Goodbyeee
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"Goodbyeee", or "Plan F: Goodbyeee", is the sixth and final episode of Blackadder Goes Forth, the fourth and final series of British historical sitcom Blackadder. The episode was first broadcast on BB
General Melchett almost catches Blackadder pretending to be mad. Melchett represents the "lions led by donkeys" perception of the war, and is an amalgam of Douglas Haig and John French, among others.
Rowan Atkinson played Captain Blackadder in the series.
The ending shows a field of poppies to reflect on the deaths of soldiers; it was inspired by John McCrae's poem "In Flanders Fields".
Richard Curtis MFF 2016
Lions led by donkeys
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"Lions led by donkeys" is a phrase used to imply that a capable group of individuals are incompetently led. Coined in classical antiquity, the phrase was commonly used after World War I to contrast se
Goodbyeee
…and John French and the other generals", so Haig effectively "appears twice". The series, especially the storyline of "Goodbyeee", often depicts the "lions led by donkeys" perception of the War, an element of Blackadder Goes Forth that has been criticised by historians. In his book The Great War, Ian F. W. Beckett also…
Alan Clark, who popularised the phrase
General Erich Ludendorff