Stung
by the (accurate) suggestion that he cannot hold his beer, Blackadder promises
to hold a rowdy drinking competition with Melchett at his house. Unfortunately,
his aunt and uncle (the two most fanatical puritans in England) are coming to
dinner to discuss his inheritance on the same evening. With two parties
running simultaneously, there is always a small possibility of disaster, made
more certain by the Queen's need to feel involved with all that goes on.
Blackadder gets hideously sozzled and manages to insult everyone: his aunt vows
that he will never get his inheritance, but that's irrelevant as he is going to
be executed anyway ... Review:Fast moving farce with Blackadder
juggling two parties as he gets drunker and more confused by the minute. The
Whiteadders are the stars of the show, with some amazing lines, and an interesting
line on puritanism. The Queen excels, too, in her attempt to be just one of the
boys. Credits:
| Director | Mandie Fletcher |
| Writers | Richard Curtis and Ben Elton |
| Additional Dialogue | William Shakespeare |
| William Hootkins | Monk | | Miriam
Margolyes | Lady Whiteadder | | Hugh Laurie |
Simon Partridge | | Roger Blake | Geoffrey
Piddle | | Daniel Thorndike | Lord Whiteadder |
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