Blackadder is back for a third series; in this incarnation he is butler to the Prince Regent. The prince is clearly a buffoon but he is also Blackadder's meal ticket. Unfortunately this may end soon as Prime Minister, Pitt the Younger, is fed up with the prince's profligacy and intends to have him removed from the civil list and thus bankrupted. With the vote on a knife edge Blackadder finds an easily corrupted MP
who promptly dies. This leaves an empty seat in a rotten borough; Blackadder fixes it so Baldric can be made an MP; surely nothing can go wrong now.
This episode quickly and efficiently introduces us to a new era and to some new characters. Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson are back as Blackadder and Baldrick; their characters much the same as they were in 'Blackadder II'. Percy is no longer with us but has been replaced by Hugh Laurie's Prince George; a character of similar intelligence who on the strength of this will be an entertaining character. The story is funny with plenty of good laugh out loud moments; the highlight being Vincent Hanna appearing as his own great great great grandfather to give the election report. Overall this was a solid introduction to the third series that left me looking forward to future episodes.
This episode quickly and efficiently introduces us to a new era and to some new characters. Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson are back as Blackadder and Baldrick; their characters much the same as they were in 'Blackadder II'. Percy is no longer with us but has been replaced by Hugh Laurie's Prince George; a character of similar intelligence who on the strength of this will be an entertaining character. The story is funny with plenty of good laugh out loud moments; the highlight being Vincent Hanna appearing as his own great great great grandfather to give the election report. Overall this was a solid introduction to the third series that left me looking forward to future episodes.