Blackadder's: Christmas Carol

Edmund Blackadder, Esq. swindling the dim-witted Prince George out of his Christmas gifts.

On Christmas night, the (Robbie Coltrane) visits Ebenezer to congratulate him on his saintly behavior. To entertain him, the Spirit shows him "visions" of his ancestors: Blackadder's Christmas Carol

Lord Blackadder outwitting his rivals and the mercurial Queen Elizabeth I. Edmund Blackadder, Esq

(1988) is a brilliant subversion of the Charles Dickens classic, essentially telling the story in reverse. Instead of a miser finding redemption, it follows the kindest man in England as he discovers that "bad guys have all the fun" . The Nicest Man in England Blackadder's Christmas Carol