Blackadder
TV Show • 1983 • Comedy
ReportThrough four series and a few specials, Edmund Blackadder and his greasy sidekick Baldrick conjure up cunning plans as Edmund tries to take advantage of desperate times. These situation tragedies had obvious parallels from the Dark Ages to Elizabethan times, the rule of mad George III, and The Great War.
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aufuretamesure
Flashheart grabs Blackadder's groin
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Is there eye mutilation?
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"General Hospital": A character in several scenes has a bloodstained bandage covering one eye. What it looks like under the bandage is not revealed.
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Abuse
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No, but Blackadder frequently physically abuses Baldrick.
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Addiction
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Animal
Are animals abused?
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In season 3 episode 3, a (obviously fake) cat is thrown across the room.
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Does a cat die?
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In season 1 episode 5, a cat is mentioned to have been burned at the stake. Its ashes are shown comically. And in season 3 episode 1, Blackadder wears a fur coat made of cats.
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pedanther
S4
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"Corporal Punishment": A messenger pigeon is shot on screen (the live pigeon becomes a pretty obvious prop pigeon).
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Does a pet die?
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S4
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"Private Plane": There's a description in dialogue of a character's pet rabbit being injured and killed. It's not directly depicted, but the details may be upsetting.
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Is there a dead animal?
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spirochaete
S1
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A dead badger is briefly seen in the series 1 episode "Born To Be King". Baldrick is holding a dead rat in one scene in "Captain Cook", but it does not look very realistic.
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Does a horse die?
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spirochaete
Blackadder's horse, Black Satin, is reported to have died off-screen in "Witchsmeller Pursuivant".
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Are there snakes?
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aufuretamesure
The titles of series two feature a snake
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Bodily Harm
Is someone tortured?
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S4
"General Hospital": There is an onscreen interrogation and discussion of interrogation techniques. The depicted interrogation contains no actual physical harm inflicted, depending instead on the psychological effect of anticipating physical harm.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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In the final episode of the first season, a character has his genitals mutilated by a torture device. It's not shown, but it's described.
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Is someone burned alive?
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'Witchsmeller Pursuivant', at the end.
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Is there cannibalism?
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spirochaete
Off-screen. We hear that Captain Rum was eaten by cannibals at the end of "Potato".
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Is there amputation?
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At the end of series 1, a character is shown to have bandaged stumps on his arms and bandages where his ears were. The amputation is not shown though.
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Death
Does a major character die?
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spirochaete
Individual series finales always end with the death of at least one major character (usually more), although due to the nature of the show we see new incarnations of many of them in subsequent series.
Most of these are played for dark comedy, but the deaths in "Goodbyeee" (of Blackadder Goes Forth) are a huge exception.
Most of these are played for dark comedy, but the deaths in "Goodbyeee" (of Blackadder Goes Forth) are a huge exception.
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Does someone die?
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S4
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"Captain Cook": There are references in dialogue to people being killed, but none of the characters depicted on screen die.
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Are there ghosts?
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spirochaete
S1
E1
The first episode, "The Foretelling", involves Blackadder being haunted by the ghost of Richard III. In general, supernatural content is quite rare across the series, however.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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S4
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"Captain Cook": There are references to vomit in dialogue, in several different scenes, but none is depicted on screen.
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Medical
Is there a hospital scene?
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S4
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"General Hospital": There are several scenes in a hospital ward, with patients wearing slings or bloodstained bandages.
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Mental Health
Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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"Corporal Punishment": There is a joke where a character briefly contemplates suicide by hanging.
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Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
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aufuretamesure
Dr Johnson is called a 'wobblebottom'
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MyBestIsWhatIOffer
Debatably. A recurring character, as a result of society's expectations of gender, presents as male (she is female).
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Abiiiiii
In Bells, Baldrick is a bridesmaid and Percy kisses him before realising he’s a man. There are several jokes around it which could be offensive but that is the main one.
In Major Star, George does a drag act and there is a similar joke and Melchett falls in love with him. In both instances, the main character (blackadder) insults them and makes jokes around it.
In Major Star, George does a drag act and there is a similar joke and Melchett falls in love with him. In both instances, the main character (blackadder) insults them and makes jokes around it.
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Is there hate speech?
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aufuretamesure
Use of slurs against Spanish people
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Sex
Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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pedanther
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"General Hospital": Sexual content in dialogue, and two characters are seen in a state of undress having recently had sex.
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Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
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spirochaete
S4
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The ending of "Goodbyeee" is a genuine tear-jerker.
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Vehicular
Does a plane crash?
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aufuretamesure
A plane crash-lands and another is shot down in 'Private Plane'
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
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Very minimal violence onscreen, and always played for laughs, but the impact of it (green severed heads, etc) is shown.
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Is there gun violence?
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S3
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"Duel and Duality": A character is shot and killed on screen. It's not graphic; he just falls down and there's no blood or visible injury.
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