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Black Adder Series 1 Part 1 | 
 enlarge | Directors: Geoff Posner, Martin Shardlow
Actors: Rowan Atkinson, Brian Blessed, Frank Finlay, Elspet Gray, Tim Mcinnerny
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: Video
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 784
Format: Color, Hifi Sound, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6302136172
UPC: 086162331633
EAN: 9786302136173
ASIN: 6302136172
Release Date: January 1, 1998
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Amazon.com
The brilliant and inspired IBlack Adder/I comic saga begins with this collection of episodes from the life of Edmund Blackadder, Duke of Edinburgh (Rowan Atkinson), a.k.a. the Black Adder. Set in "the really dark part" of the Dark Ages, the stories concern the villainous and cowardly Duke's sundry schemes. "The Foretelling" features a guest appearance from the late Peter Cook as the ghost of Richard III, who's come around to haunt our "hero." "Born to Be King" pits Edmund's scheming mind and awful haircut against the treachery and kilt of a dancing Scotsman. Finally, "The Archbishop" is the surreal story of a landscape littered with the bodies of dead Archbishops of Canterbury--a post for which Edmund is next in succession. Wonderful, funny stuff from Mr. Bean's alter ego. I--Tom Keogh/I
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 The Weakest Black Adder May 22, 2004
Alex Frantz (San Leandro, ca USA)
Black Adder, one of the best britcoms ever, made four series, each a takeoff on costume dramas set in different eras of British history - the Wars of the Roses, the Elizabethan age, the Regency, and WWI. The final 3 years are almost uniformly superb. However, the first season, had a different writing team - Ben Curtis and star Rowan Atkinson instead of Curtis and Richard Elton - as well as a different director and cast from the subsequent shows. As a result, it's just not up to the level of the later series. pThis season pretends to tell the true story of an imaginary dynasty between the Plantagenets and Tudors. The story starts with the battle of Bosworth Field, where Edmund Blackadder accidentally kills Richard III, subsequently becoming the younger, and by far the less respected of two princes under his father, Richard IV. This set also includes an episode where Edmund plots to become Crown Prince by proving his older brother is illegitimate and one where Edmund is named Archbishop of Canterbury, a position which tends to be fatal under his father's rule.pAtkinson as Edmund Blackadder, a schemer who generally outsmarts himself with plans he only believes are cunning and Tony Robinson as the lowly servant Baldrick are constants throughout the series. Tim Mcinerney (Percy) also appears in later seasons. Brian Blessed and Elspet Gray as the King and Queen, and Robert East as the Prince of Wales appear only in BA I.pOverall, this isn't a bad show, just not nearly as good as the subsequent Black Adders.
 Rowan Atkinson at his BEST August 10, 2000
Brian King (Plantation, FL)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
I watch this movie about 3 times a week its histerical. get it now before they go out of print and your never able to see rowan atkinson at his BEST!!!
Black Adder, where it all started. January 9, 2000
Steven M. Stedman (Ferndale WA)
This is the original first series of the Black Adder which first aired in 1983. In the first series, Rowan Atkinson as the Black Adder shows many of his Mr. Bean expressions and personalities. pIn my opinion this is one of the best comedy shows of all time. This absolutely the best british comedy that I have seen. pRowan Atkinson leads the cast as Edmund Blackadder, Tony Robinson follows him everywhere as his trusty servant Baldrick. This would not be a classic Black Adder without his good friend Percy who is played by Tim McInnerny. Rowan Atkinson is also the writer of this series, that may be why it is in my opinion the best of the Black Adder shows.pThis show, the first half of the first series contains the following three 3 episodes, all of which are set in the darkest of the dark ages in the late 1400's.pEpisode 1 - The Foretelling. (Originally air date: June 15, 1983)pThis episode opens as with : History has known many great liars. Copernicus, Goebbels, St Ralph the Liar [he is shown holding a sign which reads `St Benedict the Liar'] -- but there have been none quite so vile as the Tudor king, Henry VII. It was he who rewrote history to portray his precessor Richard III as a deformed maniac who killed his nephews in the Tower. But the real truth is that Richard was a kind and thoughtful man who cherished his young wards. In particular, Richard, Duke of York, who grew into a big, strong boy.pIf you haven't seen Black Adder, this is the episode to start with, or if you have seen other Black Adder episodes that this is a must see.pEpisode 2 - The Queen of Spain's Beard. (Original air date: July 6, 1983)pThis episode is set in 1492, where the King arranges a marriage between Edmund and the Infanta of Spain. Edmund and Baldrick come up with some interesting methods of trying to get out of this arranged marriage.pInfanta Maria Escalosa of Spain is played by Mariam Margoyles, and her interpreter Don Speckingleesh is played by Jim Broadbent.pThis episode is not as good as episode 1, but it is still fantastic. pEpisode 3 - The Archbishop. (Original air date: June 29, 1983)pThe King makes Edmund Archbishop of Canterbury, a position usually vacated by unfortunate accidents.
brillant! June 25, 1999
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
this is the introduction to one of the most clever, vulgar, and wacka-licious series EVER made. I love it. i'm droolin'. i'm going to stop now. The black adder (rowan atkinson; mr. bean) is the repulsive, unloved son of Henry Tudor(?). Mix in a little Macbeth and a couple of inept henchmen, scheming and political intrigue and you have one the funniest series ever made.
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