Blackadder meets the ghosts of his past in this festive parody

Blackadder's Christmas Carol

Christmas Special 1988. A parody on Dickens' Christmas Carol. Follow the kind-hearted Blackadder who upon, being shown the ghosts of his past, promises to mend his generous ways.  

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Rowan Atkinson & Richard Curtis present a cult comedy tour of Britain

Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis present their cult comedy tour of British history, from the Middle Ages to WWI. Filled with biting satire and caustic wit.

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Comic chaos ensues when Edmund accidentally kills King Richard III.

The Foretelling

The arrival of Lord Dougal McAngus provides Edmund with an opportunity to seize power.

Born to Be King

Edmund is less than pleased when he's appointed Archbishop of Canterbury.

The Archbishop

Edmund has a chance to press his clammy body against an eligible princess.

The Queen of Spain's Beard

The Witchsmeller Pursuivant is sent to root out the source of an outbreak of witchcraft.

Witchsmeller Pursuivant

Edmund makes a pact with the six most evil men in the kingdom in a bid to seize power.

The Black Seal

Edmund Blackadder falls in love with his manservant, who turns out to be the girl 'Bob'.

Bells

Edmund Blackadder falls in love with his man-servant, who turns out to be the girl 'Bob'.

Edmund is appointed to the unenviable post of Lord High Executioner.

Head

Edmund embarks on a dangerous voyage around the Cape of Good Hope.

Potato

The Bishop of Bath and Wells pays Edmund an unwelcome visit.

Money

Edmund Blackadder has a hard job trying to keep two sets of visitors apart.

Beer

Edmund and Melchett are kidnapped and held to ransom by evil Prince Ludwig.

Chains

Blackadder tries to outwit Pitt the Younger MP by entering Baldrick for Parliament.

Dish And Dishonesty

Dr Johnson seeks the Prince's support for his new dictionary.

Ink and Incapability

Edmund is challenged to rescue an aristocrat from French revolutionaries.

Nob and Nobility

The Prince Regent needs help to improve his image.

Sense and Senility

Edmund sets out to find the regent a bride with a big dowry.

Amy and Amiability

Prince George is threatened with death by the Duke of Wellington.

Duel and Duality

Edmund is sent into no man's land to sketch the German positions.

Captain Cook

In the trenches on the front, Edmund vows that he's damned if he's doomed. When General Haig unveils his new strategy to move his drinks cabinet nearer to Berlin, Blackadder volunteers to be Official War Artist.

Blackadder faces a court martial for eating a carrier pigeon.

Corporal Punishment

In 13 years of service to King and Country, Edmund has faced danger - from tackling an over spiced curry in Nepal to confronting 200,000 grass-skirted men in Mombassa. But now he is truly in a pickle.

Melchett asks Blackadder to organise a cabaret to boost the troops' morale.

Major Star

Bad news reaches the trenches. The October Revolution in Moscow has produced three appalling results: a cease-fire by Russia, an offensive by Germany and a Charlie Chaplin impression by Baldrick.

Edmund, George and Baldrick join the Royal Flying Corps.

Private Plane

Blackadder joins the Royal Flying Corps in order to escape the trenches. When he crashes behind the enemy lines with Baldrick, Lord Flashheart battles the Red Baron in order to rescue them.

Melchett orders Blackadder to unmask a spy working in a hospital.

General Hospital

Edmund is given three weeks to find a spy in the hospital. He takes this as an opportunity to get on with the lovely Nurse Mary and to spend the better portion of those weeks in bed.

The final big push looms, and Edmund is willing to try anything to get out of it.

Goodbyeee

Edmund and Lt. Barley share a nice rat stroganoff in their tent when word arrives that tomorrow morning the troops are going 'over the top'. Could a feigned bout of insanity put Edmund on the road to Calais?

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