Introduction

Blackadder: The Cavalier Years is a 15-minute one-off edition of Blackadder set during the English Civil War, shown as part of the first Comic Relief Red Nose Day on BBC1, broadcast on Friday 05 February 1988.

The show featured Warren Clarke as a guest star.

Outline

Sir Edmund Blackadder must protect, and later rescue, King Charles I from the Roundheads.

Production & Filming Details

• Creators: Richard Curtis and Ben Elton.
• Director: Mandie Fletcher.
• Producer: John Lloyd.
• Music: Howard Goodall.
• Original Network: BBC.
• Release Date: 05 February 1988.
• Running Time: 15 minutes.
• Country: UK.
• Language: English.

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