Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 5014503478629
Format: HiFi Sound, PAL
Label: 2 Entertain Video
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageAnalog
Manufacturer: 2 Entertain Video
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 2 Entertain Video
Release Date: September 02, 1996
Running Time: 176 minutes
Studio: 2 Entertain Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1998

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
Rowan Atkinson's irredeemably wicked Edmund Blackadder has moved forward in time from the court of Queen Elizabeth but a little down the social ladder. He's now butler to Hugh Laurie's congenitally stupid Prince Regent on the cusp of the 18th and 19th centuries, and if that wasn't bad enough he's still accompanied by Tony Robinson's dim-witted Baldrick, whose cunning plans never fail to make an impossible situation worse. Blackadder's desperate scheming and utter contempt for all he surveys hasn't changed, nor have the baroque complexities of the situations in which he becomes embroiled: from an anachronistic war of words with Dr Johnson (Robbie Coltrane relishing every syllable) to taking on the Scarlet Pimpernel at his own game, to fighting a duel with a psychopathic Duke of Wellington, Edmund's luck never seems to change.

Richard Curtis and Ben Elton's sharp scripts have more fun with the period setting than ever before, as contemporary literary archetypes from Samuel Johnson to Jane Austen are ripe for lampooning. Howard Goodall's theme tune is updated to a glorious classical pastiche, while the extravagant costumes of the times hardly need altering to achieve the desired effect. The comedy is so good it seemed this could never be bettered, until Blackadder Goes Forth that is. --Mark Walker




Rating: - A Prince Amongst Comedies.
After the disappointment I had suffered on watching `Blackadder II' after `The Black Adder' I wasn't particularly looking forward to watching `Blackadder the Third'. It arrived perfectly formed as the best sitcom I'd ever seen. The shift to Regency England seemed to suit the Production Design of BBC sitcoms and the writing team of Richard Curtis and Ben Elton where firing on all cylinders.

The cast also came into there own, where Blackadder II relied on hackneyed and previously mined ... Read More

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Rating: - Under-rated classic
The third series of Blackadder tends to get forgotten because its sandwiched between the superb series 2 and the even more superb series 4. Be of no doubt though this is comedy of the highest class. Maybe not quite as good as those two but still exceptional.

The highlights in series 3 are many, but my favourites are the episode with Robbie Coltrane as Samuel Johnson and the episode with Stephen Fry as Wellington. There are an endless stream of fabulous lines from these two episodes, but ... Read More

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Rating: - Even Better Third Time Around
After the success of the second instalment, Richard Curtis and Ben Elton decided that Blackadder should have a third appearance. This time instead of Tudor times or Elizabethan times, Edmund Blackadder (BAFTA nominated Rowan Atkinson) is living in the time of the French Revolution. Accompanied by the now stupid but lovable Baldrick (Tony Robinson) Blackadder is the "faithful" butler to George, the Prince Regent of Wales (Hugh Laurie). Throughout this third series to the wonderfully written sitcom Blackadder ... Read More

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Rating: - this is cunning !
Following my English teacher's advice I bought this fantanstic DVD! I ordered the whole series but this one was the first to arrive, it was love at first watch! All the episodes are well built and so funny! You can also appreciate the literature hints and the reconstructions of real historical episodes and people such as Dr. Johnson's dictionary, the Duke of Wellington and the Scarlet Pimpernel. In my opinion the funniest of the four.

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Rating: - "Sod off"
This is the third sarcastic instalment of the brilliant blackadder saga and though not as good as the 2nd or goes forth,this does have it's moments.The performances by the main cast are brilliant particulary from hugh laurie who plays the utterly stupid slob prince george wonderfully.There are also some great guest apperences from stephen fry,robbie coltrane and miranda richardson to name a few.

Here are the episodes from series three:

'Dish and Dishonesty'
'Ink And Incapability'
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