Money
- Episode aired Feb 5, 1986
- TV-PG
- 27m
The president of the Bank of the Black Monks calls upon Blackadder in order to collect a £1000 debt.The president of the Bank of the Black Monks calls upon Blackadder in order to collect a £1000 debt.The president of the Bank of the Black Monks calls upon Blackadder in order to collect a £1000 debt.
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Did you know
- TriviaThe mad beggar rambling in the graveyard is based on the character of Tom O'Bedlam (actually Edgar, son of the Earl of Gloucester) from the William Shakespeare play King Lear.
- GoofsAfter Edmund delivers the line "I only didn't laugh out loud because I was afraid if I did my head would have fallen off.", when the camera cuts back to Queenie the boom mic is visible at the top of the screen.
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Blackadder: [Arthur wants Blackadder to tell him a children's story because he misses his mother] And then Squirry the Squirrel went "Ni, Ni, Ni" and they all went home for tea.
Arthur the Sailor: Thanks very much, me ol' shivering mateys! Now, how much do you charge for a good hard shag?
Blackadder: [nervously] A thousand pounds.
Arthur the Sailor: A thousand pounds? You've got to be joking!
Blackadder: Well, I'm sure we could negotiate.
[Tosses soliciting placard to Baldrick]
Blackadder: [next scene: back at home] Right, so we've got sixpence.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga (2008)
I enjoyed this episode for the dark humour, character development and excellent performances.
This is one of the darkest entries in series 2, with the corruption of the church at the heart of everything and a revealing look into the blackness of titular character. So many taboos are covered such as torture, murder, prostitution, infanticide, S and M, theft and some pretty cruel practical jokes. To be fair to Curtis and Elton, they make it funny with some hilarious situations and more of the usual sharp banter between characters. In fact its not banter, its spontaneous and its called wit!
We really do get sense of how low Edmund will sink to obtain what he wants and how much he will exploit friends who are very loyal to him. It's all done in the worst possible taste and is very humorous indeed.
Performances are excellent with Rowan Atkinson dominating and Tony Robinson, Tim McInnerny, Miranda Richardson and Stephen Fry also on great form. Ronald Lacey has a brilliant cameo as the Bishop and it always makes me wonder whether or not his use of the red hot poker was an in-joke reference to the Gestapo character he plays in Raiders of the Lost Ark who attempts the same method to torture Marion.
Overall I thought it was 8.5/10, but I always round upwards.
- snoozejonc
- Jan 27, 2021
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