The Queen of Spain's Beard
- Episode aired Jul 6, 1983
- TV-PG
- 33m
To dominate Northern Europe, King Richard arranges a marriage between his son Edmund and the Spanish Infanta.To dominate Northern Europe, King Richard arranges a marriage between his son Edmund and the Spanish Infanta.To dominate Northern Europe, King Richard arranges a marriage between his son Edmund and the Spanish Infanta.
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Did you know
- TriviaNatasha King (Princess Leia of Hungary) has remarked on the kindness of the cast and crew to her as a child actor and recalled that, at the end of filming, Rowan Atkinson presented her with a bouquet of flowers.
- GoofsThe Infanta appears to not know about the rule that one of them has to be a virgin in order for the marriage to be valid, as she asks what Edmund is like in bed and if she knew about the rule she would therefore deduce that since she isn't a virgin, he must be.
- Quotes
Baldrick: My Lord...
Prince Edmund: What?
Baldrick: I also have a plan.
Prince Edmund: Yes?
Baldrick: Why not make her think you prefer the company of men?
Prince Edmund: But I do, Baldrick, I do!
Baldrick: No, no, My Lord. I mean, erm, the, er, *intimate* company of men...?
Prince Edmund: You don't mean... like the Earle of Doncaster...?
Baldrick: I mean just like the Earle of Doncaster.
Prince Edmund: That great radish? That steaming great left-footer? The Earle of Doncaster, Baldrick, has been riding side-saddle since he was seventeen.
Baldrick: Mm! And who would want to marry the Earle of Doncaster?
Prince Edmund: Well, no-one wou -
[realises]
Prince Edmund: Brilliant! Of course! No-one would marry the Earle of Doncaster!... except, perhaps, the Duke of Beaufort.
- Crazy creditsCast in Affable Order
- ConnectionsFeatured in Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga (2008)
Set in the year 1492, The Queen of Spain's Beard is the fourth episode of the first series chronologically, but was originally shown as episode 2, and proves to be something of a disappointment when viewed immediately after the excellent opening episode: the script is still rather salacious, but relies more on pure silliness than on clever writing, and there is none of the grisly violence that made part one so much fun. Instead, we get racial stereotypes, gay jokes, and fat jokes, all of which are fine by me (political correctness be damned), but which just aren't all that funny considering the talent involved.
- BA_Harrison
- Dec 24, 2009
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- Runtime33 minutes
- Color