About this programme

1/6. Field Marshal Haig plans a new offensive against the Germans, and Captain Blackadder develops a keen interest in art to avoid the bloodshed. However, his newly discovered talents prove so useful to Military Intelligence that he finds himself stuck in the middle of No Man's Land with only his sidekicks for company. Classic comedy, starring Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson and Hugh Laurie.

Cast and crew

Cast

Captain Edmund Blackadder: Rowan Atkinson
Private S Baldrick: Tony Robinson
Lieutenant George Colthurst St Barleigh: Hugh Laurie
General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett: Stephen Fry
Captain Kevin Darling: Tim McInnerny

Crew

Director: Richard Boden
Writer: Ben Elton
Writer: Richard Curtis

Categories: Sitcom

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