The Blackadder grew progressively smarter as his character fell lower and lower in status with each series. Genius.

@seliamila1005

2 жыл бұрын

He became King of England at the end tho

@OldManMontgomery

2 жыл бұрын

I noted that as well, Mr. Spencer. Quiet commentary on the Aristocracy?

@oooBASTIooo

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@OldManMontgomery

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@samuelfawell9159

Жыл бұрын

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.

@emikiwi

5 жыл бұрын

Jack bassman Stephen Fry's suggestion apparently 😁

@theinternet1424

5 жыл бұрын

Not mention how briliantly Tim McInnerny plays someone whose life has been ruined by being called Darling all day long.

@paulfitzpatrick2688

5 жыл бұрын

It was someone he was at school with. The original name was to be Captain Cartwright.

@fulcrum2951

5 жыл бұрын

Indeed it was darling

@MzuMzu-nx1em

5 жыл бұрын

Everything inside blackadder is pure genius .

The 'darling' joke in this series just never got old. If anything, the longer it went on the funnier it got.

@bangyahead1

2 жыл бұрын

The last time I called someone darling they were pregnant 20 seconds later.

@arkplaysgame3826

2 жыл бұрын

@@bangyahead1 oh god hahahaha

@arthurfisher1857

Жыл бұрын

Don't slouch darling

@nit23sharma

Жыл бұрын

Best part was the poem German Guns.....Boom Boom Boom Boom

@JohnSmith-kb2sr

Жыл бұрын

I dont get it... can someone explain the joke to me

"you and me, darling, obviously" hilarious haha

@littlebigheroman

4 жыл бұрын

@ReaktorLeak He did say it was dictated, so it's probably a direct transcript. Yknow, for convenient comedic effect.

@obviously1871

3 жыл бұрын

why me tho?

@mrtom2854

3 жыл бұрын

Nice profile pic

@Lawful_Rebel

3 жыл бұрын

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 English once were the undefeated kings of sarcasm and irony.

@yneshAshanti

5 жыл бұрын

Tumb Blubbsen once. Until they put Theresa May in no. 10.

@abeherbert6603

5 жыл бұрын

@@yneshAshanti Don't worry it's all an elaborate sketch, we promise.

@informationyes

5 жыл бұрын

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

@peripheraldevotee94

5 жыл бұрын

@@informationyes That's because they were; the pair of writers had sources on both sides of Parliament that fed them stories to adapt.

@yorkrose26

5 жыл бұрын

@@abeherbert6603 I always see it as May is the Prelude and Trump is the main act, goodness what the epilogue will be!

My boyfriend: what’s going on, darling? Me: IT’S CAPTAIN DARLING TO YOU

@jamesdick2580

5 жыл бұрын

after breaking his pencil lead and that irritated twitch in his face. lmao

@renegadusunidos6151

4 жыл бұрын

:D

@irishtony.2879

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha brilliant

@isla2202

4 жыл бұрын

you dont have one.

@yawgmoth6568

4 жыл бұрын

Clearly you are marriage material.

The writing in black adder is absolute genius. Rowans delivery is impeccable.

@smaakjeks

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he kind of sings his lines. It's wonderful.

@SpeccyMan

5 жыл бұрын

"It's the stickiest situation since Sticky the stick insect got stuck on a sticky bun."

@malcolmabram2957

5 жыл бұрын

The difficulty with me is that He is the satirical Blackadder. Brilliant. Cannot connect with Mr Bean

@MrDaiseymay

4 жыл бұрын

@@malcolmabram2957 I agree, but (i may be wrong) I thought that character was intended for children only ?

@wanderer1955

4 жыл бұрын

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.

"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

@nick0875

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget after a pitifully ineffective artillery barrage that if anything gave the enemy a heads up that you were attacking.

@gehteuchnixan9027

Жыл бұрын

The Russian still use this tactic

@rick7424

Жыл бұрын

​@@nick0875 60-70% of cassualties were caused by artillery.

@matthewgobbett

10 ай бұрын

@@gehteuchnixan9027Good heavens, how could you possibly know that?!!?! That’s classified information.

@moodyowlproductions4287

9 ай бұрын

​​​@@matthewgobbettwell it was the same plan used last time...and the same 17 times before that

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.

@FantasyVisuals

2 жыл бұрын

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 " .

@RobertJW

2 жыл бұрын

Wibble.

@cruachan1191

2 жыл бұрын

Who'd have thought you could get so much mileage from the way he pronounces Bob?

@marchinton788

2 жыл бұрын

@@cruachan1191 He has a stutter and has to roll his Bs and that's why he says Bob that way.

@davinalescott2971

8 ай бұрын

This series was the best and I never get tired of watching it

"Without question, my favourite magazine; soft, strong, and thoroughly absorbent." "Chop-ho, Blackadder; I thought it it would be right up your alley!"

@MegaJambo22

5 жыл бұрын

"top hole, Blackadder..."

@SpeccyMan

5 жыл бұрын

@@MegaJambo22 Clearly they've never read any Wodehouse. ;-)

@ChrisPBacon-bm6ld

4 жыл бұрын

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

@christofskithethird574

4 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisPBacon-bm6ld its rarely used but certainly not old fashioned

@ChrisPBacon-bm6ld

4 жыл бұрын

@@christofskithethird574 thank you!

'his resignation and suicide' LOL Blackadder is the best!

@peterburke1709

3 жыл бұрын

Boris Johnson Hancock and all of sage could take hints from this

@lhaviland8602

Жыл бұрын

In reality Haig was generally loved by the common soldiers lol.

@geopolitix7770

Жыл бұрын

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

@DIEGhostfish

2 ай бұрын

​@@geopolitix7770 There was a slight issue with the ...Air mail.

"Darling!? The last person I called darling was pregnant twenty seconds later!" -Flasheart.

@Marctunstall

3 жыл бұрын

Right dig out your best boots and let’s talk about me till the car comes

@BedsitBob

3 жыл бұрын

Only 20 seconds?

@youtubedie8847

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@gabrieldarcy9067

3 жыл бұрын

Woof woof!

@The_Incredible_Voice

2 жыл бұрын

Gabriel Darcy I want something! Take it! Woof

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

@dnikhilrao

3 жыл бұрын

Good catch! Masterful performers all.

@krupp4000

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha 😂

@agonsfitness7308

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, I've watched this show hundreds of times yet I've never noticed this!

Blackadder was a genius concept and Atkinson masterfully embodied each generation so that it truly felt like a different person. Classic

@Marvin-dg8vj

2 жыл бұрын

General Melchett was a genius concept in my view as well and only Steven Fry could do this

“Aah without doubt my favourite magazine. Soft, strong.. and thoroughly absorbent.” That is one brilliant line! Blackadder never gets old.

Fell in love with British wit and humour with Blackadder. Never have I ever seen something so good again.

@danielkubin3878

6 ай бұрын

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.

Stephen Fry is just so good as Melchett, a great performance in all episodes.

@sirandrelefaedelinoge

Жыл бұрын

*BAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!*

@angelacooper2661

Жыл бұрын

By Jove, Jeeves in khaki and eschewing any domestic service role!

a whole war filmed using 5 actors - excellant.

@captainroger

4 жыл бұрын

6

@graftongodofmemes

4 жыл бұрын

And it's excellEnt

@abhishetty2637

4 жыл бұрын

You forgot Bob

@abhilashmessi31

4 жыл бұрын

@@abhishetty2637 unusual name for a girl isn't it

@pressureworks

4 жыл бұрын

And a guest appearance from Flashheart.

Incredibly there were only 6 episodes in this series. Definitely at the top of its game for wit, humour, sarcasm and poignancy

@Isleofskye

5 жыл бұрын

As they were fror Both Series of Fawlty Towers and Both series of The UK Office....Less Is More :)

@archusrtm6325

Жыл бұрын

In every blackadder season there is only 6 episodes

@robbo_96

11 ай бұрын

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.

4:02 Did he just pronounce "Vincent van Gogh" correctly. Wow Atkinson is amazing.

@DieFlabbergast

5 жыл бұрын

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.

@derek-press

5 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/omFqpq6AYMq7hpM.html well done your fine education paid off ...NOT

@thecaptain5026

5 жыл бұрын

@@derek-press as a Dutch guy, for a English speaking person. Blackadder did very well.

@Ozymandias1

5 жыл бұрын

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.

@jackthebassman1

5 жыл бұрын

But surely it's pronounced Van Go, hadn't anyone seen a good American history film?

The fact that to this day people still quote black adder is a testament to its brilliance

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.

@williamwilson5577

2 жыл бұрын

Spot on.

@kellysmith7357

2 жыл бұрын

u ok m8

@SonnyWeg

2 жыл бұрын

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

@mccarthy5825

2 жыл бұрын

@@SonnyWeg there isn't enough space in the world to describe the horrors of war.

@nl3712

2 жыл бұрын

Bloody brilliant comment

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

@glennpowell3444

2 жыл бұрын

There was apparantly a fifth season considered upto modern day but never left the drawing board.

@trolley7657

Жыл бұрын

Shame there wasn't another world war after ww1 that they could have used

@cryptidian3530

Жыл бұрын

@@trolley7657 I guess it would be too similar. It was only a few decades apart after all. Not much changed.

@trolley7657

Жыл бұрын

​@@cryptidian3530 yeah probably

@anthonyhassett

Жыл бұрын

​@@cryptidian3530 Major Blackadder stationed in Palestine? Shylock Jew other character. Just trying to stay out of the war?

Love it how Blackadder casually walks in and says ‘What do you want Darling?’ 😂😂

@michaelpeets7261

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting thought Make a Note of it Darling 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@inspecthergadget4503

2 жыл бұрын

You and me Darling obviously 😂

Easy to overlook but Tim McInnerny (if that’s how you spell it) gave unselfishly brilliant performances throughout.

@barrysolly2637

10 ай бұрын

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.

"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.

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.

@yusufalraqi4903

3 жыл бұрын

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

@Zschepard

3 жыл бұрын

@@yusufalraqi4903 I didnt even notice you replied to a 10 year old comment

@yusufalraqi4903

3 жыл бұрын

@@Zschepard neither did i

@Lemonheart69

3 жыл бұрын

lol

@lt.lasereyez8891

2 жыл бұрын

@@Zschepard WOOF!

George: "It's not vomit, Private Baldrick is painting... flashes of light!" Baldrick: "No, it's vomit."

@Victor83113

4 жыл бұрын

"you told me to paint what comes from within so I painted my breakfast"

@1krani

4 жыл бұрын

@@Victor83113 "Look, there's a little tomahto!"

@leecastree7642

4 жыл бұрын

Why you repeating what they said

@1krani

4 жыл бұрын

@@leecastree7642 For the benefit of those poor ignorant souls who've never beheld the whole scene.

Stephen Frys performance as Melchett was one of the great comedy performances

@Marvin-dg8vj

2 жыл бұрын

Incredible comic creation by a very clever very talented performer.

@ricstormwolf

2 жыл бұрын

He was just as excellent as the Iron Duke of Wellington, Sir Arthur Wellesley.

@deputyvanhalen6386

2 жыл бұрын

BAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!??!!

@HarryFlashmanVC

2 жыл бұрын

MNERRRR!

@HarryFlashmanVC

2 жыл бұрын

General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett, VC, KCB, DSO ... one of our great Imperial heroes!

Calling him darling was a stroke of genius. Funny every time

This, Peter Sellers and Monty Python. My Holy Trinity of British comedy.

@keithrich8373

3 жыл бұрын

You're so right.Absolutely brilliant all of them

@hasnatsujon

3 жыл бұрын

Obviously you didn't watch Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister.

@odinsfire1409

2 жыл бұрын

@@hasnatsujon True, they have to be included.

@notor1ousgamingph385

2 жыл бұрын

Fawlty towers

@david-bs2ov

Жыл бұрын

Jonnny Ren Have you come across Monty Python's Special Olympics ? Well worth a watch.

Top notch slices of british humor, top notch scripts, top notch actors, top notch everything 😁

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.

@hst615

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not even British, and definitely not born in 80s, but I do can feel nostalgia.

@jubbusbubbus

2 жыл бұрын

I can see this

@stephenburnage7687

2 жыл бұрын

Same as the 1950's and Hancock's Half Hour

@georgecrompton8663

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@michaelfraser5723

2 жыл бұрын

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

"Bag Interior" by the Colorblind Hedgehog Workshop of Siena. Marvelous piece it is.

@geopolitix7770

Жыл бұрын

Best recovery ever 👍

"The only decent impression he can do, is of a man with no talent."

@andrewanderson8958

4 жыл бұрын

I hate it when people impersonate me.

@andrewj3177

4 жыл бұрын

@@andrewanderson8958 i also hate when someone impersonate me I'm watching you mr. *Andrew* 🧐

I just LOL every time they say Darling!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@goodshipkaraboudjan

9 ай бұрын

My favorite is when he yells "WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU TODAY DARLING?"

"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.

soft, strong and thoroughly absorbent ...

@tnerbtnerb5136

6 жыл бұрын

ForKSapien Right up his "alley" indeed.

@Isleofskye

Жыл бұрын

Why you say that?

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".

BBC was like my highschool , there were only four people in the whole school for every play, every song and every act.

Field marshal Haig and his wife disliked this

@DieFlabbergast

5 жыл бұрын

How about Haig's dogs and cats?

@thrashpondopons2776

5 жыл бұрын

And his pet tortoise... Alan.

@Smithjones12

5 жыл бұрын

Servants tennis partners 😀

@FinneousPJ1

5 жыл бұрын

I imagined it would be Hague

@mukulsharma5636

4 жыл бұрын

@sheldon pereira or a bunch of drug-trafficking latinos shot at the border.

"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."

@TyrionLannister1998

5 жыл бұрын

Yikes.

@agrameroldoctane_66

5 жыл бұрын

Good to see it is still used ...

@cathemeraltheenby6840

5 жыл бұрын

Now May is worried that this would be depressing the citizens a tad. Well her resignation and suicide would do the trick!

@szymongorczynski7621

4 жыл бұрын

@@nn-ro1lv I'd say Johnston's plan is more like Melchett's

@alexander9703

4 жыл бұрын

Boles voted for it. The plan that would devastate the economy is the current one.

One of the last classics of comedy with out a doubt, pure comedy at its best 🍀🇮🇪🙏

@Maxmorris12

3 жыл бұрын

If it does the world has officially gone insane

@BootneckAlphaKilo

Жыл бұрын

Father Ted was exceptional aswell. Such a shame it ended before it really got the world wide acclaim it deserved 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@MegaKnight2012

10 ай бұрын

Look up The Show Goes Wrong. Hilarious absurdist British humor.

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.

@non-masturbatingtyrannosau3476

4 жыл бұрын

Tied with red dwarf

@Headwind-1

4 жыл бұрын

@@non-masturbatingtyrannosau3476 no way hose

@Joleyn-Joy

4 жыл бұрын

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

@naughtydog201

4 жыл бұрын

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!

@ShadSimm

4 жыл бұрын

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...

The English can make fun of themselves like no one else - love their humour

@redsquirrel1086

3 жыл бұрын

Very true.

"my favorite magazine: soft, strong, and thoroughly absorbant"

@meatloaf6107

6 жыл бұрын

Jasper Proske I knew it would be right up your alley.

@luisreyes1963

3 жыл бұрын

I reckon that magazine was good for something. 🚽

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.

soft and thoroughly absorbent. -perfect.

@forestpepper3621

5 жыл бұрын

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.

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.

whoever wrote this show's script is a complete savage

@michelleresistance

4 жыл бұрын

Richard Curtis and Ben Elton.

@MrDaiseymay

2 жыл бұрын

@@michelleresistance Yes, Ben Elton made the greatest imput, when he joined Blackadder, for all episodes after the first.

There is only one small problem Everyone gets slaughtered in the first ten seconds Brilliant satire

@u.v.s.5583

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly! And to inspire the men for the final push, let us make a nice cover for their butt wiper newspaper!

@user-wq9mw2xz3j

4 жыл бұрын

sad thing is this happened in real life

@geddadiaX

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, and it appears to be depressing the men a tad...

@geddadiaX

4 жыл бұрын

@@naughtydog201 classic lol

@MrDaiseymay

4 жыл бұрын

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.

At 41 years old I have seen this hundreds of times. Only today did I notice that Darling is left handed.

'What's going on, darling?". And Darling did not even respond to that... Classic.

@no-oneman.4140

5 жыл бұрын

He broke his pencil ....

A satirical take on bloody Battle of Somme and blunders committed by British army officers.

Every actor/actress in the Blackadder series played their characters to perfection. From Edmund, himself, to young...Bob! 😀

@henrybyrd5402

Жыл бұрын

Are you saying that "Bob" was a woman?

@msyoungau

Жыл бұрын

Bobby Pankhurst....saucier than a direct hit on a Heinz factory

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.

2:35 Rowan Atkinson and Stephen Fry, what an excellent combination

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

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".

@flaviohaggis4817

3 жыл бұрын

it's positioned well in this instance

I've just recently begun watching this series even though its been around and I'm hooked. British comedy has become my newest addiction!

@TheJohngilberttyler

5 жыл бұрын

We used to rule world, don't you know

@Kraken54321

4 жыл бұрын

... Also try Father Ted. 👍

@mariamdahel9260

4 жыл бұрын

The English wit is classical and can always cause a rise if you understand it.

@johntonssen7231

2 жыл бұрын

@@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)

@CrysJaL

Жыл бұрын

@@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.

Field Marshal Sir Rowan Sebastian Atkinson. Every War can be win with this Master of Comedy.

you and me Darling, obviously

The way Blackadder looks at 2:30 as respond to "interesting make a note of it Darling"... Fantastic!

2:09 - "There is, however, one small PROBLIM ..." lol

Blackadder was brilliant 👏 comedy,

Simply brilliant,just wonderful.Tremendous performance by all,but special praise to Stephen Fry.

Cannot stop watching blackadder

Soft, strong and thoroughly absorbent - love it.

@stevetheduck1425

2 жыл бұрын

- and right up your alley!

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.

One of the best comedy shows of the last 50yrs it can always be relied on to giving you a laugh😂😂

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 👍

@insertnamehere5146

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

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.

@gm2407

3 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the third series as well. Duel with cannons. When you soil a Wellington you put your foot in it.

@andyray89

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@gm2407

3 жыл бұрын

@@andyray89 I'm shocked and appalled.

@acidthunder1

Жыл бұрын

Father Ted, red dwarf, peep show

The greatest comedy ever written.

Stephen Fry a genius in comedy with Roman. Captain Darling plays his part perfectly also.

@MrDaiseymay

2 жыл бұрын

Tim McInnerny, as 'Darling, was the only True trained actor of the bunch, He's often on stage Playing Shakespeare rolls.

blithering general is just wonderful

After reading about World war 1, this is superbly accurate

@Rusty_Gold85

5 жыл бұрын

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

@robertofulton

5 жыл бұрын

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

@korosuke1788

5 жыл бұрын

@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.

@edwinfrerichs8674

5 жыл бұрын

It's why we skip WW1 and go straight to WW2. WW1 was a silly place.

@dubsy1026

5 жыл бұрын

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 love the episode where they have a model of the battlefield that turns out to have a scale of 1:1 !!!

@gelraldoldo5152

4 жыл бұрын

@Captain Sabertache most worms are little. Few grow large, beware those ones.

The only sitcom in history where you are 100 percent guaranteed a laugh every time a certain captains name is spoken. Absolute genius writing Actually after careful thinking I’ve just realised that Rodney being called Dave by trigger generated a laugh too but you know what I mean!

Yes Darling... Never gets old, funny every single time 🤣

"I knew it would be right up your alley" 😂

still watching this. I have to say the comedy is gold

"This is Private Baldrick's painting. He called it 'My Family and Other Animals'"!

Genius writing for a genius cast.

It’s amazing how the more frequently I watch it the more I pick up new jokes”Soft, strong and totally absorbent” Hysterical!!

Field Marshal Haig was a great leader and a Scotsman 🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@epincion

Жыл бұрын

Love the satire

This serie is masterpiece of comedy genius .

This was the best series by far

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 😂

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.

@eliwalker9429

8 ай бұрын

It proved what a really great actor he is, watching him as Maigret I forgot all about his role as Blackadder.

Blackadder II, III and IV are as brilliant as a very brilliant thing on a brilliant day doing brilliant things.

“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 🤣😂🤣

@karenseymour10

6 ай бұрын

I believe it was Stephen Fry who came up with the name of Captain Darling.

@Matthew118

6 ай бұрын

@@karenseymour10 Good old Stephen, why am I not surprised it was him, love that guy. Thank you Karen 👍

@karenseymour10

6 ай бұрын

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.

And some chap I met in the mess the other day named Bernard 😂

I just got the "soft, strong and thoroughly absorbent" joke and "It's right up your alley" joke. British jokes are so cerebral it's hard to catch up sometimes.

@11Survivor

3 жыл бұрын

No, you just need to know the slang, not much thought involved for comprehension.

@seekingabsolution1907

3 жыл бұрын

Not that cerebral, but it needs a bit of context to be learned.

@Icameron259

2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't say that's cerebral, it's literally a poop joke lmao

@MrDaiseymay

2 жыл бұрын

@@11Survivor yes--but you DO need to know SARCASM, when you hear it. 'cause Melchet didn't.

"I thought it would be right up your alley".

The dislikes must be from people who have had their sense of humour surgically removed!!

@Visplight

3 жыл бұрын

It's all Captain Darling.

What a bunch of cracking comedians.

Pure genius , all the cast are incredible

“Would this brilliant plan involve us climbing out of our trenches and walking very slowly towards the enemy sir?”