Blackadder Goes Forth
Starring Rowan Atkinson as Capt. Edmund Blackadder
with Tony Robinson as Pte. S. Baldrick
Stephen Fry as Gen. Sir Anthony Hogmanay
Melchett
Hugh Laurie as Lt. The Hon. George Colthurst
St. Barleigh
and Tim McInnerny as Capt. Kevin Darling
Written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton
Directed by Richard Boden
Produced by John Lloyd
The Western Front 1917: There's disorder in
the ranks when that numb-headed ninny, Captain Blackadder, stumbles onto
the battlefields of World War I and discovers that people are trying to
kill him. When he's not dodging bullets...not to mention idiots,
Blackadder makes a general nuisance of himself. The British may be
able to defeat the Germans, but it's unlikely they'll ever survive a comic
assault by Blackadder.
The Blackadder theme music is the same in each
episode of this series. With no words this time, the music is played in
the style of a military band by the Band of the 3rd Battalion, the Royal
Anglican Regiment (The Pompadours).
Episode 1:
Captain Cook
When General Haig unveils a new strategy to move
his liquor cabinet six inches closer to Berlin, Blackadder volunteers to
be official War Artist.
Episode 2:
Corporal Punishment
Orders for Operation Insanity arrive and Blackadder
breaches regulations by eating the messenger - who just happens to be General
Melchett's closest boyhood friend.
Episode 3:
Major Star
The Russian Revolution produces two appalling results
- an offensive by Germany and a really offensive Charlie Chaplin impression
by Baldrick.
Episode 4:
Private Plane
German machine guns in front, British firing squads
behind and guess who's in the middle? It'll take a better man than
Blackadder to escape this prickly predicament. Co-starring Rik
Mayall as Lord Flasheart
Episode 5:
General Hospital
Ordered to find a spy in the hospital, Blackadder
discovers a man with a strong German accent, a beautiful nurse and a chance
for three weeks in bed. Co-starring Miranda Richardson as Nurse
Mary
Episode 6:
GOODBYEEE
Millions have died, but the troops have advanced
no further than an asthmatic ant with some heavy shopping. Now at
last the final big push looms...so, with the help of two pencils and a
pair of underpants, Blackadder gets a bit crazy.
The program, and the BLACKADDER series, ends
with the sound of a piano playing the theme music as everyone goes over
the trenches to glory.
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