Blackadder Goes Forth

Season

1989

UK

8.8

Stuck in the middle of World War I, Captain Edmund Blackadder does his best to escape the banality of the war.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Captain Cook

Captain Blackadder spots an opportunity to get away from the trenches when General Melchett announces a painting competition for the cover of "King and Country" magazine.

S1 • E2

Corporal Punishment

Blackadder hatches a cunning plan to avoid starvation and ignore his orders by eating a carrier pigeon.

S1 • E3

Major Star

Blackadder sees an opportunity to escape the trenches by organizing a variety show as entertainment for the troops.

S1 • E4

Private Plane

Blackadder and his friends join the Air Corps, wrongly believing it will be less dangerous than being in the trenches.

S1 • E5

General Hospital

The General asks Blackadder to find a spy in the hospital; one of the patients has a thick German accent and an interest in all things military.

S1 • E6

Goodbyeee

Blackadder pretends that he's insane to avoid certain death carrying out the General's order for the "big push".

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Cast

Rowan Atkinson

Captain Edmund Blackadder

Tony Robinson

Private S Baldrick

Stephen Fry

General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett

Hugh Laurie

Lieutenant The Honourable George Colthurst St. Barleigh

Tim McInnerny

Captain Kevin Darling

Gabrielle Glaister

Driver Parkhurst

Miranda Richardson

Nurse Mary

Rik Mayall

Squadron Commander Lord Flasheart

Geoffrey Palmer

Field Marshal Haig

Jeremy Hardy

Corporal Perkins