Title: Blackadder
Genre: Comedy
First aired: 1983-06-15
Creator: Richard Curtis, Rowan Atkinson, Ben Elton
Cast: Rowan Atkinson, Hugh Laurie, Tony Robinson, Tim McInnerny, Stephen Fry
Overview: 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.