| "The Black Seal" | |
|---|---|
| Blackadder episode | |
 Patrick Allen guest stars as Philip of Burgundy | |
| Episode no. | Series 1 Episode 6 |
| Written by | Rowan Atkinson Richard Curtis |
| Original air date | 13 July 1983 |
| Guest appearances | |
| Patrick Allen; Rik Mayall (uncredited) | |
"The Black Seal" is the sixth and final episode of The Black Adder, the first serial in the BBC Television Blackadder series. Set in late 15th-century England, the episode concludes the alternate history of the last years of the House of York with the final adventure of Prince Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh, son of the fictional King Richard IV. The story follows a conspiracy by Edmund to overthrow the King and seize the Throne of England for himself, assisted by a band of violent mercenaries.[1][2]
This episode features a number of guest stars, including Patrick Allen (who also provided the voiceover introducing each episode in this series) and The Young Ones actors Rik Mayall and Roger Sloman.[3]
- ^ Parill, Sue; Robison, William B. (2013). The Tudors on Film and Television. McFarland. p. 29. ISBN 9781476600314.
- ^ Rowan Atkinson & Richard Curtis (writers) (20 July 1983). "The Black Seal". The Black Adder. Series 1. Episode 6. BBC. BBC One.
- ^ Roberts, p.121