Chains (Blackadder)

"Chains"
Blackadder episode
Episode no.Series 2
Episode 6
Directed byMandie Fletcher
Written byBen Elton
Richard Curtis
Original air date20 February 1986 (1986-02-20)
Guest appearances
Hugh Laurie as Prince Ludwig the Indestructible
Mark Arden as Torturer
Lee Cornes as 1st Guard
Max Harvey as 2nd Guard
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"Chains" is the final episode of the BBC sitcom Blackadder II, the second series of Blackadder, which was set in Elizabethan England from 1558 to 1603.[1] Power-mad and self-professed "master of disguise", Prince Ludwig the Indestructible kidnaps Lord Blackadder and Lord Melchett. They escape his clutches but Prince Ludwig infiltrates the palace during a fancy dress ball. The episode was recorded 14 July 1985.

  1. ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Blackadder Blackadder II, Episode 6 – Chains". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 4 October 2023.