Edmund Blackadder to a lord ("Blackadder II"), a knight (""), a royal attendant ("Blackadder III"), a shopkeeper ("Blackadder's Christmas Carol"), to an army captain ("Blackadder Goes Forth"). Throughout each series, Blackadder is a self-serving, cynical opportunist concerned solely with increasing his own influence, status and wealth. His character is symbolized by the adder, the United Kingdom's only native venomous snake, which sometimes appears in the series as a visual motif. With the exception of the first Blackadder incarnation, Prince Edmund, each Blackadder is generally cynical, charismatic and intelligent. While he is haunted by bad luck, he is usually very capable of manipulating
Blackadder: Back & Forth Diary" which was produced to accompany the DVD release, which also featured the Comic Relief special "". All of this material, together with "Blackadder's Christmas Carol", was later included on Disc 5 of the "Blackadder Remastered: The Ultimate Edition" DVD box set. The DVD release does not include the laugh track. The film was nominated for "Best Situation Comedy" at the British Academy Television Awards 2001. Blackadder: Back & Forth Blackadder: Back & Forth is a 1999 sci-fi comedy film based on the BBC period sitcom "Blackadder" that marks the end of the "Blackadder" saga. It was commissioned for showing