Blackadder seeks to prove he's just as capable of rescuing people from France as The Scarlet Pimpernel.Blackadder seeks to prove he's just as capable of rescuing people from France as The Scarlet Pimpernel.Blackadder seeks to prove he's just as capable of rescuing people from France as The Scarlet Pimpernel.
Rowan Atkinson
- Edmund Blackadder - Butler to the Prince
- (as Mr. Rowan Atkinson)
Tony Robinson
- Baldrick - a Dogsbody
- (as Mr. Tony Robinson)
Hugh Laurie
- The Prince Regent -Their Master
- (as Mr. Hugh Laurie)
Helen Atkinson Wood
- Mrs. Miggins - a Coffee Shoppekeeper
- (as Miss. Helen Atkinson-Wood)
Tim McInnerny
- Lord Topper -Fop
- (as Mr. Tim McInnerny)
Nigel Planer
- Lord Smedley - Fop
- (as Mr. Nigel Planer)
Chris Barrie
- Ambassador - a Fearsome Revolutionary
- (as Mr. Chris Barrie)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis was Tim McInnerny's only appearance in the series. He declined a recurring role for fear of being typecast, but he did agree to a guest role.
- GoofsThe Terror, during which many of the French nobility were executed, ended in 1794, 17 before the Regency in Britain, the period of the show.
- Quotes
Lord Topper: [posing as the Comte de Frou Frou] Have no fear! Ze Scarlet Pimpernel will save us!
Edmund Blackadder, Esq, Butler to the Prince: Ha! Some hope. The Pimpernel is the most overrated human being since Judas Iscariot won the A.D. 31 Best Disciple Competition.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga (2008)
Featured review
Strong episode with Blackadder on top cynical form
Blackadder agrees to rescue a French aristocrat from the revolution as part of a bet.
This is a strong episode with more humorous dialogue, historical satire and great performances.
The plot is similar to the series 2 episode Potato where Blackadder seemingly agrees to undertake a difficult task to prove a point. Much like that one it involves him 'going' on a dangerous adventure.
As always I enjoyed the humour, particularly Blackadder's cynical lack of enthusiasm for the Francophile sentiment sweeping country. In every series of Blackadder, he is often at his funniest when he is putting his negative spin on a subject or person that all the other characters are excessively positive about. It also works well as a historical satire of British aristocracy's sympathy with its French counterparts at this period in history.
All performances are excellent with Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson and Hugh Laurie on top form. There are also some nice cameos from Nigel Planer and Tim McInnery. Chris Barrie is superb as the revolutionary prison guard. This is an ironic role for Barrie, who went on to play Arnold Rimmer in Red Dwarf who was obsessed with Napoleon.
This is a strong episode with more humorous dialogue, historical satire and great performances.
The plot is similar to the series 2 episode Potato where Blackadder seemingly agrees to undertake a difficult task to prove a point. Much like that one it involves him 'going' on a dangerous adventure.
As always I enjoyed the humour, particularly Blackadder's cynical lack of enthusiasm for the Francophile sentiment sweeping country. In every series of Blackadder, he is often at his funniest when he is putting his negative spin on a subject or person that all the other characters are excessively positive about. It also works well as a historical satire of British aristocracy's sympathy with its French counterparts at this period in history.
All performances are excellent with Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson and Hugh Laurie on top form. There are also some nice cameos from Nigel Planer and Tim McInnery. Chris Barrie is superb as the revolutionary prison guard. This is an ironic role for Barrie, who went on to play Arnold Rimmer in Red Dwarf who was obsessed with Napoleon.
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- snoozejonc
- Jan 30, 2021
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