Blackadder
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Blackadder is a British television comedy series starring Rowan Atkinson as Edmund Blackadder, a scheming, sardonic character who appears across different historical eras—from medieval England to World War I.
Each series pairs Blackadder with a dimwitted companion (Baldrick) and places him among historical figures and events.
The show is known for its sharp wit and memorable one-liners: I have a cunning plan.
By extension, a Blackadder refers to someone cynically navigating incompetent superiors or absurd situations with dry, cutting humor.
British public broadcaster
- British sitcomComedic UK television series
- Elizabethan eraLate sixteenth-century England
- RegencyProxy rule period
- World War IFirst global military conflict
Baldrick · comedy series · medieval · Tudor · Georgian · turnip · time travel · Christmas special
- cameoBrief guest appearance
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- PercyTraditional male given name
- GeorgeTraditional male name
Stephen Fry · Hugh Laurie · Kate Moss · Bob
Irony used to mock
- dry humorUnderstated, expressionless comedy
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- sharp witQuick, biting cleverness
- insultsDisparaging remarks
put-downs · wordplay · satire · cynicism · sneering · deadpan · cutting remarks · mockery
Sly, scheming cleverness
- deviousUnderhanded and calculating
- shrewdPractically clever, perceptive
- slyCleverly deceptive
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
self-serving · cowardly · opportunist · stratagem · plotting · survival · trickery · conniving
- theme musicRecurring program melody
- screenwriterAuthor of film scripts
- scriptWritten words for performance
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
BBC
British public broadcaster
- British sitcomComedic UK television series
- Elizabethan eraLate sixteenth-century England
- RegencyProxy rule period
Baldrick · comedy series · World War I · medieval · Tudor · Georgian · turnip · time travel · Christmas special · period costume
Rowan Atkinson
Stephen Fry · Hugh Laurie · Kate Moss · George · Bob
sarcasm
Irony used to mock
- dry humorUnderstated, expressionless comedy
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- sharp witQuick, biting cleverness
insults · put-downs · wordplay · satire · cynicism · sneering · deadpan · cutting remarks · mockery · contempt
cunning
Sly, scheming cleverness
manipulation · self-serving · cowardly · opportunist · stratagem · plotting · survival · trickery · conniving · calculating
Richard Curtis
- theme musicRecurring program melody
- screenwriterAuthor of film scripts
- scriptWritten words for performance
- British SitcomsFawlty Towers, The Office, The IT Crowd, Absolutely Fabulous, Dad's Army
- TV showsTV shows, sitcom, The Office, cartoon, Modern Family
- British ClassicsPride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Great Expectations, Oliver Twist
- British comedyMonty Python, Fawlty Towers, Mr. Bean, The Office, John Cleese
- British TVDoctor Who, Coronation Street, EastEnders, The Crown, Downton Abbey
- TV CharactersHomer Simpson, Bart Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Marge Simpson, Maggie Simpson
BlackadderBaldrick
Mr. Bean · Manuel · Ted Lasso · Homer Simpson · Inspector Clouseau
BlackadderBaldrick
George · Joey Tribbiani · Homer Simpson · Patrick Star · Ralph Wiggum
BlackadderSuperman
Metropolis's flying defender
Atticus Finch · Jean Valjean · Captain America · Paddington Bear · Ted Lasso