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TV Film ⏱ 43m

Blackadder's Christmas Carol

Based On the book by Charles Dickens

Blackadder's Christmas Carol, a one-off episode of Blackadder, is a Christmas special parody of Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol. It is set between Blackadder the Third (1987) and Blackadder Goes Forth (1989), and is narrated by Hugh Laurie. Produced by the BBC, it was first broadcast on BBC1 on 23 December 1988.

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Release date:
December 23, 1988
Director:
Richard Boden
Cast:
Rowan Atkinson
Genre:
Sitcom, Christmas
Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
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Book vs Film

Cover of A Christmas Carol
The Book · 1843

A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens

★ 4.0 / 5 110 ratings · Open Library
Poster for Blackadder's Christmas Carol
The TV Film · 1988

Blackadder's Christmas Carol

Richard Boden

★ 7.9 / 10 14,721 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 145 years after publication.

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