Blackadder 41 years old

Through four series and a few specials, Edmund Blackadder and his greasy sidekick Baldrick conjure up cunning plans as Edmund tries to take advantage of desperate times. These situation tragedies had obvious parallels from the Dark Ages to Elizabethan times, the rule of mad George III, and The Great War.

Credits

Robbie Coltrane

Dr. Samuel Johnson

Colin Firth

William Shakespeare

Tim McInnerny

Captain Kevin Darling

Tim McInnerny

Lord Topper

Tim McInnerny

Lord Percy

Jim Broadbent

Don Speekingleesh, an Interpreter

Cast

Name	Character
Robbie Coltrane He was 33 , now 74 years old	as Dr. Samuel Johnson
Colin Firth He was 22 , now 64 years old	as William Shakespeare
Tim McInnerny He was 26 , now 68 years old	as Captain Kevin Darling
Tim McInnerny He was 26 , now 68 years old	as Lord Topper
Tim McInnerny He was 26 , now 68 years old	as Lord Percy
Jim Broadbent He was 34 , now 75 years old	as Don Speekingleesh, an Interpreter
Hugh Laurie He was 24 , now 65 years old	as Lieutenant The Honourable George Colthurst St. Barleigh
Hugh Laurie He was 24 , now 65 years old	as Prince Ludwig
Hugh Laurie He was 24 , now 65 years old	as The Prince Regent
Hugh Laurie He was 24 , now 65 years old	as Simon Partridge
Frank Finlay He was 56 , 89 years old when he died	as The Witchsmeller Pursuivant
Patrick Malahide He was 38 , now 79 years old	as Guy of Glastonbury
Brian Blessed He was 46 , now 88 years old	as King Richard IV
Ronald Lacey He was 47 , 55 years old when he died	as Bishop of Bath & Wells
Ben Elton He was 24 , now 65 years old	as Anarchist
Paul Brooke He was 38 , now 79 years old	as Friar Bellows
Rowan Atkinson He was 28 , now 69 years old	as Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh
Rowan Atkinson He was 28 , now 69 years old	as Captain Edmund Blackadder
Rowan Atkinson He was 28 , now 69 years old	as Edmund Blackadder
Stephen Fry He was 25 , now 67 years old	as General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett
Stephen Fry He was 25 , now 67 years old	as The Duke of Wellington
Stephen Fry He was 25 , now 67 years old	as Lord Melchett
Miranda Richardson She was 25 , now 66 years old	as Nurse Mary
Miranda Richardson She was 25 , now 66 years old	as Amy Hardwood, the elusive shadow
Miranda Richardson She was 25 , now 66 years old	as Queen Elizabeth I
Miranda Richardson She was 25 , now 66 years old	as Queen Elisabeth
Warren Clarke He was 36 , 67 years old when he died	as Mr. Hardwood
Robert Bathurst He was 26 , now 67 years old
John Hallam He was 41 , 65 years old when he died	as Sir Wilfred Death
Adrian Edmondson He was 26 , now 67 years old	as Baron von Richtoven
Lesley Nicol She was 29 , now 71 years old	as Mrs. Pants
Peter Cook He was 45 , 57 years old when he died	as Richard III
Rik Mayall He was 25 , 56 years old when he died	as Squadron Commander Lord Flasheart
Rik Mayall He was 25 , 56 years old when he died	as Flasheart
William Hootkins He was 34 , 57 years old when he died	as Monk
Hugh Paddick He was 67 , 85 years old when he died	as Keanrick
Geoffrey Palmer He was 56 , now 97 years old	as Field Marshal Haig
Tony Robinson He was 36 , now 78 years old	as Baldrick
Tony Robinson He was 36 , now 78 years old	as Private S. Baldrick
Tom Baker He was 49 , now 90 years old	as Captain Rum
Patrick Allen He was 32 , 55 years old when he died	as The Hawk
Patrick Allen He was 32 , 55 years old when he died	as Narrator
Angus Deayton He was 27 , now 68 years old	as Jumping Jew of Jerusalem
Denis Lill He was 41 , now 82 years old	as Sir Talbot Buxomly
Kenneth Connor He was 65 , 75 years old when he died	as Mossup
Leslie Sands She was 62 , 79 years old when she died	as Lord Graveney
Chris Barrie He was 23 , now 64 years old	as Ambassador, a fearsome revolutionary
Simon Russell Beale He was 22 , now 63 years old	as Napoléon
Ron Cook He was 35 , now 76 years old	as Sean, the Irish
Geoffrey McGivern He was 31 , now 72 years old	as Ivor Biggun

Crew

Name	Job title
Paul Weiland Directing He was 29 , now 71 years old	Director
John Lloyd Production He was 32 , now 73 years old	Producer
Richard Boden Directing He was 30 , now 71 years old	Director

Blackadder (41 years)

Ended

First Air Date: 1983-06-15
Runtime: [32] minutes
Number of Episodes: 24