Blackadder Blackadder Goes Forth, Episode 2 - Corporal Punishment - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

Blackadder. Image shows left to right: Baldrick (Tony Robinson), Captain Edmund Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson). Credit: BBC

After having trouble with the trenches' telephone system, Blackadder is facing a court-martial for disobeying orders; and far more seriously, shooting and eating Melchett's prized pet pigeon, Speckled Jim. Is there any hope for the Captain, or does a firing squad and certain death await?

Further details

In 13 years of service to King and Country, Edmund has faced danger: in Nepal tackling an over-spiced curry; in Mombassa, confronting 200,000 grass-skirted men. But now he is truly in a pickle.

Broadcast details

Date

Thursday 5th October 1989

Time

9:30pm

Channel

BBC One

Length

30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast

Rowan Atkinson	Captain Edmund Blackadder
Tony Robinson	Baldrick
Stephen Fry	General Melchett
Tim McInnerny	Captain Kevin Darling
Hugh Laurie	Lieutenant George Barleigh

Guest cast

Jeremy Hardy	Corporal Perkins (Jailer)
Stephen Frost	Corporal Jones (Head of Firing Squad)
Lee Cornes	Private Fraser
Paul Mark Elliott	Private Robinson
Jeremy Gittins	Private Tipplewick

Writing team

Richard Curtis	Writer
Ben Elton	Writer

Production team

Richard Boden	Director
John Lloyd	Producer
Chris Wadsworth	Editor
Chris Hull	Production Designer
Howard Goodall	Composer