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SERIES 1 - The Black Adder - First broadcast 1983
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1. The Foretelling
Set in 1485. From out of the swirling mists of the Dark Ages
comes a lone horseman cursed from youth by the deformed haircut
and sporting a particularly evil pair of tights. Blackadder
manages to kill the king in the first ever episode of this
long running sitcom.
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2. Born to be King
Treachery, murder and Morris-dancing break out in all their
full horror when an orange-faced stranger arrives at court.
King Richard leaves for the crusades and Blackadder thinks
he has discovered something about his brother.
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3. The Archbishop
The landscape is littered with dead Archbishops of Canterbury.
Edmund's cunning plan is to get his deadliest rival appointed
to the vacancy.
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4. The Queen of Spain's Beard
The King's international treachery gives the hideous Edmund
a chance to press his clammy body against one of Europe's
most eligible princesses. Trouble is it turns out she is even
too ugly for Blackadder to marry.
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5. Witchsmeller Persuivant
Set in 1495. The King is a bit under the weather with the
Black Death. Witchcraft is diagnosed by the Black Adder and
only one man can root it out. Trouble is he accuses Edmund
of being a witch.
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6. The Black Seal
In a final gesture of defiance Edmund rides forth to seek
out the Seven Most Evil Men in the land and return with them
to seize the throne. All doesn't quite go to plan though...
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