Blackadder: A Cunning Story

Jun 16, 2023

1h 29m

★ 7.5

Overview

A look back at the making of the entire Blackadder series to commemorate its 40th anniversary, featuring contributions from Blackadder's biggest fans including Jack Whitehall, Darren Harriott, Sarah Hadland, Ardal O'Hanlon and Nina Wadia.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

UKTV

Tiger Aspect

Banijay UK

Blackadder: A Cunning Story Trailers

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Cast

Self - Narrator (voice)

Miriam Margolyes

Self - Contributor

Rowan Atkinson

Self - Contributor

Ben Bailey Smith

Self - Contributor

Richard Boden

Self - Contributor

Jim Broadbent

Self - Contributor

Nathan Bryon

Self - Contributor

Richard Curtis

Self - Contributor

Ben Elton

Self - Contributor

Stephen Fry

Self - Contributor

Gabrielle Glaister

Self - Contributor

Sarah Hadland

Self - Contributor

Darren Harriott

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