@@oooBASTIooo I certainly agree The Blackadder was a much more entertaining and watchable character than Mr. Bean. But then, I don't find incompetence and nasty to be humorous. I still remember his intellect growing from series to series. But he was at the nadir in the first season.
I believe the reason was supposed to be because of the witches in the very first episode, it was supposed to be a curse, the reason that E.Blackadder was supposed to be constantly reincarnated.
The Blackadder series had some of the finest writing of any Genre, not just comedy. 'Goes Forth' was so good, that in fact I've only ever been able to watch it the once - I just can't enjoy the brilliant writing along with the visceral horror, insanity and slaughter of WW1.
It's 6th form shyte. Want real comedy? Watch The Office. Rickie Gervais. It's the best comedy show since Fawlty towers. And that includes Fools And Arseholes too.
Rowan Atkinson’s enunciation is the perfect way of delivering his jokes. It adds so much to it. And calling Cpt. Darling ‘Darling’ provided so many great opportunities. What a show.
Getting headbutted by Lord Flashheart and laying knocked out across his desk. Stephen Fry walks past without even glancing at him " Don't slouch Darling " .
"Would this plan involve us climbing out of our trenches and walking very slowly towards the enemy?" Probably the best description of trench warfare ever
When they created the show yes minister it was just meant to be a comedic take on British politics But politicians at the time were getting worried that they were getting inside information on how things are actually run
"Without question, my favourite magazine; soft, strong, and thoroughly absorbent." "Chop-ho, Blackadder; I thought it it would be right up your alley!"
Could you please tell, if the expression "it's right up your alley" is old-fashion? I learn English and I like the expression, but I don't want to sound like an old lady, you know
I think tv show like IT Crowd or Yes Minister/Prime Minister are also great shows. I recommend also shows like The League of Gentlemen, Psychoville if you like dark humor.
I assume a Russian version of this "top secret" conversation has actually occurred in real life just east of Bakmuht Ukraine recently. Hopefully the note about resignation and suicide doesn't get lost in the post
Definitely quality over quantity... most American sitcoms just churn out episodes like a production line, for every good episode there's 2 or 3 forgettable or contrived ones whereas Blackadder 2 3 & 4 there's only a handful really but barely a second is wasted and is jam packed with wit, gallows humour, and well-realised character work so ironically there's more to remember despite there being less of it.
It was GENIUS writing to get Fry to reprise the role as Melchett... A PERFECT example of the bumbling, incompent and totally detached from reality type of commanders in charge of that awful war. Grumbling, old, upper class monsters who had NO idea that warfare had changed. Who would shoot a completely psychologically destroyed 'Tommy' with shell shock for 'cowardice and bad form'. Who would be 35km from the front in a very luxurious office with valets and who would get furious because the troops wouldn't happily run towards the 'Hun' with their machine guns. Who were ravaged by disease and stuck in the mud and cold and swarms of lice and rats...the blustery old Melchett and his type would be wondering why they haven't advanced... 'no fighting spirit' probably the answer... The phrase 'Lions led by Donkeys' rings very true. Mechanized warfare with the horrors of chemical weapons, machine guns and incredibly vast amounts of artillery and these 'leaders' expected it to be over before Christmas. Melchett is the PERFECT personification of that type.
That is how any educated English person would pronounce it. Mind you, precious few English people have been properly educated since roughly the 1980s, so most of us will be getting on a bit. I can assure you that this was the sort of knowledge that was taken for granted at my grammar school in the 1960s.
My favourite scene in Blackadder Goes Forth is in 'Private Plane' when the Red Baron rattles off this epic battle speech and Lord Flasheart just shoots him and goes 'WHAT A POOF!' Classic.
My favourite bit from that episode is: Flashheart: treat your kite exactly how you treat your woman.... get in to her five times a day and bring her to heaven and back
Tim was a brilliant member of such a great cast who were all so very good as a team but individually contributed so much, through such a wonderful character, much the same imo as OFAH where the the whole cast created such a first class series, Tim I would liken to Trigger, such an impt briliantly portrayed character.
IN THE 1980'S, I COULD WALK DOWN OUR STREET ON A SUNDAY SUMMER EVENING, AND HEAR ALL MY NEIGHBOURS ROARING WITH LAUGHTER AT BLACKADDER, THROUGH THEIR OPEN WINDOWS. I COULD ALMOST FOLLOW THE SCRIPT.
Is you're caps lock stuck or something, if not it doesn't make what you have to say more interesting or important it just come across as a bit of twat.
now, the only drama worth overhearing is the serial quality bull crap known as Russia occupying the carpetbagger's little far-right country. zelenskyy the actor; bbc the script writer
The best line, (referring to Haig's looking at how to cheer the men up), Blackadder's response "Well his resignation and suicide would seem the obvious answer".
I have seen bits and pieces, so to speak, of the other Blackadder series...but being former military this series I felt got to the heart of the black, military experience. I also bought it as a Christmas gift for my brother, another military service veteran. Fry, Laurie, and Atkinson...you can't go wrong with even 1 of those guys, but all three? Just great.
and General Melchett continues the joke: "Well now Blackadder, I thought it would be right up your alley." (at 2:40) I had to think about this one a bit.
As far as I'm concerned this is the greatest tv programme I've ever seen. End of. I forget how old this is when I watch it. You will be lucky if you ever see such a great cast of comedy actors in one series again. True classic.
Just watched it. True, but I would say doctor who is as much as in the "classic" position as this, even tho the new seasons have been quite disappointing
João Vítor Freitas da Silva Considering the genius that is British comedy, there are too many greats for any show to stick out amongst others. Although Blackadder is definitely one of the best!
As far as a comedy series goes it’s almost unparalleled. I’m Alan Partridge is absolute fuckin genius but I think this is above it. The acting and the delivery by Atkinson and Fry in particular is very good. Very different to modern comedy where being offensive and saying the word cunt are needed to spring a laugh...
"Prime Minister May has formulated a brilliant new tactical plan to ensure final victory in parliament." "Ah. Would this brilliant plan involve us proposing a bill that devastates the economy to some extent and satisfies no one?" "How could you possibly know that Boles! It's classified information!" "It's the same plan that we used last time and the four times before that."
Recall at the time some being upset at the thought of a comedy about a war given some who served in it where still in the late 80s. I cannot imagine a world without the 4th series, friends and colleagues still quote these lines almost 35 years laters, such was the appreciation of the fine acting, writing and comic delivery of this series.
Something like: Baldrick to Blackadder: "What is the plan sir? Blackadder: "Ah yes the plan. I am afraid Baldrick that is only known to Lord Haig, his wife Lady Haig and their pet tortoise - Allan" Pure unrivalled class.
Arguably ......Goes Forth is up there as the greatest comedy series ever along with the two series of Fawlty Towers, Porridge and Only Fools And Horses.
Funny you didn't mention Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister, which probably has the best writing out of all of these, and that too out of the most boring material.
@@Kraken54321 father ted isn’t British, would it still have the same appeal? I’ve heard it’s only funny if you’re Irish/aware of Irish culture. British comedies are universal, whereas Irish comedies seem to be quite Irish focused (I do love Irish comedies personally, like father ted or killinascully, but I can understand people who don’t get Irish culture not liking it)
@@johntonssen7231 You only need a bit of context to understand Father Ted and a lot of it's inferrable. It's a bit more slapstick than Blackadder, but definitely worth watching.
Comedy acting at it's best. The writing is sharp but the delivery of the lines is what makes it work. It's why saying Darling several times in a scene remains funny
@@sualdammacsamildanach8154 The first series was a duffer. They cast Blackadder as the bumbling dimwit and Baldrick as the sharp, canny one and it just doesn't work. They all sat down and agreed that in future series things had to change.
@@thewomble1509 To be fair, and IMO, it was the first series that got me interested (I watched it when it was first aired). It wasn't the best now we have the others to compare it to, but the whole idea was brilliant - and it did have some funny and many very clever moments. In all honesty, I think some of it actually went over peoples' heads and later series pulled that down to make it more appealing. But it was what it was - and if it had been really THAT bad there would have been none of the sequels. Indeed, without it, there would have been none of the others, either.
Fry's pronounciations are deliberately accented the way uppercrust Military men spoke. He say's ''problim'' and ''Donsense'' instead of nonesence. There are several other examples. Very well scripted.
Hardly ever mentioned is Rowans portrayal of the fictional French Detective Jules Maigret for I believe just four episodes, Brilliant for those of us who go back many decades, again with this character, he has the mannerisms etc spot on.
“What do you want Darling”, simplistic brilliance 😂. Who ever it was on the Blackadder team, that came up with the idea to call the character “Darling”, I salute you. Cracks me up every time I hear it 🤣😂🤣
Originally given the rather bland name of "Captain Cartwright," it was Stephen Fry who suggested giving Tim McInnerny's character the surname Darling, taking the name from an old classmate.
Tim Mcinnerny never received the accolades he's long due (. Knighthood )? He's appeared in so much TV film and radio and is very adaptable to the different parts but obviously his Percy and Darling are master craft worthy of some rewards 👍
maybe not but he has been well paid for his efforts and i can guarantee he has a better house and more money in the bank than you. I would not shed too many tears for his lack of gongs
You made me think was it Haig's way of mincing ( chew up the millions in pointless assaults against machine guns ) the lower class to get rid of them , dirty , smelly flea and lice ridden Serfs
@Jonathan Williams As a percentage, sure. In total, I'm afraid not. However your point does disprove the initial claim. Such strategy will sooner rid GB of the upper class than the starving masses.
Haig was not really a bad general. He was probably a bit above the average. He was modernist, to his credit, and remember he managed to hold down the job far longer than French did. His main flaw was the fact strategy and tactics had not caught up with the state of warfare. However this was true for everyone. It was not until 1918 that this changed much, on both sides. And in this, Haig played a large part in inventing combined arms warfare, which was the basis for so called 'blitzkreig'. Furthermore more he was actually reasonably popular with troops, there are many indications he was affected by their sacrifice rather than a 'callous butcher'. It's only in the 1950's and later that revisionist history started to perceive him and British officers generally as incompetent buffoons, whilst the Germans were incredible (bear in mind the German commanders at the Somme literally had their base of operations in a Chateau. This stereotype was just as true for them as anyone else, perhaps more so).
The Blackadder grew progressively smarter as his character fell lower and lower in status with each series. Genius.
He became King of England at the end tho
I noted that as well, Mr. Spencer. Quiet commentary on the Aristocracy?
Nah, he was smart from season 2 onwards. It just fit the stories much better than the Mr. Bean like personality he was in season 1.
@@oooBASTIooo I certainly agree The Blackadder was a much more entertaining and watchable character than Mr. Bean. But then, I don't find incompetence and nasty to be humorous. I still remember his intellect growing from series to series. But he was at the nadir in the first season.
I believe the reason was supposed to be because of the witches in the very first episode, it was supposed to be a curse, the reason that E.Blackadder was supposed to be constantly reincarnated.
Naming captain "Darling" was a stroke of comic genius.
Jack bassman Stephen Fry's suggestion apparently 😁
Not mention how briliantly Tim McInnerny plays someone whose life has been ruined by being called Darling all day long.
It was someone he was at school with. The original name was to be Captain Cartwright.
Indeed it was darling
Everything inside blackadder is pure genius .
"you and me, darling, obviously" hilarious haha
@ReaktorLeak He did say it was dictated, so it's probably a direct transcript. Yknow, for convenient comedic effect.
why me tho?
Nice profile pic
The Blackadder series had some of the finest writing of any Genre, not just comedy. 'Goes Forth' was so good, that in fact I've only ever been able to watch it the once - I just can't enjoy the brilliant writing along with the visceral horror, insanity and slaughter of WW1.
The writing in black adder is absolute genius. Rowans delivery is impeccable.
Yeah, he kind of sings his lines. It's wonderful.
"It's the stickiest situation since Sticky the stick insect got stuck on a sticky bun."
The difficulty with me is that He is the satirical Blackadder. Brilliant. Cannot connect with Mr Bean
@@malcolmabram2957 I agree, but (i may be wrong) I thought that character was intended for children only ?
It's 6th form shyte. Want real comedy? Watch The Office. Rickie Gervais. It's the best comedy show since Fawlty towers. And that includes Fools And Arseholes too.
My boyfriend: what’s going on, darling?
Me: IT’S CAPTAIN DARLING TO YOU
after breaking his pencil lead and that irritated twitch in his face. lmao
:D
Hahaha brilliant
you dont have one.
Clearly you are marriage material.
The 'darling' joke in this series just never got old. If anything, the longer it went on the funnier it got.
The last time I called someone darling they were pregnant 20 seconds later.
@@bangyahead1 oh god hahahaha
Don't slouch darling
Best part was the poem German Guns.....Boom Boom Boom Boom
I dont get it... can someone explain the joke to me
Rowan Atkinson’s enunciation is the perfect way of delivering his jokes. It adds so much to it. And calling Cpt. Darling ‘Darling’ provided so many great opportunities. What a show.
Getting headbutted by Lord Flashheart and laying knocked out across his desk.
Stephen Fry walks past without even glancing at him " Don't slouch Darling " .
Wibble.
Who'd have thought you could get so much mileage from the way he pronounces Bob?
@@cruachan1191 He has a stutter and has to roll his Bs and that's why he says Bob that way.
This series was the best and I never get tired of watching it
"Would this plan involve us climbing out of our trenches and walking very slowly towards the enemy?"
Probably the best description of trench warfare ever
Don't forget after a pitifully ineffective artillery barrage that if anything gave the enemy a heads up that you were attacking.
The Russian still use this tactic
@@nick0875 60-70% of cassualties were caused by artillery.
@@gehteuchnixan9027Good heavens, how could you possibly know that?!!?! That’s classified information.
@@matthewgobbettwell it was the same plan used last time...and the same 17 times before that
The English once were the undefeated kings of sarcasm and irony.
Tumb Blubbsen once. Until they put Theresa May in no. 10.
@@yneshAshanti Don't worry it's all an elaborate sketch, we promise.
When they created the show yes minister it was just meant to be a comedic take on British politics But politicians at the time were getting worried that they were getting inside information on how things are actually run
@@informationyes That's because they were; the pair of writers had sources on both sides of Parliament that fed them stories to adapt.
@@abeherbert6603 I always see it as May is the Prelude and Trump is the main act, goodness what the epilogue will be!
"Without question, my favourite magazine; soft, strong, and thoroughly absorbent."
"Chop-ho, Blackadder; I thought it it would be right up your alley!"
"top hole, Blackadder..."
@@MegaJambo22 Clearly they've never read any Wodehouse. ;-)
Could you please tell, if the expression "it's right up your alley" is old-fashion? I learn English and I like the expression, but I don't want to sound like an old lady, you know
@@ChrisPBacon-bm6ld its rarely used but certainly not old fashioned
@@christofskithethird574 thank you!
Fell in love with British wit and humour with Blackadder. Never have I ever seen something so good again.
I think tv show like IT Crowd or Yes Minister/Prime Minister are also great shows. I recommend also shows like The League of Gentlemen, Psychoville if you like dark humor.
“Aah without doubt my favourite magazine. Soft, strong.. and thoroughly absorbent.”
That is one brilliant line! Blackadder never gets old.
I love that part at 1:38 when darling changes his hands from behind his back to putting it onto the desk just like the same way as the other 2
Good catch! Masterful performers all.
Hahahaha 😂
Thanks mate, I've watched this show hundreds of times yet I've never noticed this!
"Darling!? The last person I called darling was pregnant twenty seconds later!" -Flasheart.
Right dig out your best boots and let’s talk about me till the car comes
Only 20 seconds?
Hahaha
Woof woof!
Gabriel Darcy I want something! Take it! Woof
'his resignation and suicide' LOL Blackadder is the best!
Boris Johnson Hancock and all of sage could take hints from this
In reality Haig was generally loved by the common soldiers lol.
I assume a Russian version of this "top secret" conversation has actually occurred in real life just east of Bakmuht Ukraine recently.
Hopefully the note about resignation and suicide doesn't get lost in the post
@@geopolitix7770 There was a slight issue with the ...Air mail.
Stephen Fry is just so good as Melchett, a great performance in all episodes.
*BAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!*
By Jove, Jeeves in khaki and eschewing any domestic service role!
Blackadder was a genius concept and Atkinson masterfully embodied each generation so that it truly felt like a different person. Classic
General Melchett was a genius concept in my view as well and only Steven Fry could do this
Incredibly there were only 6 episodes in this series. Definitely at the top of its game for wit, humour, sarcasm and poignancy
As they were fror Both Series of Fawlty Towers and Both series of The UK Office....Less Is More :)
In every blackadder season there is only 6 episodes
Definitely quality over quantity... most American sitcoms just churn out episodes like a production line, for every good episode there's 2 or 3 forgettable or contrived ones whereas Blackadder 2 3 & 4 there's only a handful really but barely a second is wasted and is jam packed with wit, gallows humour, and well-realised character work so ironically there's more to remember despite there being less of it.
It was GENIUS writing to get Fry to reprise the role as Melchett... A PERFECT example of the bumbling, incompent and totally detached from reality type of commanders in charge of that awful war.
Grumbling, old, upper class monsters who had NO idea that warfare had changed. Who would shoot a completely psychologically destroyed 'Tommy' with shell shock for 'cowardice and bad form'.
Who would be 35km from the front in a very luxurious office with valets and who would get furious because the troops wouldn't happily run towards the 'Hun' with their machine guns. Who were ravaged by disease and stuck in the mud and cold and swarms of lice and rats...the blustery old Melchett and his type would be wondering why they haven't advanced... 'no fighting spirit' probably the answer...
The phrase 'Lions led by Donkeys' rings very true.
Mechanized warfare with the horrors of chemical weapons, machine guns and incredibly vast amounts of artillery and these 'leaders' expected it to be over before Christmas.
Melchett is the PERFECT personification of that type.
Spot on.
u ok m8
Your summary was so spot on that you might have been able to summarise all of WW1 if your post was (only) 3 times longer
@@SonnyWeg there isn't enough space in the world to describe the horrors of war.
Bloody brilliant comment
The fact that to this day people still quote black adder is a testament to its brilliance
Love it how Blackadder casually walks in and says ‘What do you want Darling?’ 😂😂
Interesting thought Make a Note of it Darling 🤣🤣🤣🤣
You and me Darling obviously 😂
"Topo, Blackadder. I thought it'd be right up your alley."
And that marks the first time I nearly died laughing watching this awesome series.
Calling him darling was a stroke of genius. Funny every time
Top notch slices of british humor, top notch scripts, top notch actors, top notch everything 😁
a whole war filmed using 5 actors - excellant.
6
And it's excellEnt
You forgot Bob
@@abhishetty2637 unusual name for a girl isn't it
And a guest appearance from Flashheart.
This, Peter Sellers and Monty Python. My Holy Trinity of British comedy.
You're so right.Absolutely brilliant all of them
Obviously you didn't watch Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister.
@@hasnatsujon True, they have to be included.
Fawlty towers
Jonnny Ren
Have you come across Monty Python's Special Olympics ? Well worth a watch.
4:02
Did he just pronounce "Vincent van Gogh" correctly.
Wow Atkinson is amazing.
That is how any educated English person would pronounce it. Mind you, precious few English people have been properly educated since roughly the 1980s, so most of us will be getting on a bit. I can assure you that this was the sort of knowledge that was taken for granted at my grammar school in the 1960s.
ruclips.net/video/p-6DLG0gUV0/видео.html well done your fine education paid off ...NOT
@@derek-press as a Dutch guy, for a English speaking person. Blackadder did very well.
Usually Anglo's pronounce it as Van Goag, but it does sounds more like Van Gog. As in Gog and Magog but with a near silent h at the end.
But surely it's pronounced Van Go, hadn't anyone seen a good American history film?
I just LOL every time they say Darling!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
My favorite is when he yells "WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU TODAY DARLING?"
Stephen Frys performance as Melchett was one of the great comedy performances
Incredible comic creation by a very clever very talented performer.
He was just as excellent as the Iron Duke of Wellington, Sir Arthur Wellesley.
BAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!??!!
MNERRRR!
General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett, VC, KCB, DSO ... one of our great Imperial heroes!
One of the last classics of comedy with out a doubt, pure comedy at its best 🍀🇮🇪🙏
If it does the world has officially gone insane
Father Ted was exceptional aswell. Such a shame it ended before it really got the world wide acclaim it deserved 🏴
Look up The Show Goes Wrong. Hilarious absurdist British humor.
My favourite scene in Blackadder Goes Forth is in 'Private Plane' when the Red Baron rattles off this epic battle speech and Lord Flasheart just shoots him and goes 'WHAT A POOF!'
Classic.
My favourite bit from that episode is:
Flashheart: treat your kite exactly how you treat your woman.... get in to her five times a day and bring her to heaven and back
@@yusufalraqi4903 I didnt even notice you replied to a 10 year old comment
@@Zschepard neither did i
lol
@@Zschepard WOOF!
Easy to overlook but Tim McInnerny (if that’s how you spell it) gave unselfishly brilliant performances throughout.
Tim was a brilliant member of such a great cast who were all so very good as a team but individually contributed so much, through such a wonderful character, much the same imo as OFAH where the the whole cast created such a first class series, Tim I would liken to Trigger, such an impt briliantly portrayed character.
Blackadder is the only series I can think of that just continually gets better with each season until it ends. It's a shame they ran out of history
There was apparantly a fifth season considered upto modern day but never left the drawing board.
Shame there wasn't another world war after ww1 that they could have used
@@trolley7657 I guess it would be too similar. It was only a few decades apart after all. Not much changed.
@@cryptidian3530 yeah probably
@@cryptidian3530 Major Blackadder stationed in Palestine? Shylock Jew other character. Just trying to stay out of the war?
IN THE 1980'S, I COULD WALK DOWN OUR STREET ON A SUNDAY SUMMER EVENING, AND HEAR ALL MY NEIGHBOURS ROARING WITH LAUGHTER AT BLACKADDER, THROUGH THEIR OPEN WINDOWS. I COULD ALMOST FOLLOW THE SCRIPT.
I'm not even British, and definitely not born in 80s, but I do can feel nostalgia.
I can see this
Same as the 1950's and Hancock's Half Hour
Is you're caps lock stuck or something, if not it doesn't make what you have to say more interesting or important it just come across as a bit of twat.
now, the only drama worth overhearing is the serial quality bull crap known as Russia occupying the carpetbagger's little far-right country. zelenskyy the actor; bbc the script writer
George: "It's not vomit, Private Baldrick is painting... flashes of light!"
Baldrick: "No, it's vomit."
"you told me to paint what comes from within so I painted my breakfast"
@@Victor83113
"Look, there's a little tomahto!"
Why you repeating what they said
@@leecastree7642
For the benefit of those poor ignorant souls who've never beheld the whole scene.
The best line, (referring to Haig's looking at how to cheer the men up), Blackadder's response "Well his resignation and suicide would seem the obvious answer".
"Bag Interior" by the Colorblind Hedgehog Workshop of Siena. Marvelous piece it is.
Best recovery ever 👍
BBC was like my highschool , there were only four people in the whole school for every play, every song and every act.
"So to really inspire the men for the final push"
I think that flew over everybody's head considering what Blackadder said about the propaganda paper.
Despite good laugh, it made me remember those young boys that were left dying of their wounds helpless in no man's land, on July 1st 1916.
The English can make fun of themselves like no one else - love their humour
Very true.
I have seen bits and pieces, so to speak, of the other Blackadder series...but being former military this series I felt got to the heart of the black, military experience. I also bought it as a Christmas gift for my brother, another military service veteran.
Fry, Laurie, and Atkinson...you can't go wrong with even 1 of those guys, but all three? Just great.
soft and thoroughly absorbent. -perfect.
and General Melchett continues the joke: "Well now Blackadder, I thought it would be right up your alley." (at 2:40) I had to think about this one a bit.
As far as I'm concerned this is the greatest tv programme I've ever seen. End of. I forget how old this is when I watch it. You will be lucky if you ever see such a great cast of comedy actors in one series again. True classic.
Tied with red dwarf
@@non-masturbatingtyrannosau3476 no way hose
Just watched it. True, but I would say doctor who is as much as in the "classic" position as this, even tho the new seasons have been quite disappointing
João Vítor Freitas da Silva Considering the genius that is British comedy, there are too many greats for any show to stick out amongst others. Although Blackadder is definitely one of the best!
As far as a comedy series goes it’s almost unparalleled. I’m Alan Partridge is absolute fuckin genius but I think this is above it. The acting and the delivery by Atkinson and Fry in particular is very good. Very different to modern comedy where being offensive and saying the word cunt are needed to spring a laugh...
Every actor/actress in the Blackadder series played their characters to perfection. From Edmund, himself, to young...Bob! 😀
Are you saying that "Bob" was a woman?
Bobby Pankhurst....saucier than a direct hit on a Heinz factory
At 41 years old I have seen this hundreds of times. Only today did I notice that Darling is left handed.
0:08 I love the way Darling twitches like Inspector Dreyfus from the OG Pink Panther movies when Blackadder says his name.
People say "toilet humour" is low quality, but here we see a wondrous use of it. "Up your alley", "stirring", "final push".
it's positioned well in this instance
soft, strong and thoroughly absorbent ...
ForKSapien Right up his "alley" indeed.
Why you say that?
Field Marshal Sir Rowan Sebastian Atkinson.
Every War can be win with this Master of Comedy.
Field marshal Haig and his wife disliked this
How about Haig's dogs and cats?
And his pet tortoise... Alan.
Servants tennis partners 😀
I imagined it would be Hague
@sheldon pereira or a bunch of drug-trafficking latinos shot at the border.
"The only decent impression he can do, is of a man with no talent."
I hate it when people impersonate me.
@@andrewanderson8958 i also hate when someone impersonate me
I'm watching you mr. *Andrew* 🧐
"Prime Minister May has formulated a brilliant new tactical plan to ensure final victory in parliament."
"Ah. Would this brilliant plan involve us proposing a bill that devastates the economy to some extent and satisfies no one?"
"How could you possibly know that Boles! It's classified information!"
"It's the same plan that we used last time and the four times before that."
Yikes.
Good to see it is still used ...
Now May is worried that this would be depressing the citizens a tad.
Well her resignation and suicide would do the trick!
@@nn-ro1lv I'd say Johnston's plan is more like Melchett's
Boles voted for it.
The plan that would devastate the economy is the current one.
Recall at the time some being upset at the thought of a comedy about a war given some who served in it where still in the late 80s. I cannot imagine a world without the 4th series, friends and colleagues still quote these lines almost 35 years laters, such was the appreciation of the fine acting, writing and comic delivery of this series.
2:09 - "There is, however, one small PROBLIM ..." lol
Cannot stop watching blackadder
2:35 Rowan Atkinson and Stephen Fry, what an excellent combination
A satirical take on bloody Battle of Somme and blunders committed by British army officers.
And some chap I met in the mess the other day named Bernard 😂
whoever wrote this show's script is a complete savage
Richard Curtis and Ben Elton.
@@michelleresistance Yes, Ben Elton made the greatest imput, when he joined Blackadder, for all episodes after the first.
Stephen Fry a genius in comedy with Roman. Captain Darling plays his part perfectly also.
Tim McInnerny, as 'Darling, was the only True trained actor of the bunch, He's often on stage Playing Shakespeare rolls.
"BaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAHHHHhhhhhhhhhHHHHHHHHHH.... and I mean that quite sincerely!" 🇬🇧
Blackadder was brilliant 👏 comedy,
Something like: Baldrick to Blackadder: "What is the plan sir? Blackadder: "Ah yes the plan. I am afraid Baldrick that is only known to Lord Haig, his wife Lady Haig and their pet tortoise - Allan" Pure unrivalled class.
Arguably ......Goes Forth is up there as the greatest comedy series ever along with the two series of Fawlty Towers, Porridge and Only Fools And Horses.
I enjoyed the third series as well. Duel with cannons. When you soil a Wellington you put your foot in it.
Funny you didn't mention Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister, which probably has the best writing out of all of these, and that too out of the most boring material.
@@andyray89 I'm shocked and appalled.
Father Ted, red dwarf, peep show
"my favorite magazine: soft, strong, and thoroughly absorbant"
Jasper Proske I knew it would be right up your alley.
I reckon that magazine was good for something. 🚽
The way Blackadder looks at 2:30 as respond to "interesting make a note of it Darling"... Fantastic!
Excellent series as to be expected, great mention to our brave soldiers and to those of the Germans who lost their lives in a brutal nasty war
Soft, strong and thoroughly absorbent - love it.
- and right up your alley!
Fry played his part to a tee.
'What's going on, darling?". And Darling did not even respond to that... Classic.
He broke his pencil ....
I've just recently begun watching this series even though its been around and I'm hooked. British comedy has become my newest addiction!
We used to rule world, don't you know
... Also try Father Ted. 👍
The English wit is classical and can always cause a rise if you understand it.
@@Kraken54321 father ted isn’t British, would it still have the same appeal? I’ve heard it’s only funny if you’re Irish/aware of Irish culture.
British comedies are universal, whereas Irish comedies seem to be quite Irish focused (I do love Irish comedies personally, like father ted or killinascully, but I can understand people who don’t get Irish culture not liking it)
@@johntonssen7231 You only need a bit of context to understand Father Ted and a lot of it's inferrable. It's a bit more slapstick than Blackadder, but definitely worth watching.
Simply brilliant,just wonderful.Tremendous performance by all,but special praise to Stephen Fry.
I’ve seen this episode lord knows how many times, and I only just got the double meaning of the “right up your alley” line 😂
One of the best comedy shows of the last 50yrs it can always be relied on to giving you a laugh😂😂
Comedy acting at it's best. The writing is sharp but the delivery of the lines is what makes it work. It's why saying Darling several times in a scene remains funny
This was the best series by far
Found Blackadder series by accident many years ago (On BBC America). Absolutely hysterical, all three iterations of it. Sarcasm is a dying art.
FOUR iterations. Just saying 😊
@@sualdammacsamildanach8154 The first series was a duffer. They cast Blackadder as the bumbling dimwit and Baldrick as the sharp, canny one and it just doesn't work. They all sat down and agreed that in future series things had to change.
@@thewomble1509 To be fair, and IMO, it was the first series that got me interested (I watched it when it was first aired). It wasn't the best now we have the others to compare it to, but the whole idea was brilliant - and it did have some funny and many very clever moments. In all honesty, I think some of it actually went over peoples' heads and later series pulled that down to make it more appealing. But it was what it was - and if it had been really THAT bad there would have been none of the sequels. Indeed, without it, there would have been none of the others, either.
What a bunch of cracking comedians.
"This is Private Baldrick's painting. He called it 'My Family and Other Animals'"!
The greatest comedy ever written.
It’s amazing how the more frequently I watch it the more I pick up new jokes”Soft, strong and totally absorbent” Hysterical!!
What I liked was how hilarious the whole series was but I thought it was a fitting end to pay tribute to our lost souls. Well done to all involved
Yes Darling... Never gets old, funny every single time 🤣
There is only one small problem
Everyone gets slaughtered in the first ten seconds
Brilliant satire
Exactly! And to inspire the men for the final push, let us make a nice cover for their butt wiper newspaper!
sad thing is this happened in real life
Yes, and it appears to be depressing the men a tad...
@@naughtydog201 classic lol
Fry's pronounciations are deliberately accented the way uppercrust Military men spoke. He say's ''problim'' and ''Donsense'' instead of nonesence. There are several other examples. Very well scripted.
Hardly ever mentioned is Rowans portrayal of the fictional French Detective Jules Maigret for I believe just four episodes, Brilliant for those of us who go back many decades, again with this character, he has the mannerisms etc spot on.
It proved what a really great actor he is, watching him as Maigret I forgot all about his role as Blackadder.
“What do you want Darling”, simplistic brilliance 😂. Who ever it was on the Blackadder team, that came up with the idea to call the character “Darling”, I salute you. Cracks me up every time I hear it 🤣😂🤣
I believe it was Stephen Fry who came up with the name of Captain Darling.
@@karenseymour10 Good old Stephen, why am I not surprised it was him, love that guy. Thank you Karen 👍
Originally given the rather bland name of "Captain Cartwright," it was Stephen Fry who suggested giving Tim McInnerny's character the surname Darling, taking the name from an old classmate.
I love the episode where they have a model of the battlefield that turns out to have a scale of 1:1 !!!
@Captain Sabertache most worms are little. Few grow large, beware those ones.
still watching this. I have to say the comedy is gold
Field Marshal Haig was a great leader and a Scotsman 🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴🏴
Love the satire
Blackadder II, III and IV are as brilliant as a very brilliant thing on a brilliant day doing brilliant things.
Tim Mcinnerny never received the accolades he's long due (. Knighthood )? He's appeared in so much TV film and radio and is very adaptable to the different parts but obviously his Percy and Darling are master craft worthy of some rewards 👍
maybe not but he has been well paid for his efforts and i can guarantee he has a better house and more money in the bank than you. I would not shed too many tears for his lack of gongs
This serie is masterpiece of comedy genius .
blithering general is just wonderful
Genius writing for a genius cast.
‘Donsense! Let’s hear the list in full!’ I do love a bit of donsense. E-e-e-exactly!
The dislikes must be from people who have had their sense of humour surgically removed!!
It's all Captain Darling.
After reading about World war 1, this is superbly accurate
You made me think was it Haig's way of mincing ( chew up the millions in pointless assaults against machine guns ) the lower class to get rid of them , dirty , smelly flea and lice ridden Serfs
Rusty Gold considering the fact that you were more likely to die as a junior officer or a general than as a tommy....probably not
@Jonathan Williams As a percentage, sure. In total, I'm afraid not.
However your point does disprove the initial claim. Such strategy will sooner rid GB of the upper class than the starving masses.
It's why we skip WW1 and go straight to WW2. WW1 was a silly place.
Haig was not really a bad general. He was probably a bit above the average. He was modernist, to his credit, and remember he managed to hold down the job far longer than French did. His main flaw was the fact strategy and tactics had not caught up with the state of warfare. However this was true for everyone. It was not until 1918 that this changed much, on both sides. And in this, Haig played a large part in inventing combined arms warfare, which was the basis for so called 'blitzkreig'.
Furthermore more he was actually reasonably popular with troops, there are many indications he was affected by their sacrifice rather than a 'callous butcher'. It's only in the 1950's and later that revisionist history started to perceive him and British officers generally as incompetent buffoons, whilst the Germans were incredible (bear in mind the German commanders at the Somme literally had their base of operations in a Chateau. This stereotype was just as true for them as anyone else, perhaps more so).
I thought it would be right up your alley 🤣🤣🤣
you and me Darling, obviously