Blackadder: The Cavalier Years

TV Short
1988
15m

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7.9/10

6.1K

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Comedy History Short

Sir Edmund Blackadder must protect, and later rescue, King Charles I from the Roundheads.Sir Edmund Blackadder must protect, and later rescue, King Charles I from the Roundheads.Sir Edmund Blackadder must protect, and later rescue, King Charles I from the Roundheads.

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IMDb RATING

7.9/10

6.1K

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Trivia
Stephen Fry plays the role of King Charles I as a contemporary impersonation of Charles, Prince of Wales. In 2022 Prince Charles ascended to the throne upon the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II, taking the regnal name King Charles III.

Goofs
Oliver Cromwell tells King Charles I that he has become Lord Protector. Cromwell did not receive this title until 1653, while King Charles was executed in 1649.

Quotes
Edmund Blackadder: Sire, this is a matter of life and death!
King Charles I: Nonsense Blackadder, I don't think there is a jury in England that would bring in a verdict of guilty against me.
[knocking, a guard enters]
Guard: Your majesty, the verdict of the jury.
[hands Blackadder a document and exits]
King Charles I: So, what does it say? Guilty or not guilty?
Edmund Blackadder: [reads the document] I'll give you two guesses.
King Charles I: Not guilty.
Edmund Blackadder: One more guess.

Connections
Edited into Comic Relief: Behind the Nose (1992)

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9/10

Short but good as always.

Blackadder: The Cavalier Years is like Blackadder's Christmas Carol just one episode, just one story and not a complete season like in the series. This time it's just fifteen minutes long but in this short amount of time you get enough good classic British Black Adder humor to entertain you fully. Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson and Stephen Fry play this time the main characters and as always it's a delight to watch. For the fans of the series this is a nice short episode.