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The Best Episodes of Blackadder Season 1

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The Best Episodes of Blackadder Season 1

Black Adder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders throughout British history, from the muck of the Middle Ages to the...

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  1. 7.9/10(1.2k votes)

    #1 - The Queen of Spain's Beard

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    S1:E4

    The King decides that Edmund should marry a Spanish Princess, who Edmund finds unattractive, in order to secure a treaty between Spain and England which will allow an invasion of France.

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  2. 7.7/10(1.1k votes)

    #2 - The Archbishop

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    Edmund is appointed to the post of Archbishop of Canterbury after the king has the last one killed.

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  3. 7.6/10(1.1k votes)

    #3 - The Black Seal

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    S1:E6

    After the King takes away Edmund's title of Duke, he recruits the 6 most evil men in the land to take the crown by force.

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  4. 7.5/10(1.1k votes)

    #4 - Witchsmeller Pursuivant

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    Percy and Baldrick are to be burned at the stake with Edmund, when he is accused of being a witch.

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  5. 7.4/10(1.4k votes)

    #5 - The Foretelling

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    After arriving late for the Battle of Bosworth Field, Edmund kills King Richard III (whom he thinks is stealing his horse) and secures the crown for his father.

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  6. 7.4/10(1.2k votes)

    #6 - Born to Be King

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    With his father away at the Crusades, Edmund comes up with a plan to prove his brother is illegitimate, thus making him Prince Regent.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Queen of Spain's Beard" is the best rated episode of "Blackadder" season 1. It scored 7.9/10 based on 1158 votes. Directed by Martin Shardlow and written by N/A, it aired on 7/6/1983. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Archbishop".