Blackadder thirty-five miles from the front, where he is aided and abetted by his assistant, Captain Kevin Darling (Tim McInnerny), pencil-pusher supreme and Blackadder's nemesis, whose name is played on for maximum comedic value. The series' tone is somewhat darker than the other "Blackadder"s; it details the deprivations of trench warfare as well as the incompetence and life-wasting strategies of the top brass. For example, Baldrick is reduced to making coffee from mud and cooking rats, while General Melchett hatches a plan for the troops to walk very slowly toward the German lines, because "it'll be the last thing Fritz will
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