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Goes Forth – Blackadder the Third

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Edmund Blackadder serves as butler to the Prince of Wales in Regency England.
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Blackadder the Third — Goes Forth

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Critics Consensus

Undoubtedly the most heart-filled of the Blackadder series, Blackadder Goes Forth somehow manages to find real humor in the horrors of warfare, before coming to an appropriately poignant and poetic close.

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Empire Staff Empire Magazine Nov 9, 2018
For all its formulaic nature, the show was consistently sharp and funny, and even, with its fourth series, Blackadder Goes Forth showed off a beating heart of compassion. Go to Full Review Don Shirley Los Angeles Times Nov 9, 2018
The show elicits a few helpless belly laughs, but it takes an initial period of adjustment to get to them. Go to Full Review Kate Kulzick AV Club Nov 6, 2018
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"Goodbyeee" is a masterpiece, a hilarious and painful crystallization of everything Blackadder does well. It is without a doubt the best episode of the series and more than that, it's one of the best series finales in television history. Go to Full Review Carley Tauchert Den of Geek Nov 9, 2018
The last episode, however, although completely over the top...has to be one of the greatest interpretations of the madness of war that has ever been put on film. Go to Full Review Morgan Jeffery Digital Spy Nov 9, 2018
The satirical pen of Curtis and Elton was at its sharpest when it came to tackling the topic of the Great War in 1989's Blackadder Goes Forth. Go to Full Review Nick Venable CinemaBlend Nov 9, 2018
Despite the show's comedic overpinnings, there are emotional underpinnings that were missing from the previous series, where moments of danger felt camp...It's poetic. Four star series. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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M B @Timbero Sep 15, 2025 Best British comedy series ever, very clever writing and flawless execution by future superstars. This last season is emotionally moving too being about World War 1. See more Petros T @PetrosTserpelis Aug 2, 2021 Every other line of dialogue in "Blackadder Goes Forth" is as side-splitting as it gets. The cast consisting of the dream-team of Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry and Tim McInnerny is of course exquisite, the power-play dynamics of their archetypal characters flourishing in the context of an army. The final Blackadder series is as razor-sharp funny and endlessly quotable as one would expect after its predecessors, and yet its finale is unpredictably but fittingly poignant. See more Feb 19, 2019 Personally, I fail to understand the kerfuffle around that fact that this satisrises war. It is brilliantly funny and lest that not be forgotten. See more Read all reviews
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Rowan Atkinson

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Tony Robinson

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Stephen Fry

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Hugh Laurie

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Tim McInnerny

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Gabrielle Glaister

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 28, 1989 Captain Cook Blackadder volunteers to be an official war artist. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 5, 1989 Plan B: Corporal Punishment Blackadder refuses to heed a deadly message. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 12, 1989 Plan C: Major Star Blackadder stages a musical variety show. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 19, 1989 Private Plane Blackadder is trapped between German and British troops. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 26, 1989 Plan E: General Hospital Blackadder searches for a spy in the hospital. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 2, 1989 Plan F: Goodbyeee The final big push sends Blackadder over the edge. Details

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Season Info

Director
Richard Boden
Screenwriter
Richard Curtis, Ben Elton
Network
BBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Sep 28, 1989
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