Blackadder (1983)

Name: Blackadder
Released: 1983
Rating: 7
Cast: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Hugh Laurie, Tim McInnerny, Stephen Fry

TV-PG 32m 7.0/10 IMDb

Comedy

Black Adder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders throughout British history, from the muck of the Middle Ages to the frontline of the First World War.

Creator: Richard Curtis, Rowan Atkinson, Ben Elton

Cast: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Hugh Laurie, Tim McInnerny, Stephen Fry

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted) Racial slurs / racism (depicted) Religious persecution

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a parent (referenced)Grief / bereavement (major focus) Suicide (discussed or ideation) (referenced)

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation War / combat

Phobias & Sensory

Confined spaces (claustrophobia)

Sexual Content

Explicit sexual content / nudity (referenced)

Substance Use

Alcohol abuse (depicted)

Violence & Physical Harm

Gore / graphic violence Gun violence Slavery / forced labor (referenced)Torture

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Does It Get Worse?

Gets Worse Content intensity increases in later seasons.

2 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 7 warnings

Avg severity:(1.9)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Religious persecutionDeath of a parentGaslighting / emotional manipulationGore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture

Season 2 7 warnings

Avg severity:(2.1)

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Religious persecutionGaslighting / emotional manipulationExplicit sexual content / nudityAlcohol abuse (depicted)Gore / graphic violenceTorture

Season 3 7 warnings

Avg severity:(2.0)

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationExplicit sexual content / nudityAlcohol abuse (depicted)Gore / graphic violenceSlavery / forced laborTorture

Season 4 9 warnings

Avg severity:(2.8)

Grief / bereavement (major focus)Suicide (discussed or ideation)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationWar / combatConfined spaces (claustrophobia)Alcohol abuse (depicted)Gore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture