Blackadder

Blackadder II

1986 · 6 episodes · 2h 55m in all · 7.4/10

In the Tudor court of Elizabeth I, Lord Edmund Blackadder strives to win Her Majesty's favour while attempting to avoid a grisly fate should he offend her.

Episodes

1. 

   1. Bells

   9 Jan 1986 · 30 min · 7.4/10

   Blackadder feels a funny attraction for his manservant and decides to marry when he discovers he is a she.

2. 

   2. Head

   16 Jan 1986 · 27 min · 7.6/10

   After the Queen appoints Blackadder Lord High Executioner, he finds himself in trouble when the Queen pardons someone he executed ahead of schedule.

3. 

   3. Potato

   23 Jan 1986 · 30 min · 7.7/10

   After Sir Walter Raleigh takes the Queen's fancy by bringing her a potato, Blackadder decides to become an explorer with the aid of a legless sea captain.

4. 

   4. Money

   5 Feb 1986 · 30 min · 6.8/10

   The Queen hampers Blackadder's efforts to raise cash to pay off a debt to a sadistic bishop.

5. 

   5. Beer

   13 Feb 1986 · 29 min · 7.2/10

   Blackadder's rich and Puritanical aunt and uncle pay him a visit to discuss his inheritance the same night he has a beer-drinking contest.

6. 

   6. Chains

   20 Feb 1986 · 29 min · 7.8/10

   Blackadder and Lord Melchett are kidnapped by a German spy right after the Queen decides she will pay no more ransom to kidnappers.