Blackadder II, Potato, 1986
Posted to mark Tom Baker’s 89th birthday. Potato was the third episode in the second series, making this episode 37 years old today. We’ll come onto the series itself that is 40 years old this year in a later post.
Tom Baker makes a guest appearance as the mad Captain Redbeard Rum.
Summary
Attempting to impress the Queen in the wake of Sir Walter Raleigh’s return from his round-the-world voyage, Blackadder announces his plan to sail to the dangerous Cape Of Good Hope, and enlists the services of the insane Captain Redbeard Rum to help him do so.
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Cast
Lord Edmond Blackadder – Rowan Atkinson
Lord Percy, Heir to the Duchy of Northumberland – Tim McInnerny
Baldrick – Tony Robinson
Queen Elizabeth I – Miranda Richardson
Lord Melchett – Stephen Fry
Nursie – Patsy Byne
Captain Redbeard Rum Tom Baker
Details
Channel: BBC1
Written By: Ben Elton and Richard Curtis
Originally Transmitted: 23rd January 1986