Blackadder: The Army Years
A short monologue performed at the Dominion Theatre for the Royal Variety Performance 2000. It features Rowan Atkinson as the modern-day Lord Edmund Blackadder of Her Royal Highness's regiment of Shirkers. The sketch was written and introduced by Ben Elton, who was the compère of the evening.
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Episode 1
The Black Adder
Prince Edmund, Duke of York, is unhappy about the task he has been given, which is to arrange the festivities for both the Queen's birthday and the return of the Scottish hero Dougal McAngus to the court.
Episode 2
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Pleasant Ebenezer Blackadder is turned into a cruel and witty miser after seeing visions of his ancestors and descendants.
Episode 3
Back and Forth
At a New Millennium Eve party Blackadder and Baldrick test their new time machine and ping pong through history encountering famous characters and changing events rather alarmingly....
Episode 4
Baldrick's Video Diary
Behind the scenes of the Blackadder special 'Back and Forth'
Episode 5
Interview - Stephen Fry in Africa
Stephen Fry talks about his time on the show, and his characters.
Episode 6
Richard Curtis & Ben Elton in Soho
The writers chat about how the show was created.
