Black‧ad‧der /ˈblækædəʳ/
a British television comedy programme. There were four series of the programme, each of which took place during a different period of British history. The main character is Edmund Blackadder, acted by Rowan Atkinson, and in each series, Blackadder is a descendant of the Blackadder in the previous series, but at a lower position in society. In the first series he is a prince, but in the fourth series he is just an army captain. He always has an assistant called Baldrick, who is very dirty and seems to be very stupid.

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