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Blackadder's Christmas Carol

  • TV Movie
  • 1988
  • 43m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
14K
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Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson in Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988)
Dark ComedyComedyHistory

After a genial spirit shows the benevolent Ebenezer Blackadder visions of his unscrupulous ancestors, he resolves to mend his generous ways.After a genial spirit shows the benevolent Ebenezer Blackadder visions of his unscrupulous ancestors, he resolves to mend his generous ways.After a genial spirit shows the benevolent Ebenezer Blackadder visions of his unscrupulous ancestors, he resolves to mend his generous ways.

  • Director
    • Richard Boden
  • Writers
    • Richard Curtis
    • Ben Elton
    • Charles Dickens
  • Stars
    • Rowan Atkinson
    • Tony Robinson
    • Miranda Richardson
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    14K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Richard Boden
    • Writers
      • Richard Curtis
      • Ben Elton
      • Charles Dickens
    • Stars
      • Rowan Atkinson
      • Tony Robinson
      • Miranda Richardson
    • 40User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Rowan Atkinson
    Rowan Atkinson
    • Blackadders
    Tony Robinson
    Tony Robinson
    • Baldricks
    Miranda Richardson
    Miranda Richardson
    • Queens Elizabeth I…
    Stephen Fry
    Stephen Fry
    • Lords Melchett…
    Hugh Laurie
    Hugh Laurie
    • Princes Regent…
    Robbie Coltrane
    Robbie Coltrane
    • Spirit of Christmas
    Miriam Margolyes
    Miriam Margolyes
    • Queen Victoria
    Jim Broadbent
    Jim Broadbent
    • Prince Albert
    Patsy Byrne
    Patsy Byrne
    • Nursie…
    Denis Lill
    Denis Lill
    • Beadle
    Pauline Melville
    • Mrs Scratchit
    Philip Pope
    • Lord Nelson
    Nicola Bryant
    Nicola Bryant
    • Millicent
    Ramsay Gilderdale
    • Ralph
    David Barber
    David Barber
    • Enormous Orphan
    Erkan Mustafa
    • Enormous Orphan
    David Nunn
    • Enormous Orphan
    Martino Lazzeri
    • Boy
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Richard Boden
    • Writers
      • Richard Curtis
      • Ben Elton
      • Charles Dickens
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    User reviews40

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    8Theo Robertson

    Funny Anytime Of The Year

    Edmund Blackadder is one of the greatest characters British television has ever produced . He`s cruel , selfish and oh so cunning and it`s a bit of a shock to see him undergo a character change and be the kindest man in all of England . But don`t worry , in this reworking of Dickens A CHRISTMAS CAROL Blackadder soon turns into the anti hero we all know and hate

    This is a side splitting Christmas feast for fans of the BLACKADDER series and we get flashbacks to series two and three of the historical sit-com and a glimpse of how the show might have looked if it continued into the space age . To be honest I don`t think a science fiction version of BLACKADDER would have worked well but I did find the concept interesting and highly amusing at the same time .

    Don`t worry if you watch it in the height of summer , you`ll still find it funny
    8tiggerhans

    Maybe you've seen them all...but you HAVE to see this one too!

    I don't know how many versions there are of the famous Christmas Carol. The oldest versions and the one from Disney are the best I think. Some more recent versions are all terrible, but this one from 88 is an excellent one. Of course, it seems that there is a group of fans devided into two. Fans of American humor, fans of Brittis humor. I tend to prefer the last one. This version of Blackadder is Brittish humor at its best, and I never can get enough of it.
    didi-5

    hilarious!

    A fantastic idea, this one. Take the old chestnut 'A Christmas Carol', give it a shake-up, and turn it on its head.

    Ebenezer Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson in fine form as ever) is a good guy, who gives away anything to anyone, and is truly chock-full of the Christmas spirit. Time for the Spirit of Christmas (a rip-roaring turn from Robbie Coltrane) to work his magic, invoke the spirits of Ebenezer's ancestors and descendants, and inform him of the errors of his ways.

    We're reminded of Blackadder's former incarnations, in Tudor and Regency times, and of the cunning plans and twists of the long-gone relatives. We meet again with the likes of Queenie (Miranda Richardson), Melchett (Stephen Fry), Nursie (Patsy Byrne), and Prince George (Hugh Laurie). And of course the Cratchit character - Baldrick, who else! - suffers more and more as the story unfolds.

    A scary turn from Miriam Margoyles and Jim Broadbent (Victoria and Albert), and a mind-boggling look into the distant future completes the transformation.

    Not shown often enough, this is a real plum-pudding of a piece.
    Mmyers2003

    brilliant

    Very funny. British humour at its best once again. The reversal of the christmas carol is a brilliant idea with good imagination put into it. The other added bonus this one off episode offers is that it goes back to the past era's used in the series in small snip-its and shows us once again how the cunning Lord and the money obsessed butler spent there christmases (usually involving beating baldrick up) plus a view of the blackadder family in the distant future. definately check this out. 9 out of 10.
    eil-2

    Yet more brilliance from the Blackadder Team

    Blackadder's Christmas Carol makes for exceedingly good comedy. It is memorable because it turns Dicken's tale of the Victorian holiday season on its head. So, rather than a mean old miser repenting his evil ways, Ebeneezer Blackadder, the kindest man in England, repents his kind ways and turns into a nasty loner. The writing is sublime and it is good to see past Blackadders, but not the futuristic version. That just rings hollow with its over use of incomprehensible jargon and silly costumes.

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Ebenezer Blackadder is the only incarnation of Blackadder who is not named Edmund.
    • Goofs
      Queen Victoria is depicted wearing her stereotypical black clothing; however, Victoria did not actually begin to dress all in black until after her husband, Prince Albert, died in 1861.
    • Quotes

      Baldrick: Well, it went all right until the shepherds came on. See, we haven't been able to get any real sheep, so we had to stick some wool...

      Ebenezer Blackadder: On some other dogs!

      Baldrick: Yeah. And the moment Jesus got a whiff of them, he's away! While the angel's singing "peace on earth, good will to mankind," Jesus scampers across and tries to get one of the sheep to give him a piggy-back ride!

      Ebenezer Blackadder: Scarcely appropriate behavior for the Son of God, Mister Baldrick! Weren't the children upset?

      Baldrick: No, they loved it! They want us to do another one at Easter. They want to see us nail up the dog!

    • Crazy credits
      After the list of the cast and crew at the end of the movie, we see the words "A Merry Messy Kweznuz" scribbled, "Kweznuz" replacing "Kwelfnuve" which is stricken out. As Blackadder correctly had noted this is spelling Christmas without getting a single letter right.
    • Alternate versions
      In some copies, Baldrick's line "Nah, they loved it. They want us to do another one at Easter - they want to see us nail up the dog" (at 3:23) has been cut.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 100 Greatest Christmas Moments (2004)

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 23, 1995 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Різдвяна пісня Чорної гадюки
    • Filming locations
      • BBC Television Centre, Wood Lane, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK(Studio)
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      • 43m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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