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Although now regarded as the opening salvo of a classic series, the original Blackadder series was not considered a great success, either among critics or many viewers, so a major rethink took place when it was recommissioned. On the writing front, future-Four Weddings And A Funeral scribe Richard Curtis was joined by Ben Elton, while the expensive War of the Roses-era sets were replaced by cosier Elizabethan ones. The most important change, however, was with Rowan Atkinson's eponymous character who, in the first series, had been a fairly weak-willed idiot but now emerged as the familiar Machiavellian fiend which would cement Atkinson's place in the pantheon of great British sitcom actors. Moreover, even if so many of the script's lines have been subsequently ripped off by lesser hands that it can't help but occasionally sound dated, the central performances of Atkinson, Tony Robinson (Baldrick), Tim McInnery (Lord Percy), Stephen Fry (Lord Melchett) and, of course, Miranda Richardson as the childishly psychotic Queen Elizabeth ("I love it when you get cross. Sometimes I think about having you executed just to see the expression on your face") remain note perfect. Yet the real pleasure for viewers may be in rediscovering the raft of excellent guest star performances--not least Tom "Doctor Who" Baker's berserk turn as a literally legless old sea dog given to guzzling his own urine long before the drinking water has run out. --Clark Collis
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This DVD contains the complete second series of the legendary comedy, Blackadder, now digitally restored from the original programme masters.
The filthy genes of the Blackadder dynasty bubble back to the surface as Lord Edmund swaggers around town with a big head and small beard in search of grace and favour from the stark-raving mad Queen Bess. Accompanied by a small rabble of riff-raff, together they manage to lower the whole tone of England’s golden age.
The filthy genes of the Blackadder dynasty bubble back to the surface as Lord Edmund swaggers around town with a big head and small beard in search of grace and favour from the stark-raving mad Queen Bess. Accompanied by a small rabble of riff-raff, together they manage to lower the whole tone of England’s golden age.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This series of episodes has the decedent of the first Edmund Blackadder in Elizabethan times. Atkinson, quite dapper in his beard, is still plotting with a lot of cunning plans to further his lot in life with the decedent of his friend Percy and his Dogsbody Baldrick. This time Edmund is up against Queen Baby who borders on nutso, with nursey at her side.
These episodes 1 - Bells finds Edmund employing a new servant named BOB - much to Baldrick's distress. Just as things seems to turn out all right in comes FLASH his best man and complicates all.
Episode 2 - Head - Queenie appoints Edmund Lord High Executioner and she keep his hopping with "off with their heads" only Edmund gets a little ahead of himself and lops one head too many
In Episode 3 - Potato - Edmund is furious that Sir Raleigh has returned and curries favour with Queenie, so he Percy and Baldrick set out to find the new world...but they bring back something rather different!
Episode 4. Money - had the Bishop of Barton Wells after Edmunds for money owed, only Edmund does not have it and is dashing about madly to get it before the Bishop gets out his hot pokers
Episode 5 - Beer - is one of the best of the series - Edmund has
his uncle and aunt - religious people - coming for supper. But the Queen has Edmund in a drinking contest with her PM. Add an oddly shape turnip in to the mix and the Goblin song and it is riot!
Episode 6 - Chains - has a mad German master of disguise trying to rule the world. He kidnaps Edmund and the PM, and the Queen can only ransom one....
A side-splitting great time!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By K. Gordon
TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
On a production level this second season, produced 3 years later seems
actually less sophisticated; cheap looking sets, much more of a
standard sit-com look.
But this is a sit com ala Fawlty Towers, weird, whip-smart, subversive
and very dark. While I can't say for me that it quite stands up to the
greatness of Fawlty Towers or Monty Python, the two shows to which it
is inevitably compared, it has a ton of very funny moments, and the
acting is top notch.
It's 100 years plus since series one, and Blackadder is no longer the
weaselly immoral wimpy swine of the first series. He's now a handsome.
dashing weaselly immoral swine, a favorite of the vaguely insane Queen
Elizabeth --that is when she's not threatening to execute him.
It's a lot of fun to see Atkinson in this very different, non Mr. Bean
persona, and he pulls it off wonderfully. And Hugh Laurie is hysterical
in two completely different guest roles, while Miranda Richardson as
Queen Elizabeth displays a flair for goofy silly physical comedy one
would never suspect from her body of work.
Very worth a view, even if you were iffy on series one.
actually less sophisticated; cheap looking sets, much more of a
standard sit-com look.
But this is a sit com ala Fawlty Towers, weird, whip-smart, subversive
and very dark. While I can't say for me that it quite stands up to the
greatness of Fawlty Towers or Monty Python, the two shows to which it
is inevitably compared, it has a ton of very funny moments, and the
acting is top notch.
It's 100 years plus since series one, and Blackadder is no longer the
weaselly immoral wimpy swine of the first series. He's now a handsome.
dashing weaselly immoral swine, a favorite of the vaguely insane Queen
Elizabeth --that is when she's not threatening to execute him.
It's a lot of fun to see Atkinson in this very different, non Mr. Bean
persona, and he pulls it off wonderfully. And Hugh Laurie is hysterical
in two completely different guest roles, while Miranda Richardson as
Queen Elizabeth displays a flair for goofy silly physical comedy one
would never suspect from her body of work.
Very worth a view, even if you were iffy on series one.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This is simply the best. No competition.
The usual superb cast of Blackadder, Baldrick and Percy is joined by the superb characters of Melchett, Nursie and Queen Elizabeth. This is by far the funniest, wittiest series of the Blackadders. The episode involving Lord and Lady Whiteadder is undoubtedly the funniest thirty minutes ever on television.
The only complaint could be that it has to end and it is such a disappointment that there were only ever six episodes made.
BUY IT NOW !!!!!
The usual superb cast of Blackadder, Baldrick and Percy is joined by the superb characters of Melchett, Nursie and Queen Elizabeth. This is by far the funniest, wittiest series of the Blackadders. The episode involving Lord and Lady Whiteadder is undoubtedly the funniest thirty minutes ever on television.
The only complaint could be that it has to end and it is such a disappointment that there were only ever six episodes made.
BUY IT NOW !!!!!
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Funny or what!!!!
Brilliant, on par with Father Ted, always gives me a laugh, superb script, and 'Money' is soooooo funny, a good match for Father Ted's 'Speed 3'
Published 13 days ago by A Barnett
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Good Xmas present
This DVD was bought as a Xmas present for my cousin. She reckons Black Adder II is the funniest out of the whole series of Black Adders.
Published 17 months ago by Ms. Joanne Barnett
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A work of Genious
I think these are just some of the best episodes in Blackadder II. Queenie gets more nuttier, Baldrick & Percy more stupid, Nursie more insane than usual, Melchett more funnier... Read more
Published on 12 Oct 2000
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Cunning, purely cunning
When I first looked at the video box, I wondered how someone with such a sinister beard could be shown on TV, but then I remembered Robin Cook. Read more
Published on 31 Aug 2000 by lou@lliddicott.freeserve.co.uk
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Deliciously Sharp
I find the secound series of Blackadder exceptionally more witty than the predecessor. I enjoyed Stephen Fry, who was superb as Melchett. Read more
Published on 15 Aug 2000 by zarag15@hotmail.com
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Gets funnier the more you see it
The funniest run of the best series ever written for TV. Blackadder is funny in all series, but this is arguably the best, with not a single weak link in any of them. Read more
Published on 21 Jun 2000 by Pete
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