Black Adder V - Back and Forth [DVD] NEW

One of Britain's finest comedies, each episode of Blackadder features Rowan Atkinson ("Mr. Bean") playing various versions of the conniving, buffoonish Edmund Blackadder throughout the ages. In "Back and Forth", the latest heir to the title gathers his friends to celebrate New Year's on December 31, 1999only to reveal a time machine and a fiendish, hilarious plan to change history. Also stars Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Miranda Richardson, and Tim McInnerny. 63 min. DVD extras include "Baldrick's Diary", a behind-the-scenes documentary featuring unaired scenes.

Rowan Atkinson returns to the role of royal scoundrel Edmund Blackadder in this hilariously skewered romp through British history. On the eve of the New Millennium, the latest incarnations of Blackadder and his eternal flunkey Baldrick step into a time machine, purportedly based on a design by Leonardo da Vinci. On a dare, the boys agree to check out a few historical high points -- only to become totally lost in time and space, bouncing back and forth (hence the title) from the Jurassic Period, to the era of Robin Hood, to the reign of Queen Elizabeth, back again to 1999, and back again "forward into the past." Several of the regular performers from the previous Black Adder TV series are once again in attendance, including stars Atkinson and Tony Robinson, Miranda Richardson, Hugh Laurie, and Rik Mayall. Produced for exhibition at England's Millennium Dome on January 1, 2000, Black Adder V: Back and Forth was previewed on December 6, 1999, and subsequently telecast on the Sky TV satellite service. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide. Who's who in Blackadder, What's what -- interactive guide to historical figures and events, Baldrick's Diary -- The Making of "Back and Forth". .