BBC One - Blackadder, The Black Adder, The Foretelling (original) (raw)
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The Foretelling
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Edmund accidentally kills King Richard III but, unexpectedly, the tragedy makes him a prince - so Edmund decides he now needs a more striking name for himself. But the mood of celebration is shattered when he realises the identity of the nobleman Lord Percy has agreed to shelter in the castle.
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Fri 9 Jan 1998 21:00
BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
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King Richard's Ghost
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Wed 15 Jun 1983 21:30
BBC One
Wed 5 Sep 1984 21:30
BBC One
Sun 1 Apr 1990 20:05
BBC One
Fri 9 Jan 1998 21:00
BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
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