Blackadder was a British television series that aired on bbc one from 1983 to 1989, with a further Millenium episode in 2000. The show, which has been voted the second-best British sitcom of all time, was written by Richard Curtis, Ben Elton and Rowan Atkinson (who also starred as the title character.) During the four series the show starred Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Tim McInnerny, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie and Miranda Richardson.