Episode 1: The Foretelling
1983-06-1534 min
After arriving late for the Battle of Bosworth Field, Edmund kills King Richard III (whom he thinks is stealing his horse) and secures the crown for his father.
Season guide
Blackadder Season 1 — Episodes and Where to Watch
6 episodes · first aired 1983-06-15
Set in 1485, King Richard III has won the Battle of Bosworth Field, only to be unintentionally assassinated, and is succeeded by Richard IV, one of the Princes in the Tower. The series follows the exploits of Richard IV's unfavoured second son Edmund in his various attempts to increase his standing with his father and in the final episode his quest to overthrow him.
Episode guide
Episode 2: Born to Be King
1983-06-2234 min
With his father away at The Crusades, Edmund comes up with a plan to prove his brother is illegitimate, thus making him Prince Regent.
Episode 3: The Archbishop
1983-06-2933 min
Edmund is appointed to the post of Archbishop of Canterbury after the King has the last one killed.
Episode 4: The Queen of Spain's Beard
1983-07-0634 min
The King decides that Edmund should marry a Spanish princess, who Edmund finds unattractive, in order to secure a treaty between Spain and England which will allow an invasion of France.
Episode 5: Witchsmeller Pursuivant
1983-07-1330 min
Percy and Baldrick are to be burned at the stake with Edmund, when he is accused of being a witch.
Episode 6: The Black Seal
1983-07-2031 min
After the King takes away Edmund's title of Duke, he recruits the six most evil men in the land to take the crown by force.
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