Factual error: In the barn, the unknown, wounded knight offers ten thousand sovereigns. At that moment, on the floor, he lifts his arms. A small sticker is visible on the inside of his left shoulder plate. (No doubt a label that wasn't expected to ever become visible.)
Blackadder (1986)
1 mistake since 11 Jan '25, 11:22
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: Stephen Fry, who played Lord Wellington, ad-libbed most of his lines.
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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