Blackadder The Black Adder, Episode 5 - Witchsmeller Pursuivant - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
A witchfinder is in the district around the castle after a spate of plague infections. Edmund is identified as the head witch, and immediately placed on trial...
Further details
England faces a dual crisis: sorcery is afoot and there is a great plague across the land. Woe to Edmund, that he is accused of being a witch by a witchsmeller. Will he and Baldrick have their day at the stake?
Broadcast details
Date
Wednesday 13th July 1983
Time
9:25pm
Channel
Length
35 minutes
Cast & crew
Cast
| Rowan Atkinson | Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh |
|---|---|
| Tony Robinson | Baldrick |
| Tim McInnerny | Percy |
| Brian Blessed | King Richard IV |
| Robert East | Harry, Prince of Wales |
| Elspet Gray | The Queen |
| Patrick Allen | Narrator |
Guest cast
| Natasha King | Princess Leia of Hungary |
|---|---|
| Frank Finlay | The Witchsmeller Pursuivant |
| Richard Murdoch | Ross, A Lord |
| Valentine Dyall | Angus, A Lord |
| Peter Schofield | Fife, A Lord |
| Stephen Frost | Soft, A Guard |
| Mark Arden | Anon, A Guard |
| Perry Benson | Daft Red, A Peasant |
| Bert Parnaby | Dim Cain, A Peasant |
| Roy Evans | Dum Abel, A Peasant |
| Forbes Collins | Dopey Jack, A Peasant |
| Patrick Duncan | Officer, An Officer |
| Barbara Miller | Jane Firkettle |
| Howard Lew Lewis | Piers, A Yeoman |
| Sarah Thomas | Mrs. Field, A Goodwife |
| Louise Gold | Mrs. Tyler, A Goodwife |
Writing team
| Richard Curtis | Writer |
|---|---|
| Rowan Atkinson | Writer |
| William Shakespeare | Writer (Additional Material) |
Production team
| Martin Shardlow | Director |
|---|---|
| John Lloyd | Producer |
| Mike Jackson | Editor |
| Mykola Pawluk | Editor |
| Chris Hull | Production Designer |
| Howard Goodall | Composer |
| Nigel Curzon | Production Designer |