Sir Edmund Blackadder must protect, and later rescue, King Charles I from the Roundheads.Sir Edmund Blackadder must protect, and later rescue, King Charles I from the Roundheads.Sir Edmund Blackadder must protect, and later rescue, King Charles I from the Roundheads.
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- Mandie Fletcher(uncredited)
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- TriviaStephen Fry plays the role of King Charles I as a contemporary impersonation of Charles, Prince of Wales. In 2022 Prince Charles ascended to the throne upon the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II, taking the regnal name King Charles III.
- GoofsOliver Cromwell tells King Charles I that he has become Lord Protector. Cromwell did not receive this title until 1653, while King Charles was executed in 1649.
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Edmund Blackadder: Sire, this is a matter of life and death!
King Charles I: Nonsense Blackadder, I don't think there is a jury in England that would bring in a verdict of guilty against me.
[knocking, a guard enters]
Guard: Your majesty, the verdict of the jury.
[hands Blackadder a document and exits]
King Charles I: So, what does it say? Guilty or not guilty?
Edmund Blackadder: [reads the document] I'll give you two guesses.
King Charles I: Not guilty.
Edmund Blackadder: One more guess.
- ConnectionsEdited into Comic Relief: Behind the Nose (1992)
The story doesn't really matter, but goes around King Charles I being on the run from Cromwell and hiding at Blackadder's place. Of course, Cromwell discovers quite fast that King Charles I is there and apprehends him. Edmund will try to save... will try to do what interests him best, as always.
For a very short episode, just 15 minutes long, this "The Cavalier Years" pucks a punch and it's full of very funny jokes. The delivery is great, and all the actors do an amazing job on keeping the things funny and very silly. Probably at this stage they could all have played the characters in their sleep, but still do a great job in making them funny for the viewer. The production values and the camera work are just OK, but that is not what really matters.
A great extra in the "Blackadder"'s world.
- tenshi_ippikiookami
- Oct 31, 2016
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