Blackadder Goes Forth
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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 recurr
Title screen of Blackadder Goes Forth featuring Rowan Atkinson
Left to right: Tim McInnerny, Rowan Atkinson, Stephen Fry, Tony Robinson and Hugh Laurie in Blackadder Goes Forth
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
Blackadder Goes Forth
…General Melchett. The series references famous people of the time and criticises the Army's leadership during the war, 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…
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