Blackadder II

second series of the BBC sitcom Blackadder
TVSeries television_series_season Q2668056
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Blackadder II

Summary

Blackadder II is a television series season[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of television_series_season entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,823 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Blackadder II is the creator of Richard Curtis[3].
  • Blackadder II is the creator of Ben Elton[4].
  • Blackadder II's instance of is recorded as television series season[5].
  • Blackadder II's instance of is recorded as television series[6].
  • Blackadder II was directed by Mandie Fletcher[7].
  • Ben Elton wrote the screenplay for Blackadder II[8].
  • Richard Curtis wrote the screenplay for Blackadder II[9].
  • Blackadder II's composer is recorded as Howard Goodall[10].
  • Blackadder II's genre is sitcom[11].
  • Blackadder II's genre is alternate history television series[12].
  • A cast member of Blackadder II was Rowan Atkinson[13].
  • A cast member of Blackadder II was Tim McInnerny[14].
  • A cast member of Blackadder II was Tony Robinson[15].
  • A cast member of Blackadder II was Miranda Richardson[16].
  • A cast member of Blackadder II was Stephen Fry[17].
  • A cast member of Blackadder II was Patsy Byrne[18].
  • Blackadder II's part of the series is recorded as Blackadder[19].
  • The original language of Blackadder II was English[20].
  • Blackadder II's original broadcaster is recorded as BBC One[21].
  • Blackadder II's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[22].
  • Blackadder II began on January 9, 1986[23].
  • Blackadder II ended on February 20, 1986[24].
  • Blackadder II's characters is recorded as Elizabeth I of England[25].
  • Blackadder II's characters is recorded as Edmund Blackadder[26].
  • Blackadder II's characters is recorded as Baldrick[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Blackadder II was directed by Mandie Fletcher[7]. Screenwriters include Ben Elton[8] and Richard Curtis[9]. Cast members include Rowan Atkinson[13], Tim McInnerny[14], Tony Robinson[15], Miranda Richardson[16], Stephen Fry[17], and Patsy Byrne[18]. 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 Ben Elton[4], an actor[32], b. 1959[33], of United Kingdom[34], awarded the Member of the Order of Australia[35], specialised in film direction[36].

Publication

The original language of Blackadder II was English[20]. Genres include sitcom[11] and alternate history television series[12]. Its part of the series is recorded as Blackadder[19].

Subject and Themes

Blackadder II's part of the series is recorded as Blackadder[19].

Why It Matters

Blackadder II ranks in the top 10% of television_series_season entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,823 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] ↑ . 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. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    End time → +1986-02-20T00:00:00Z
    Narrative location → London
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