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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All labels observed (19)

Label	Occurrences
Blackadder canonical	23
Blackadder Goes Forth	9
Blackadder II	9
Blackadder the Third	7
The Black Adder	6
Blackadder (television series)	2
Blackadder universe	2
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years	2
Blackadder (BBC series, make-up department)	1
Blackadder Goes Forth, Episode 1 "Captain Cook"	1
Blackadder II episode "Bells"	1
Blackadder franchise	1
Blackadder series	1
Blackadder: Back & Forth	1
Blackadder: Back & Forth (in Rowan Atkinson’s later TV work context)	1
Blackadder’s Christmas Carol	1
Queenie (Blackadder character portrayal)	1
Queenie in Blackadder II	1
The Black Adder (1983)	1

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) ⓘ

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