This is an episode list of the
British sitcom
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''
Blackadder''. Dates shown are original airdates on
BBC One
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Series overview
Episodes
Unaired pilot
Series 1: ''The Black Adder'' (1983)
The episodes in this series were originally shown on
BBC One
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on Wednesday evenings, 21:25 – 22:00. Note: The "Ultimate Edition" DVD retains the broadcast order, which switched the second and fourth episodes as "Born to Be King" was not ready for transmission, despite on-screen dates continuing to identify the true order as "Born to Be King", "The Archbishop", "The Queen of Spain's Beard"
[The True History of the Black Adder, , pg125 & pg419-420]
Series 2: ''Blackadder II'' (1986)
The episodes in this series were originally shown on
BBC One
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on Thursday evenings, 21:30 – 22:00. The episode titles are single word references to the theme of the episode: a wedding, executions, voyages of exploration,
debt
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, drinking
alcohol, and imprisonment, respectively.
Series 3: ''Blackadder the Third'' (1987)
The episodes in this series were originally shown on
BBC One
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on Thursday evenings, 21:30 – 22:00. The episode titles use
alliteration
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in parody of the titles of
Jane Austen's novels ''
Sense and Sensibility
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'' and ''
Pride and Prejudice''.
Series 4: ''Blackadder Goes Forth'' (1989)
The episodes in this series were originally shown on
BBC One
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on Thursday evenings, 21:30 – 22:00. The episode titles are, with exception of the final episode, puns on
military ranks
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Specials
Additional appearances
References
External links
Blackadder Hall – The Series* http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/blackadder/episodes
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