EPISODE
SEASON
Blackadder II - Season 1
The comedy series deals with the events England experienced during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603), portrayed by Miranda Richardson. The series follows the life of Edmund, Lord Blakadir, the grandson of the original Black Adder. The Lord began to deal regularly with the Queen on a daily basis, where his rival Lord Chamberlain faced Lord Melchite and the Queen's demented former nanny Nursie.
11 June 1959, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
10 December 1950, Los Angeles, California, USA
November 21, 1921 in Woolwich, London, England, UK
29 November 1942, Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
24 August 1957, Hampstead, London, England, UK
1957, UK
28 September 1935, Harrow, London, England, UK
5 July 1948, Dallas, Texas, USA
6 August 1917, Marylebone, London, England, UK
20 June 1946, Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK
27 July 1960, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, England, UK
7 March 1958, Harlow, Essex, England, UK
18 September 1956, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, England, UK
1939 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
1946, Anglesey, Wales, UK
20 January 1934, Liverpool, England, UK
November 28, 2018
The amazing wordplay fills in all the blanks and gives the events tension.
November 28, 2018
Ben Elton joined Richard Curtis on scripting duties for Blackadder II...the character was given a brain and the sharpest of tongues, and everything changed, allowing Rowan Atkinson to deliver one of the great comedy performances in the role.
November 28, 2018
Given the caliber of these performers, one might be tempted to put the show's renewed success down to that alone. But you also have to figure in the fact that Curtis was now writing with Ben Elton.
November 28, 2018
Flashheart aside however, "Bells" is a strong premiere and a breath of fresh air after the struggles of Blackadder season one.
November 28, 2018
The first episode shows a programme finally hitting it's stride.