Nob and Nobility
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Nob and Nobility
This Episode: Season 3, Episode 3
Black Adder Overall: Episode 15
Airdate: 1 Oct 1987
Written by Ben Elton & Richard Curtis
Directed by Mandie Fletcher
“For the good of all mankind, never allow curiosity to lead you to open your trousers.”
Notes
- Tim McInnerny makes his only appearance in Series 3 here. He was a series regular in Series I, II, & IV, but not in Series 3. He plays Lord Topper / The Scarlet Pimpernel here.
- One of the Frech Revolutionaries is played by Chris Barrie, who is very well known as Arnold Rimmer in Red Dwarf.
- The last episode in the series to be filmed, despite it being the third (of six) to air.
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[ Wikipedia | Blackadder Wiki | IMDB | BBC Website | BBC Alternate | Amazon US DVD | Amazon UK Blu-Ray ]Black Adder Ep 15 - "Nob and Nobility" - 1 Oct 1987 1/2 Black Adder gets annoyed at everyone being fascinated with the French, betting he can rescue an aristocrat. That's the main thrust here, & with Black Adder getting caught by the French and his wall to wall annoyance. That's a strength for
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Black Adder Ep 15 - "Nob and Nobility" - 1 Oct 1987 2/2 Rowan. He does annoyed comedy quite well. Pandora's Box / Baldrick's trousers is a great joke. The only appearance of Tim McInnery this series. We also have a cameo by Chris Barrie (Rimmer) from Red Dwarf. Probably my least fav of Series 3.
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