Edmund Blackadder ja hänen jälkeläisensä juonittelevat tiensä halki Britannian historian – keskiajan sekasorrosta aina ensimmäisen maailmansodan juoksuhautoihin.
Comic chaos ensues when Edmund accidentally kills King Richard III.
The arrival of Lord Dougal McAngus provides Edmund with an opportunity to seize power.
Edmund is less than pleased when he's appointed Archbishop of Canterbury.
Edmund has a chance to press his clammy body against an eligible princess.
The witchsmeller pursuivant is sent to root out the source of an outbreak of witchcraft.
Edmund makes a pact with the six most evil men in the kingdom in a bid to seize power.