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''. Dates shown are original airdates on

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Series overview

Episodes

Unaired pilot

Series 1: ''The Black Adder'' (1983)

The episodes in this series were originally shown on

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

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,

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, drinking

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, and imprisonment, respectively.

Series 3: ''Blackadder the Third'' (1987)

The episodes in this series were originally shown on

on Thursday evenings, 21:30 – 22:00. The episode titles use

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in parody of the titles of Jane Austen's novels ''

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'' and ''

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Series 4: ''Blackadder Goes Forth'' (1989)

The episodes in this series were originally shown on

on Thursday evenings, 21:30 – 22:00. The episode titles are, with exception of the final episode, puns on

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Specials

Additional appearances

References

External links

Blackadder Hall – The Series
* http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/blackadder/episodes {{Blackadder Blackadder List of

Blackadder episodes This is an episode list of the British sitcom '' Blackadder''. Dates shown are original airdates on BBC One. Series overview Episodes Unaired pilot Series 1: ''The Black Adder'' (1983) The episodes in this series were originally shown on B ...