Blackadder (1986)

2 deliberate mistakes in season 3

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Starring: Rowan Atkinson, Hugh Laurie, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry, Tim McInnerny, Tim McInnery, Tony Robinson

Genres: Comedy, History

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Duel and Duality - S3-E6

Deliberate mistake: There are several historical dates wrong in this episode. For a start, Prince George didn't become Prince Regent until 1811, and yet this is set before the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 (as Black Adder gives Wellington some advice on it). Similarly, Wellington didn't get the title "Duke of Wellington" until 1814. Again inconsistent with being pre-Trafalgar.

David Mercier

Duel and Duality - S3-E6

Deliberate mistake: There are a lot of jokes with the name of the book "The Prince and the Pauper." However the book was published in 1881, 51 years after the Prince Regent died.

David Mercier

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Mistakes

Show generally

Continuity mistake: In Back and Forth, the 'modern' Edmund makes off with the helmet we saw Georgius put on the wall. But in the next shot of the Roman Blackadder and Georgius, the helmet is still where Georgius left it.

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Quotes

Dish and Dishonesty - S3-E1

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?

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Trivia

Duel and Duality - S3-E6

Trivia: Stephen Fry, who played Lord Wellington, ad-libbed most of his lines.

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Questions

Season 4 generally

Question: The back of the Goes Forth DVD cover lists Tony Robinson's character as 'Private S. Baldrick'. What is Baldrick's first name?

Answer: It's not known what Baldrick's first name is. When he was a kid and introduced himself as Baldrick to some other kids, they responded with, "We know. Sod off, Baldrick." Sod off is another way of telling someone to go away or get lost. So when the kids said "Sod off, Baldrick," what they were really saying to him was, "Get lost, Baldrick."

Answer: The closest we ever get to knowing his first name is in series 3, when he claims it's "Sod Off". Blackadder asks him in series 3 where this came from, and he replies "Well, when I was a kid, living in the gutter, I'd go up to the other kids and say 'Hello, I'm Baldrick'. And they'd say, 'Yes, we know. Sod off, Baldrick.'" The S in this series is likely a reference to that, but it's not addressed, and given this Baldrick is clearly different from the series 3 Baldrick, we can't draw a direct link.

Shay

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