What is Blackadder about?
Blackadder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders throughout British history, from the muck of the Middle Ages to the frontline of The Great War.
Blackadder (1983)
A cynical schemer navigates British history with dark wit and absurd humor, always seeking self-serving advantage.
Satirical and darkly comic, with dry wit. A comfort watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Prime Video, Peacock and The Roku Channel (free).
Blackadder parents guide
Some innuendo or implied sex, which is more than most TV-PG titles carry. Beyond that, mild language and nothing scary.
Our estimate: fine from about 10. Rated TV-PG.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- Mild
- Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
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Cast and crew
Created byRichard Curtis, Rowan Atkinson, Ben Elton
StarringRowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Hugh Laurie, Tim McInnerny, Stephen Fry
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Blackadder is on our 1980s, Comedy on Prime Video, Comedy on Peacock and Comedy on The Roku Channel lists.
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