Blackadder and Melchett are kidnapped by a neurotic German spy just after the Queen announces she is sick of paying ransom to kidnappers.Blackadder and Melchett are kidnapped by a neurotic German spy just after the Queen announces she is sick of paying ransom to kidnappers.Blackadder and Melchett are kidnapped by a neurotic German spy just after the Queen announces she is sick of paying ransom to kidnappers.
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- TriviaAccording to Stephen Fry, fellow comic actor Robbie Coltrane was watching the recording from among the studio audience, and can be clearly identified on the laugh-track.
- GoofsAfter the camera pans the dead bodies, it cuts to a long shot of Prince Ludwig, disguised as the Queen, holding the knife pointing straight up. When the camera cuts to a close-up shot, he's holding the knife a different way and pointing it down.
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Prince Ludwig: But if you gentlemen were to tell me a way to, let us say, gain access to your Queen, I might just be able to commute your deaths to a life sentence.
Blackadder: Are you suggesting we betray her?
Prince Ludwig: Oh yes.
Blackadder: All right.
Lord Melchett: Blackadder, what are you saying? What of loyalty, honor, self-respect?
Blackadder: What of them?
Lord Melchett: Nothing.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive (2006)
- SoundtracksFuneral for a Friend
Written and performed by Elton John
The opening plays over the scene after the credits as the camera pans over the murdered bodies of the characters.
Chains spends no time lingering on details - Blackadder is kidnapped about 3 minutes into it, with Melchett. Blackadder's true colours are revealed in this episode - he is nasty to everyone, even if he is stuck with them, and never loses his cool. Hugh Laurie is great as Prince Ludwig - from here onwards, he will appear in every Blackadder episode. The episode once again reaches hilarious heights - Melchett's shameful past is revealed too subtly, though. We once again switch between Blackadder's situation and Queenie's situations, but while Blackadder's scenes have brains, Queenie's situations aren't brilliantly written and should have been left out. The episode is clearly resolved in the end - as it is with all Blackadder episodes - but there is a surprise ending - do not press stop on the credits sequence.
On the whole, Chains is a very funny episode, and a worthy close to what has now become a great comedy. Spiffing close to a spiffing series, which is soon to become even greater. 9/10
- general-melchett
- Oct 29, 2006
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- Runtime30 minutes
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