(1989) Rating: Starring: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Tim McInnerny, Rik Mayall, Miranda Richardson, Geoffrey Palmer Director: Richard Boden Category: Television, TV Comedies, United Kingdom, Best of British Humor, TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy Studio: Subtitles: Length: 178     In Black Adder IV, set during World War I, Captain Edmund Blackadder navigates the absurdities and dangers of trench warfare while attempting to avoid the front line with his cunning wit. Accompanied by his loyal yet dim-witted companions, Baldrick and Lieutenant George, the series humorously critiques the futility of war and the incompetence of military leadership.