Black Adder - The Complete Collector's Set
starring: Rowan Atkinson, Elspet Gray, Tim McInnerny, Brian Blessed, Robert East
directed by: Martin Shardlow
directed by: Martin Shardlow
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0794051246028
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
Label: BBC Warner
Manufacturer: BBC Warner
Number Of Items: 5
Publisher: BBC Warner
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 24, 2006
Running Time: 860 minutes
Sales Rank: 1135
Studio: BBC Warner
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One of the best comedy series ever to emerge from England, Black Adder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders from the muck of the Middle Ages to the frontline of World War I. In his pre-Bean triumph, British comic actor Rowan Atkinson played all five versions of Edmund, beginning with the villainous and cowardly Duke of Edinburgh, whose scheming mind and awful haircut seem to stand him in good stead to become the next Archbishop of Canterbury--a deadly occupation if ever there was one. Among tales of royal dethronings, Black Death, witch smellers (who root out spell makers with their noses), and ghosts, Edmund is a perennial survivor who never quite gets ahead in multiple episodes.
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One of the best comedy series ever to emerge from England, Black Adder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders from the muck of the Middle Ages to the frontline of World War I. In his pre-Bean triumph, British comic actor Rowan Atkinson played all five versions of Edmund, beginning with the villainous and cowardly Duke of Edinburgh, whose scheming mind and awful haircut seem to stand him in good stead to become the next Archbishop of Canterbury--a deadly occupation if ever there was one. Among tales of royal dethronings, Black Death, witch smellers (who root out spell makers with their noses), and ghosts, Edmund is a perennial survivor who never quite gets ahead in multiple episodes. Jump to the Elizabethan era and Atkinson picks up the saga as Lord Edmund, who is perpetually courting favor from mad Queen Bess (Miranda Richardson) and is always walking a tightrope from which he can either gain the world or lose his head. Subjected to bizarre services for her majesty (at one point, Edmund is asked to do for potatoes what Sir Walter Raleigh did for tobacco), Edmund--as with his ancestor--can never quite fulfill his larger ambitions. The next incarnation we encounter is in late-18th-century Regency England. This time, Blackadder is a mere butler to the idiotic Prince Regent (Hugh Laurie in a brilliantly buffoonish performance) and is caught in various misadventures with Samuel Johnson, Shakespearean actors, the Scarlet Pimpernel, and William Pitt the younger. With a brief stop in Victorian London for a Christmas special, the series concludes with several episodes set during the Great War. The new Edmund is a career Army officer, but a scoundrel all the same. Shirking his duties whenever possible and taking advantage of any opportunity for undeserved reward, this final, deeply sour, and very funny Blackadder negotiates survival among a cadre of fools and dimwits. No small mention can be made of Atkinson's supporting cast, easily among the finest comic performers of their generation: besides Laurie and Richardson, Stephen Fry, Tony Robinson, and Tim McInnerny. --Tom Keogh
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- Classic Brit Humour at its bestFor anyone who knows anything about Rowan Atkinson and his cronies in comedy, Black Adder is a must ... Read More
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- An adder can really sink its fangs into this bloody brilliant BritCom!With the help of writers like Richard Curtis and Ben Elton, comic genius Rowan Atkinson pokes irreverent ... Read More
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- Must have for Rowan Atkinson fansGreat series, the first 3 episodes are a little so so compared to his other works but, from episode 4 he ... Read More
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- The Whole Bloody DynastyBlack Adder stands out as one of the most brilliant, and hilarious, British comedy series of all time. I ... Read More
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- Incredibly fantastic!I was already a fan of Black Adder before I bought this set because it was a good price on Amazon. Unfortunately ... Read More
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