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Wryly written cult historical comedy starring Rowan Atkinson.

Cunning plans and cutting comedy as the Blackadder dynasty plot their way through British history.

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Blackadder: Blackadder II: Episode 2: Head

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Edmund is appointed lord high executioner and beheads a man early to have some time off.

Sitcom set in Tudor England. In order to save time, Edmund Blackadder beheads a man early. But he didn't take into account the queen's tendency to change her mind.

When Edmund is appointed lord high executioner, he moves a beheading forward from Wednesday to Monday, so he and his staff can enjoy some time off. But he didn't take into account the queen's tendency to change her mind.

Blackadder: Blackadder II

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The Blackadder genes resurface in Elizabethan England for more historical comedy

Classic historical comedy. The Blackadder genes resurface in Elizabethan England in the guise of Edmund, great-great-grandson of the repulsive original

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