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SERIES 3 - Black Adder the Third - First broadcast
1987
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1. Dish & Dishonesty
Set in 1760 - 1815. Blackadder takes on the task of saving
his master from bankruptcy. Unfortunately, attempts at interfering
in the democratic process don't quite go according to plan
as Baldrick is accidentally elevated to the House of Lords.
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2. Ink & Incapability
When "thick as a whale omlette" Prince George is
approached by Doctor Johnson with a view to patronising his
new dictionary, Blackadder is, at first unimpressed. But as
Johson's enthusiasm for a novel by a certain "Getrude
Perkins" becomes clear, the royal butler's attitude changes.
However, he hasn't bargained for the monumentally brainless
Baldrick.
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3. Nob & Nobility
With Francophilia and Scarlet Pimpernalia sweeping England
following the French Revolution, Blackadder's intense dislike
for anything Gallic seems somewhat out of place. But the lure
of pecuniary advantage can do strange things to a man's principles.
Meanwhile the Prince Regent his terrible trouble getting his
trousers on.
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4. Sense & Senility
With anarchists lurking everywhere, Blackadder suggests that
it might be opportune for his master to make a speech sympathetic
to the proletariat. But when they hire two actors to give
Prince George some oratorical training, the "mouse-brained"
Baldrick apparently discovers an extravagant plot to murder
the Prince, who is wearing some very large trousers indeed.
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5. Amy & Amiability
Money trouble stalks the corridors of the Royal Palace, and
the only answer is a marriage of financial convenience for
the Prince Regent. Unfortunately that idea backfires and Blackadder
is forced into a highwayman's life with dogsbody, Baldrick
as his trusty steed.
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6. Duel & Duality
After a night of debauchery with the Duke of Wellington's
two nieces, the Prince Regent is challenged to a duel by the
big-nosed general. During a momentary lapse in semi-coherence,
Baldrick thinks of a plan.
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