Rowan Atkinson ( ) is back as the scourge of the ages in this completely remastered, Ultimate Edition of , featuring new, exclusive commentary and interviews! Many great men have played a part in shaping Britain's noble heritage. Others have just ended up on the dungheap. Edmund Blackadder (Atkinson) is one of the latter. From coward to cad and back again, Edmund surfaces in the medieval, Tudor, Georgian, Dickensian and World War I eras, where he seriously lowers the tone with an assortment of cunning plans, serpentine banter, and his smelly servant, Baldrick (Tony Robinson). Enormously popular, is written by Richard Curtis and also stars Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, and Tim McInnerny. aired 28 episodes on BB1 from June, 1983 to Nov ember,1989.