Visible crew/equipment: Just after Edmund, Baldrick and Percy get up from sitting by the fire, and before the line "The Black Adder will be King next", the shadow of the boom mike can be seen on Baldrick's hat - it moves upwards quickly so can be hard to spot. (00:06:15)
Blackadder (1986)
1 mistake in The Archbishop
Blackadder: We are reprieved. It is a triumph for stupidity over common sense.
Baldrick: Thank you very much.
Blackadder: As a special reward, Baldrick, take a short holiday. [Pauses for a second.] Did you enjoy it?
Trivia: BlackAdder was recently voted the second best British comedy, losing to Only Fools and Horses.
Question: Many times during the series, Lieutenant is pronounced as 'Left-tenant'. Why?
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Answer: That's the standard British pronounciation.
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