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Duel and Duality

  • byJoe Siegler
  • Posted on November 28, 2025
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Dual and Duality

This Episode: Season 3, Episode 6
Black Adder Overall: Episode 18
Airdate: 22 Oct 1987
Written by Ben Elton & Richard Curtis
Directed by Mandie Fletcher

“Even when we were babies, I had to show you which bit of your mother was serving the drinks!”

Notes

  • The Duke of Wellington is played by Stephen Fry, his only appearance in the third series.
  • There are numerous inaccuracies with real life events either portrayed or mentioned in this episode.  If you click the “Blackadder Wiki” link below, you can see a list of them.
  • The only series finale of Blackadder where Black Adder himself doesn’t die.  He does in the other three.

Links

[ Wikipedia | Blackadder Wiki | IMDB | BBC Website | BBC Alternate | Amazon US DVD | Amazon UK Blu-Ray ]

Black Adder Ep 18 - "Duel and Duality" - 22 Oct 1987 1/2 S3 finale. I remember watching this new already knowing of the concept of everyone dying in the last ep of Series I & II, so I was ready. This didn't end quite like that. Someone did die, but not everyone - and it wasn't Blackadder. This one

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— Joe Siegler (@joesiegler.blog) November 28, 2025 at 7:46 AM

Black Adder Ep 18 - "Duel and Duality" - 22 Oct 1987 2/2 has the Prince being challenged to a duel by the Duke of Wellington (hello Stephen Fry). There's a funny bit with Rowan as "Macadder". Quite enjoyed the "punching the prince" sequence. Overall, it's an "ok" ep with a few enjoyable moments.

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— Joe Siegler (@joesiegler.blog) November 28, 2025 at 7:46 AM

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