

The Holy Grail of British comedy, finally unearthed — and it's gloriously cursed.
Sir Tony Robinson takes a journey back in time to find out where Blackadder really began, and to uncover the story of the previously-unseen pilot episode.
Acting
Original pilot's cursed energy — Baldrick with actual intelligence!
Production
Miraculous recovery of footage thought lost forever.
Writing
Curtis & Elton dissecting why the pilot nearly killed the show.
Director
Matt Pothecary
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The pilot was shot in 1982 but never aired; the BBC wiped the master tape, and this documentary reconstructs it from a rogue VHS copy.
John Lloyd reveals they only survived cancellation because the controller's wife happened to love the first series — nepotism saved British comedy.
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