Blackadder

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British television sitcom historical sitcom

Blackadder is a British historical sitcom created by Richard Curtis and Rowan Atkinson, known for its sharp wit, satirical take on different eras of English history, and Atkinson’s portrayal of the scheming Edmund Blackadder.

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Surface form Occurrences
Blackadder Goes Forth 2
Blackadder II 2
Blackadder the Third 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British television sitcom ⓘ
historical sitcom ⓘ
character Baldrick ⓘ
Edmund Blackadder ⓘ
surface form: Captain Blackadder

General Melchett ⓘ
Lord Flashheart ⓘ
Lord Percy Percy ⓘ
Prince George of Wales ⓘ
surface form: Prince George

Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
surface form: Queen Elizabeth I
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
creator Richard Curtis ⓘ
Rowan Atkinson ⓘ
format live-action television series ⓘ
genre historical comedy ⓘ
sitcom ⓘ
hasCultFollowing true ⓘ
hasSeries Blackadder self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Blackadder Goes Forth

Blackadder self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Blackadder II

Blackadder self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Blackadder the Third

Blackadder self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: The Black Adder
hasSpecial Blackadder self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Blackadder: Back & Forth

Blackadder self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Blackadder: The Cavalier Years

Blackadder self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Blackadder’s Christmas Carol
hasTheme dark comedy ⓘ
parody of historical figures ⓘ
satire of war ⓘ
leadCharacterTrait cynical ⓘ
sarcastic ⓘ
scheming ⓘ
mainCharacter Edmund Blackadder ⓘ
medium television ⓘ
notableFor satirical take on English history ⓘ
sharp wit ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
originalNetwork BBC One ⓘ
portrayedBy Rowan Atkinson ⓘ
producer BBC ⓘ
productionCompany BBC ⓘ
settingPeriod English Renaissance ⓘ
surface form: Elizabethan era

Middle Ages ⓘ
Georgian era ⓘ
surface form: Regency era

World War I ⓘ
starredActor Hugh Laurie ⓘ
Rowan Atkinson ⓘ
Stephen Fry ⓘ
Tim McInnerny ⓘ
Tony Robinson ⓘ
typicalEpisodeLength 30 minutes (approximate) ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

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Richard Curtis → coCreatorOf → Blackadder ⓘ
Blackadder → hasSeries → Blackadder self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Black Adder
Blackadder → hasSeries → Blackadder self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blackadder II
Blackadder → hasSeries → Blackadder self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blackadder the Third
Blackadder → hasSeries → Blackadder self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blackadder Goes Forth
Blackadder → hasSpecial → Blackadder self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blackadder’s Christmas Carol
Blackadder → hasSpecial → Blackadder self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
Blackadder → hasSpecial → Blackadder self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blackadder: Back & Forth
Miranda Richardson → notableRole → Blackadder ⓘ
this entity surface form: Queenie in Blackadder II
Hugh Laurie → notableWork → Blackadder ⓘ
Miranda Richardson → notableWork → Blackadder ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blackadder II
Miranda Richardson → notableWork → Blackadder ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blackadder the Third
Miranda Richardson → notableWork → Blackadder ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blackadder Goes Forth
Miranda Richardson → notableWork → Blackadder ⓘ
this entity surface form: Queenie (Blackadder character portrayal)
Richard Curtis → notableWork → Blackadder ⓘ
Rowan Atkinson → notableWork → Blackadder ⓘ
Stephen Fry → notableWork → Blackadder ⓘ