Blackadder: Blackadder II
In the Tudor court of Elizabeth I, Lord Edmund Blackadder strives to win Her Majesty's favour while attempting to avoid a grisly fate should he offend her. The Blackadder dynasty has run through English history since time immemorial, seemingly always hampered by a Baldrick, and often a Percy and Melchett. Across the series, Edmund Blackadder and his greasy sidekick Baldrick conjure up cunning plans as Edmund tries to
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- The series follows the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders throughout British history.
- The Blackadder dynasty has run through English history since time immemorial, seemingly always hampered by a Baldrick, and often a Percy and Melchett.
- Edmund Blackadder and his greasy sidekick Baldrick conjure up cunning plans as Edmund tries to take advantage of desperate times.
- The show's narrative parallels historical eras ranging from the Dark Ages to Elizabethan times, the rule of mad George III, and The Great War.
Season overview
In the Tudor court of Elizabeth I, Lord Edmund Blackadder strives to win Her Majesty's favour while attempting to avoid a grisly fate should he offend her. The Blackadder dynasty has run through English history since time immemorial, seemingly always hampered by a Baldrick, and often a Percy and Melchett. Across the series, Edmund Blackadder and his greasy sidekick Baldrick conjure up cunning plans as Edmund tries to take advantage of desperate times. The show traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders throughout British history, with situation tragedies having obvious parallels from the Dark Ages to Elizabethan times, the rule of mad George III, and The Great War. The series is a period British sitcom focusing on the Blackadder lineage.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Bells
Jan 9, 1986 · 30 min
Blackadder feels a funny attraction for his manservant and decides to marry when he discovers he is a she.
Head
Jan 16, 1986 · 27 min
After the Queen appoints Blackadder Lord High Executioner, he finds himself in trouble when the Queen pardons someone he executed ahead of schedule.
Potato
Jan 23, 1986 · 30 min
After Sir Walter Raleigh takes the Queen's fancy by bringing her a potato, Blackadder decides to become an explorer with the aid of a legless sea captain.
Money
Feb 5, 1986 · 30 min
The Queen hampers Blackadder's efforts to raise cash to pay off a debt to a sadistic bishop.
Beer
Feb 13, 1986 · 29 min
Blackadder's rich and Puritanical aunt and uncle pay him a visit to discuss his inheritance the same night he has a beer-drinking contest.
Chains
Feb 20, 1986 · 29 min
Blackadder and Lord Melchett are kidnapped by a German spy right after the Queen decides she will pay no more ransom to kidnappers.