The last episode of the series also features Rowan Atkinson in the role of Blackadder's Scottish cousin MacAdder, supposedly a fierce swordsman this leads to a dialogue in which Atkinson is acting both parts. Samuel Johnson (played by Robbie Coltrane), the French Revolution (featuring Chris Barrie) and the Scarlet Pimpernel, over-the-top theatrical actors, squirrel-hating female highwaymen, and a duel with the Duke of Wellington (played by Stephen Fry). The plots of the series feature a number of then-contemporary issues and personalities, such as rotten boroughs, Dr. Miggins' pie shop was a never-seen running gag in Blackadder II she - or at least, a descendant of hers - is now finally shown, played by Helen Atkinson-Wood. There are three main sets: the Prince's quarters, which are large and lavish, the below-stairs kitchen hangout of Blackadder and Baldrick, which is dark and squalid (though in fairness, very large and with a very high ceiling), and finally Mrs. In this series, Baldrick often displays a more belligerent attitude towards his master, even referring to him once as a 'lazy, big-nosed, rubber-faced bastard'. As Blackadder himself is now a servant, Baldrick is labelled as Blackadder's 'dogsbody'. According to Edmund he has been serving the Prince Regent all of his life, ever since the Prince was breastfed (when he had to show the Prince which part of his mother was 'serving the drinks').īaldrick ( Tony Robinson) remains similar to his Blackadder II predecessor, and although his 'cunning plans' cease to be even remotely intelligent, he is the most aware of political, religious, and social events. Despite Edmund's respected intelligence and abilities, he has no personal fortune to speak of. Blackadder Esquire ( Rowan Atkinson) is the head butler to the Prince of Wales ( Hugh Laurie), a spoiled, foppish idiot. During this period, he was known as 'the Prince Regent'.Īlthough the Regency was in place between 18, the historical events and persons depicted and referenced appear to date the series before this time anywhere between 1755 (the publication of the first English Dictionary) and 1805 (just before the Battle of Trafalgar). For much of this time, King George III was incapacitated due to poor mental health, and his son George, the Prince of Wales, acted as regent. Blackadder the Third is set in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a period known as the Regency.

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