Black Adder, The (UK)

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Rowan Atkinson in the first of the successful comedy series
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 190 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
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Synopsis:
Throughout the ages, men of flair, faculty and outstanding courage have contributed to England`s glorious heritage. Others, like the snivelling worm Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh (alias The Black Adder), the bitter and twisted son of a medieval king, have emerged from the dust of dodgy documents to claim their wrongful position in history.

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access

Video Tracks:
Standard 1.33:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 English

Subtitle Tracks:
French
Italian
Swedish
Spanish
CC: English
Portuguese
Dutch
Danish
Norwegian

Directed By:
Martin Shardlow
Mandie Fletcher

Starring:
Tony Robinson
Tim McInnerny
Elspet Gray
Robert East
Brian Blessed
Rowan Atkinson

Soundtrack By:
Howard Goodall

Editor:
Mike Jackson

Costume Designer:
Odile Dicks-Mireaux

Producer:
John Lloyd

Distributor:
BBC

Your Opinions and Comments

6 / 10
While not in the same league as the other Blackadders, this is still worth a look. It`s interesting to see how Blackadder was originally concieved and executed.

No features, unless you`re on about an mildly interesting booklet. Come on, it`s the BBC.
posted by Gangster No 1 on 25/4/2002 02:10
7 / 10
This is where it all began. I couldn't help but be a little disappointed by the content of this series when watching it again. The other 3 series are absolutely brilliant and I think that I tend to forget that Black Adder had to start somewhere.

The disc itself is also a little disappointing, visually it's OK - but nothing to ride home about. And we don't get ANY extra features. The BBC are happy to get cast & crew in to record commentaries for bloody Dr.Who, but Blackadder… no, let's not bother doing anything for that release!! Curse them!! Sorry, got a bit carried away there - even the R1 disc has some extras!

Still, this is a bit of classic, and needs to be purchased to complete any Blackadder fan's collection. It can also be bought in a 4 disc box set that seems to be on offer at the moment (£40 from play.com).
posted by Rich Davies on 19/10/2002 00:32