Blackadder (series)

Blackadder is a series consisting primarily of four television series (The Black Adder, Blackadder II, Blackadder the Third, Blackadder Goes Forth), each set in a distinct period in history, along with a few one-offs, such as Christmas and Comic Relief specials. It was created by Richard Curtis, Ben Elton, and Rowan Atkinson, and debuted on BBC1 on 15 June 1983.

The series stars various versions of the titular character, Edmund Blackadder, as well as Baldrick, among others.

Crossover
The series was featured alongside Doctor Who in the 60-page crossover comic, featuring unique incarnations of Edmund Blackadder and Baldrick.

References to Blackadder in the DWU
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Cast connections

 * The title character (or 'characters') of the show, "", was portrayed by Rowan Atkinson, who also portrayed a version of the Ninth Doctor in 1999's TV: The Curse of Fatal Death. Incidentally, that same year saw the production of , featuring a Blackadder travelling in a box-like space-time vessel.
 * Blackadder also featured Brian Blessed as King Richard IV, Tom Baker, Stephen Fry and Simon Jones. The Christmas special  featured Miriam Margolyes and Jim Broadbent, both of whom had played other roles in the television series, appearing respectively as Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, as well as Nicola Bryant as Ebenezer Blackadder's goddaughter, Millicent.

Television channels

 * Much like Doctor Who, Blackadder was a television series created by the BBC.

Other connections

 * In All I Want for Christmas is Who, an article in DWM 585, Matt Smith was quoted comparing the dynamic of the Eleventh Doctor and Strax to Blackadder and Baldrick.