugh Laurie). General Melchett (Stephen Fry) rallies his troops from a French chteau thirty-five miles from the front, where he is aided and abetted by his assistant, Captain Kevin Darling (Tim McInnerny), pencil-pusher supreme and Blackadder's nemesis, whose name is played on for maximum comedic value. The series' tone is somewhat darker than the other Blackadders; it details the deprivations of trench warfare as well as the incompetence and life-wasting strategies of the top brass. For example, Baldrick is reduced to making coffee from mud and cooking rats, while General Melchett hatches a plan for the troops to walk very slowly toward the German lines, because "it'll be the last thing Fritz will expect." The final episode, "Goodbyeee", is known for being extraordinarily poignant for a comedyespecially 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 die. In a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes, drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000 and voted for by industry professionals, Blackadder Goes Forth was placed 16th. | ||
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