The Black Adder
Description: In the Middle Ages, Prince Edmund the Black Adder constantly schemes and endeavors to seize the crown from his father and brother. Set in England at the end of the War of the Roses, we soon find out that the history we know is a Tudor fiction. In fact, Henry VII did not actually win the battle of Bosworth Field; he lost and though Richard III died in the battle, his nephew King Richard IV (who certainly was not smothered while still a boy in the Tower of London) reigned on for some years. The story focuses on Richard IV's younger son Prince Edmund, a sniveling coward who calls himself the 'Black Adder'. Assisted by his grungy servant and the moronic Lord Percy, Edmund plots his rise to greatness.
Genre: Comedy
Year Released: 1983
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 7
First episode air date: June 15, 1983
Genre: Comedy
Year Released: 1983
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 7
First episode air date: June 15, 1983