Blackadder

British television comedy series, 1983–89
TVSeries television_series Q49019
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Blackadder

Summary

Blackadder is a television series[1]. Blackadder ranks in the top 3% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,909 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Blackadder is the creator of Richard Curtis[3].
  • Blackadder is the creator of Rowan Atkinson[4].
  • Blackadder's instance of is recorded as television series[5].
  • Blackadder was directed by Richard Curtis[6].
  • Blackadder was directed by Rowan Atkinson[7].
  • Richard Curtis wrote the screenplay for Blackadder[8].
  • Rowan Atkinson wrote the screenplay for Blackadder[9].
  • Blackadder's composer is recorded as Howard Goodall[10].
  • Blackadder's genre is comedy television series[11].
  • Blackadder's genre is alternate history television series[12].
  • Blackadder's genre is historical television series[13].
  • A cast member of Blackadder was Rowan Atkinson[14].
  • A cast member of Blackadder was Tony Robinson[15].
  • A cast member of Blackadder was Tim McInnerny[16].
  • A cast member of Blackadder was Miranda Richardson[17].
  • A cast member of Blackadder was Stephen Fry[18].
  • A cast member of Blackadder was Hugh Laurie[19].
  • Blackadder was produced by John Lloyd[20].
  • The original language of Blackadder was English[21].
  • Blackadder was distributed by video on demand[22].
  • Blackadder's original broadcaster is recorded as BBC One[23].
  • Blackadder's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[24].
  • Blackadder comprises The Black Adder[25].
  • Blackadder comprises Blackadder II[26].
  • Blackadder comprises Blackadder the Third[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Blackadder was produced by John Lloyd[20]. Directors include Richard Curtis[6] and Rowan Atkinson[7]. Screenwriters include Richard Curtis[8] and Rowan Atkinson[9]. Cast members include Rowan Atkinson[14], Tony Robinson[15], Tim McInnerny[16], Miranda Richardson[17], Stephen Fry[18], and Hugh Laurie[19]. Created works include Richard Curtis[3], a screenwriter[28], b. 1956[29], of New Zealand[30], awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[31] and Rowan Atkinson[4], a television actor[32], b. 1955[33], of United Kingdom[34], awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[35].

Publication

The original language of Blackadder was English[21]. Genres include comedy television series[11], alternate history television series[12], and historical television series[13]. Blackadder was distributed by video on demand[22].

Why It Matters

Blackadder ranks in the top 3% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,909 views/month).[2] Blackadder has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . dailymail.co.uk. dailymail.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [4] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Hulu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Mullanur · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of seasons {'amount': '+4'}
    Original network
    End time +1989-11-02T00:00:00Z
    Cast member Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Tim McInnerny +3
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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