The Black Adder ambitious, with a large cast and much location shooting. Shakespearean dialogue is sometimes adapted for comic effect. Despite winning an International Emmy, "The Black Adder" is generally regarded as the weakest series of "Blackadder", even by its creators. Set in the Middle Ages, the series is written as an alternative history. It opens on 21 August 1485, the eve of the Battle of Bosworth Field, which in the series is won not by Henry Tudor (as in reality) but by Richard III. Richard III, played by Peter Cook, is presented as a good king who doted on his nephews, contrary
Richard III (play) the earliest surviving American feature film. In 2002 the story of Richard III was re-told in a movie about gang culture called "King Rikki" (also known as "The Street King"). The BBC Television Shakespeare version, first broadcast in 1983, starred Ron Cook as Richard. BBC Two aired a new adaptation of "Richard III" in 2016 as part of "The Hollow Crown" series, with Benedict Cumberbatch playing the king. Executive producer Pippa Harris commented, "By filming the "Henry VI" plays as well as "Richard III", we will allow viewers to fully appreciate how such a monstrous tyrant could find his way