Blackadder Blackadder Goes Forth, Episode 5 - General Hospital - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

Blackadder. Image shows left to right: Nurse Mary (Miranda Richardson), Brigadier Smith (Bill Wallis), Lieutenant George Barleigh (Hugh Laurie). Credit: BBC

With the Germans aware of every one of the British army's moves before they've even made them, General Melchett tracks the source to a spy in the nearby hospital. Blackadder is called upon to root out the Kraut snoop and bring him to justice.

Further details

Edmund is given three weeks to find a spy in the hospital. He takes this as an opportunity to get on with the lovely Nurse Mary and to spend the better portion of those weeks in bed.

Broadcast details

Date

Thursday 26th 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

Miranda Richardson Nurse Mary
Bill Wallis Brigadier Smith

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