Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Robbie Coltrane, Miranda Richardson, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Patsy Byrne, Miriam Margolyes, Jim Broadbent, Pauline Melville

Director: Richard Boden

Summary: A special festive edition of the comedy classic that see's the Victorian Blackadder, and his not so trusty sidekick Baldrick, visit his Elizabethan and Regency ancestors as well as his future relatives in a clever spoof of the Charles Dickens' novel.

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Among the many films and TV shows which add a new twist to Charles Dickens' classic tale, Blackadder's Christmas Carolis the most ingenious. Made between Blackadder the Third(1987) and Blackadder Goes Forth(1989), the inspired concept is to recast the self-serving Edmund Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson) in Dickens' Scrooge role, but rather than a misanthropic miser make him the most kind-hearted man in England. Tony Robinson's Baldrick is as moronic as ever, while Robbie Coltrane plays the Spirit of Christmas like a forerunner to his Hagrid in the Harry Pottermovies, showing Edmund visions of past and future to not quite the desired effect. Hugh Laurie returns as the Prince Regent from Blackadder the Thirdand the entire court from Blackadder II(1986) is reassembled for japes involving a merry seasonal death warrant. Miranda Richardson is outrageously capricious as Elizabeth I, then takes the character a stage further in a decadent space opera future which also sees Patsy (Nursie) Byrne as an android. Though not quite as laugh-out-loud funny as the regular Blackadderseries this is an excellent Yuletide special.

On the DVD:Blackadder's Christmas Caroloffers nothing extra on DVD other than the inclusion of optional subtitles. The sound is mono but crystal clear and the 4:3 image is good considering the source material is a TV studio production shot on video. --Gary S Dalkin

Aspect Ratio:	4:3
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Scene Selection
Year:	1988
Release Date:	November 18, 2002
Runtime:	43 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	B B C D V D 1141
Keywords:	Christmas, Carol, Comedy, General, Tv, Blackadder's
Genre:	Comedy