series four blackadder go forth i be the last of the tiddly wink leapfroggers from the golden summer of 1914. in many way the final series be the most dark and poignant . the hero of this series find himself a a captain in the first world war hole up in the trench with his batman baldrick and his lieutenant george and play a a simple and well mean fellow again by hugh laurie . two of the regular be back in the fold and fry and mcinnery a the hq planner who our hero be constantly try to foil . many way be find to try to get out of the war and from become war artist to pretend to be mad a plan that will never work a blackadder point out and who would notice another mad man around here . there be two great pairing in this and the jaded and career soldier blackadder balance nicely with the upper class and enthusiastic george . also back at hq lord melchet ( a sort of general haig figure ) make a substitute father figure for the put upon captain darling . the piece of the show that always stick in my mind be the end and despite all of their scheme and plot the day come when they have to go over the top and the final scene see them run slow motion to certain death and not what yo would expect from a less comedy . captain blackadder represent don not forget your stick lieutenant lieutenant george represent rather and sir . wouldn not want to face a machine gun without this . this one interchange between the two sort of sum up the hole absurdity of the situation and there nothing so ludicrous a reality i suppose . blackadder span nearly a decade and evolve from a cult show for deranged history buff to prime time view for all and allow for some memorable character and script along the way and we may never see it like again . fifth series anyone .