{"id":45,"date":"2011-10-11T12:49:20","date_gmt":"2011-10-11T12:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tonenoir.co.uk\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2011-10-11T12:49:20","modified_gmt":"2011-10-11T12:49:20","slug":"blackadder-goes-forth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.blackadderhall.com\/?page_id=45","title":{"rendered":"Blackadder Goes Forth"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE WESTERN FRONT 1917:\u00a0<\/strong>Captain Blackadder, joined the British Army when it was little more than a travel agency for gentlemen with an abnormally high sex drive. Now he’s twenty yards from a lot of heavily armed people who want to kill him. Worse still, his brother officer is a man whose family brain cell is gathering dust in a pawn shop in Dunstable, and Baldrick is in charge of the cooking.<\/p>\n

Regular cast:<\/strong>
\nCaptain Edmund Blackadder – Rowan Atkinson
\nPrivate S. Baldrick – Tony Robinson
\nGeneral Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett – Stephen Fry
\nLieutenant The Honourable George Colhurst St. Barleigh – Hugh Laurie
\nCaptain Kevin Darling – Tim McInnerny<\/p>\n

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Plan A: Captain Cook<\/strong>
\nFirst broadcast on 28th September 1989<\/p>\n

When General Haig unveils his new strategy to move his drinks cabinet six inches closer to Berlin, Blackadder volunteers to be Official War Artist.<\/p>\n

General Melchett is looking for an artist for a special assignment.<\/p>\n

Extra cast:
\nThere is no special guest in this show (unless you include the cat)<\/p>\n

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Plan B: Corporal Punishment<\/strong>
\nFirst broadcast on 5th October 1989<\/p>\n

Orders for Operation Insanity arrive and Blackadder breaches regulations by eating the messenger. Can the Flanders Pigeon Murderer avoid the firing squad?<\/p>\n

In avoiding orders from Geneepisdes ral Melchett, Edmund eats a messenger pigeon, which turns out to be a court-martial offense.<\/p>\n

Extra cast:
\nCorporal Perkins – Jeremy Hardy
\nCorporal Jones – Stephen Frost
\nPrivate Fraser – Lee Cornes
\nPrivate Robinson – Paul Mark Elliott
\nPrivate Tipplewick – Jeremy Gittins<\/p>\n

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Plan C: Major Star<\/strong>
\nFirst broadcast on 12th October 1989<\/p>\n

The Russian Revolution produced two more appalling results: an offensive by Germany and a really offensive Charlie Chaplin impression by Baldrick.<\/p>\n

In order to boost the troop’s morale, Edmund organizes a show with hopes of taking the revue to London.<\/p>\n

Extra cast:
\nDriver Parkhurst – Gabrielle Glaister<\/p>\n

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Plan D: Private Plane<\/strong>
\nFirst broadcast on 19th October 1989<\/p>\n

German machine guns in front, British firing squads behind – the only way out is tiddly-up-up.<\/p>\n

Edmund joins the Air Corp and crashes behind the enemy lines with Baldrick. Lord Flashheart battles Baron von Richthoven (Adrian Edmondson) to rescue him.<\/p>\n

Extra cast:
\nSquadron Commander Lord Flasheart – Rik Mayall
\nBaron von Richtoven – Adrian Edmunson
\nDriver Parkhurst – Gabrielle Glaister
\nLieutenant von Gerhardt – Hugo E Blik<\/p>\n

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Plan E: General Hospital<\/strong>
\nFirst broadcast on 26th October 1989<\/p>\n

The secret of the Great Plan is out. Ordered to find a spy in hospital, Blackadder spots a man with a strong German accent, a beautiful nurse and a chance for three weeks in bed.<\/p>\n

Edmund is assigned to find a spy in a hospital, which has a beautiful nurse and a man with a strong German accent called “Smith”.<\/p>\n

Extra cast:
\nNurse Mary – Miranda Richardson
\nBrigadier Smith – Bill Wallis<\/p>\n

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Plan F: Goodbyeee<\/strong>
\nFirst broadcast on 2nd November 1989<\/p>\n

Millions have died but the troops have advanced no further than an asthmatic ant with some heavy shopping. Now at last the final big push looms…<\/p>\n

The big push is coming, so Edmund goes mad. Will a last minute call to Field Marshal Haig save him?<\/p>\n

Extra cast:
\nField Marshall Dougie Haig – Geoffrey Palmer<\/p>\n

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Trivia:<\/strong>
\nImpress your friends with some useless trivia from the Blackadder Goes Forth archives.<\/p>\n

In the opening titles, Melchett and Darling were orginally sitting on horseback. This was changed when Melchett’s horse went a bit loopy when the band started playing.
\nBen Elton is a huge fan of the WWII comedy series Dad’s Army. A corporal Jones even appears in one episode.
\nBen Elton often refers to Goodbyeee as “Over the Top”.
\nThe script for Goodbyeee called for a single pen up the nose – however someone thought that two pencils would be funnier.
\nThe final scene in Goodbyeee is ranked as one of TVs top ten funniest moments of all time.
\nI still don’t know what Bob Massingbird was dubbed over in the episode “Corporal Punishment”.<\/p>\n

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Other people that may be important:<\/strong>
\nOther people whose job titles always appear on the back of the programs you get at local theatrical emporiums.<\/p>\n

Written by – Richard Curtis and Ben Elton
\nDirector – Richard Boden
\nProducer – John Lloyd
\nTitle Music Composed and Arranged by – Howard Goodall
\nPlayed by – The Band of the 3rd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment (The Pompadours)
\nBandmaster – Tim Parkinson
\nP\/BR – 647989 Libotte, J
\nVis\/E – 110143 Turner, R
\nTech\/Co – 364007 Massen, D
\nV\/M – 420372 Abbott, C
\nVTE – 614981 Wadsworth, C
\nCm\/S – 841842 Hoare, J
\nS\/Svr – 733731 Deane, M
\nDep\/Svr. – 713429 Way, N
\nL\/Dr – 988212 Bristow, R
\nP\/Mgr – 323476 Cooper, D
\nP\/Att – 114209 Sharples, V
\nAFM – 529614 Kennedy, J
\nC\/Dgr – 368807 Hardinge, A
\nM\/V Dgr – 82641 Noble, C
\nDgr – 404371 Hull, C<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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