Blackadder II

Blackadder II
Title screen of Blackadder II
Written by	Richard Curtis Ben Elton
Directed by	Mandie Fletcher
Starring	Rowan Atkinson Tim McInnerny Tony Robinson Miranda Richardson Stephen Fry Patsy Byrne
Theme music composer	Howard Goodall
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer	John Lloyd
Camera setup	Multiple
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	9 January (1986-01-09) – 20 February 1986 (1986-02-20)
Related
The Black Adder Blackadder the Third
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Blackadder II is the second series of the BBC sitcom Blackadder,^[a] written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton, which aired from 9 January 1986 to 20 February 1986. The series is set in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558–1603), and sees the principal character, Edmund, Lord Blackadder, as a Tudor courtier attempting to win the favour of the Queen while avoiding execution by decapitation, a fate that befell many of her suitors.

The series is the successor to The Black Adder, and differed significantly from its predecessor, notably with Ben Elton replacing Rowan Atkinson as the second writer, filming in studio sets, rather than on location, the introduction of a Machiavellian "Blackadder" character and a less intelligent Baldrick.^[1]

A third series, Blackadder the Third, aired in 1987.

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