Blackadder, Ranked
My ranking of the historical comedy, following the bloodline of the scheming Blackadder's from the late middle ages to the first world war...
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- DirectorRichard BodenStarsRowan AtkinsonTony RobinsonStephen FryBlackadder pretends that he's insane to avoid certain death carrying out the General's order for the "big push".10/10
- DirectorMandie FletcherStarsRowan AtkinsonTim McInnernyTony RobinsonBlackadder finds himself hosting a drinking competition on the same night he is entertaining his puritanical relatives.10/10
- DirectorMandie FletcherStarsRowan AtkinsonTim McInnernyTony RobinsonEdmund is "awarded" the post of Lord High Executioner, a position which frequently results in the loss of one's own head.10/10
- DirectorMandie FletcherStarsRowan AtkinsonTim McInnernyTony RobinsonEdmund attempts to impress the Queen by embarking on his own voyage of discovery to the New World.10/10
- DirectorRichard BodenStarsRowan AtkinsonTony RobinsonStephen FryThe General asks Blackadder to find a spy in the hospital; one of the patients has a thick German accent and an interest in all things military.10/10
- DirectorRichard BodenStarsRowan AtkinsonTony RobinsonStephen FryBlackadder and his friends join the Air Corps, wrongly believing it will be less dangerous than being in the trenches.10/10
- DirectorMandie FletcherStarsRowan AtkinsonTim McInnernyTony RobinsonBlackadder and Melchett are kidnapped by a neurotic German spy just after the Queen announces she is sick of paying ransom to kidnappers.10/10
- DirectorRichard BodenStarsRowan AtkinsonTony RobinsonStephen FryBlackadder hatches a cunning plan to avoid starvation and ignore his orders by eating a carrier pigeon.10/10
- DirectorMandie FletcherStarsRowan AtkinsonTony RobinsonHugh LaurieBlackadder seeks to prove he's just as capable of rescuing people from France as The Scarlet Pimpernel.10/10
- DirectorMandie FletcherStarsRowan AtkinsonTim McInnernyTony RobinsonBlackadder develops feelings for a woman posing as his male servant.9.5/10
- DirectorMandie FletcherStarsRowan AtkinsonTony RobinsonHugh LaurieBaldrick burns the only copy of Samuel Johnson's dictionary, and Blackadder has only one weekend to rewrite it.9.5/10
- DirectorMandie FletcherStarsRowan AtkinsonTony RobinsonHugh LaurieFollowing a failed assassination attempt, the Prince Regent hires two actors to tutor him in public speaking.9.5/10
- DirectorRichard BodenStarsRowan AtkinsonTony RobinsonMiranda RichardsonAfter a genial spirit shows the benevolent Ebenezer Blackadder visions of his unscrupulous ancestors, he resolves to mend his generous ways.9.5/10
- DirectorRichard BodenStarsRowan AtkinsonTony RobinsonStephen FryCaptain Blackadder spots an opportunity to get away from the trenches when General Melchett announces a painting competition for the cover of "King and Country" magazine.9.5/10
- DirectorRichard BodenStarsRowan AtkinsonTony RobinsonStephen FryBlackadder sees an opportunity to escape the trenches by organizing a variety show as entertainment for the troops.9.5/10
- DirectorMandie FletcherStarsRowan AtkinsonTim McInnernyTony RobinsonThe president of the Bank of the Black Monks calls upon Blackadder in order to collect a £1000 debt.9.5/10
- DirectorMandie FletcherStarsRowan AtkinsonTony RobinsonHugh LaurieBlackadder enters politics in an attempt to avoid Pitt the Younger from striking the Prince off the Civil List.9.5/10
- DirectorPaul WeilandStarsRowan AtkinsonTony RobinsonStephen FryAt 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.9/10
- DirectorMandie FletcherStarsRowan AtkinsonTony RobinsonHugh LaurieBlackadder's militant cousin McAdder arrives in London as the Prince Regent seduces some relatives of the fiery Duke of Wellington.9/10
- DirectorMandie FletcherStarsRowan AtkinsonTony RobinsonHugh LaurieWhen Blackadder discovers that the Prince Regent is completely broke, he devises a plan to restore his fortunes through marriage.9/10
- DirectorMandie FletcherStarsRowan AtkinsonTony RobinsonStephen FrySir Edmund Blackadder must protect, and later rescue, King Charles I from the Roundheads.8.5/10
- DirectorMartin ShardlowStarsPaul McDowellArthur HewlettTim McInnernySomeone is assassinating the archbishops of England. Blackadder hopes that Harry will become the next archbishop of Canterbury, since this will make him the only heir of the throne. To his great surprise, the King chooses Blackadder instead...8/10
- DirectorMartin ShardlowStarsPeter CookBrian BlessedPeter BensonPrince Edmund (Black Adder) arrives late to the Battle of Bosworth Field, accidentally killing King Richard III, thinking he was stealing his horse.8/10
- DirectorMartin ShardlowStarsJohn CarlisleBert ParnabyRoy EvansWhen Edmund loses his title of Duke of Edinburgh, he snaps, fires Baldrick and Percy and hires some of the most cruel men in England; Sir Wilfred Death, Three-Fingered Pete, Guy de Glastonbury, Sean the Irish Bastard, Friar Bellows and Jack Large to help him take over the kingdom.8/10
- DirectorMartin ShardlowStarsRowan AtkinsonBrian BlessedAlex NortonWhen Edmund's Scottish lands are given to the King's Supreme Commander, Douglas McAngus, he plots revenge.8/10
- DirectorMartin ShardlowStarsRowan AtkinsonFrank FinlayElspet GrayWhen the plague rages through Europe everyone blames "witches". When Edmund fails a "test" everyone suddenly becomes his enemy.8/10
- DirectorMartin ShardlowStarsRowan AtkinsonBrian BlessedElspet GrayTo dominate Northern Europe, King Richard arranges a marriage between his son Edmund and the Spanish Infanta.7.5/10