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Blackadder Goes Forth is the fourth series of the BBC sitcom Blackadder, written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton, which aired from 28 September to 2 November 1989 on BBC1. The series placed the recurring characters of Blackadder, Baldrick, and George in a trench in Flanders during World War I, and followed their various doomed attempts to escape from the trenches to avoid death under the misguided command of General Melchett. The series references famous people of the time and criticises the British Army's leadership during the campaign, culminating in the ending of its final episode, in which the soldiers are ordered to carry out a lethal charge of enemy lines.

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  • Blackadder Goes Forth is the fourth series of the BBC sitcom Blackadder, written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton, which aired from 28 September to 2 November 1989 on BBC1. The series placed the recurring characters of Blackadder, Baldrick, and George in a trench in Flanders during World War I, and followed their various doomed attempts to escape from the trenches to avoid death under the misguided command of General Melchett. The series references famous people of the time and criticises the British Army's leadership during the campaign, culminating in the ending of its final episode, in which the soldiers are ordered to carry out a lethal charge of enemy lines. Despite initial concerns that the comedy might trivialise the war, it was acclaimed and won the British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Series in 1989. In 2000 it was placed 16th by industry professionals in a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes compiled by the British Film Institute. However, some historians and politicians have criticised it for presenting a critical view of the war, reinforcing the popular notion of "lions led by donkeys". It follows much of the setting of the 1928 play Journey's End by R. C. Sherriff. (en)
  • Blackadder Goes Forth is de vierde en tot nu toe laatste serie afleveringen van de Britse sitcom Blackadder, in 1989 uitgezonden op BBC 1. De serie speelt tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog en bespot vooral de barre toestanden voor de soldaten uit die tijd, soms wel met een wat serieuzere ondertoon. (nl)
  • Blackadder Goes Forth är den fjärde och sista serien i BBC komediserie Svarte Orm, skriven av Richard Curtis och Ben Elton, som sändes från den 28 september 1989 till den 2 november 1989. Serien placerar rollfigurerna kapten Blackadder, menige Baldrick och löjtnant George i första världskrigets skyttegravar. Serien var mycket mer mörk, innehöll mer svart komik och figurerna var mer genomtänkta än i tidigare avsnitt och serier. Blackadder Goes Forth fick ganska mycket kritik av ledningen för den brittiska armén när den kom, eftersom de också drev med verkliga personer som är kända från första världskriget. Serien blev senare ihågkommen för dess starka slut i avsnittet Goodbyeee.... Serien vann TV-priset för bästa komediserie år 1989 och år 2000 var den placerad som 16:e TV-serie på listan ”100 Greatest British Television Programmes” (”de 100 bästa brittiska TV-programmen”) av . (sv)
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  • Title screen of Blackadder Goes Forth featuring lead actor Rowan Atkinson as a First World War captain, marching in the foreground of his platoon on a military parade ground. The title of the series is presented in bold, capitalised yellow letters. (en)
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  • Title screen of Blackadder Goes Forth featuring Rowan Atkinson (en)
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  • Blackadder: Back & Forth (en)
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  • Blackadder's Christmas Carol (en)
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  • Occasionally it got a bit frosty and negative. But, generally speaking, it was just people staring at the ceiling and thinking about a line for 25 minutes. It was fun but tiring. Very tiring. (en)
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  • Blackadder Goes Forth is de vierde en tot nu toe laatste serie afleveringen van de Britse sitcom Blackadder, in 1989 uitgezonden op BBC 1. De serie speelt tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog en bespot vooral de barre toestanden voor de soldaten uit die tijd, soms wel met een wat serieuzere ondertoon. (nl)
  • Blackadder Goes Forth is the fourth series of the BBC sitcom Blackadder, written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton, which aired from 28 September to 2 November 1989 on BBC1. The series placed the recurring characters of Blackadder, Baldrick, and George in a trench in Flanders during World War I, and followed their various doomed attempts to escape from the trenches to avoid death under the misguided command of General Melchett. The series references famous people of the time and criticises the British Army's leadership during the campaign, culminating in the ending of its final episode, in which the soldiers are ordered to carry out a lethal charge of enemy lines. (en)
  • Blackadder Goes Forth är den fjärde och sista serien i BBC komediserie Svarte Orm, skriven av Richard Curtis och Ben Elton, som sändes från den 28 september 1989 till den 2 november 1989. Serien placerar rollfigurerna kapten Blackadder, menige Baldrick och löjtnant George i första världskrigets skyttegravar. Serien var mycket mer mörk, innehöll mer svart komik och figurerna var mer genomtänkta än i tidigare avsnitt och serier. Blackadder Goes Forth fick ganska mycket kritik av ledningen för den brittiska armén när den kom, eftersom de också drev med verkliga personer som är kända från första världskriget. Serien blev senare ihågkommen för dess starka slut i avsnittet Goodbyeee.... (sv)
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  • Blackadder Goes Forth (en)
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  • Blackadder Goes Forth (sv)
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