Blackadder S03 E05: Amy And Amiability Pt 1

Mr. E. Blackadder is in serious debt. Baldrick suggest that he becomes a highwayman to make money to pay off his bills; however, Blackadder, having "no desire to get hung for wearing a silly hat", simply decides to ask the Prince Regent for a raise. Unfortunately, the Prince is also broke, having been tricked out of it by his drinking buddies during games of "cards" (he was tricked into believing that the aim was to lose all of one's money). He is therefore forced to search for a rich wife and hence a sizable dowry. Unfortunately, of the 262 princesses in Europe, only two are possible matches: Grand Duchess Sophia of Turin, who is unlikely to marry the Prince on account of the fact she's met him, and Caroline of Brunswick, a woman with the worst personality in Germany.
Amy Hardwood (played by Miranda Richardson), daughter of a powerful industrialist, seems the only option despite the fact that she is incredibly soppy, or as Blackadder puts it; "wetter than a haddock's bathing costume". The Prince seems unlikely to succeed on his own, given his fixation on sex, so Blackadder helps out by "playing Cyrano" for George.
The flirtation and engagement seems to be going well until Blackadder discovers that Amy's father is broke, upon which he breaks the engagement, though too late to prevent the Prince spending several thousand pounds on wedding gifts. Blackadder saddles up Baldrick and turns to the life of a highwayman. He soon discovers that Amy Hardwood is in fact herself the notorious highwayman, The Shadow. She pretends to be in love with Blackadder to steal the Prince's money and the wedding gifts, but Blackadder turns her in for a £10,000 reward. The Prince, now in love with Amy, is crushed to discover that she has been hanged, but is warmed by the fact that he discovered "so much money I don't know what to do with it!", having accidentally found Edmund's reward money. The episode ends with Blackadder convincing the Prince to play a game of "cards" with him.
"Mrs M, if we were the last three humans on Earth I'd be trying to start a family with Baldrick."

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[Bellocks1]

"She's got the worst personality in Germany, which as you can imagine, that's up against some pretty stiff competition".

[tarnicles]

a truckload of thanks ! great series.

[slimey2]

I think the "...up against some pretty stiff competition" line is my favourite in the whole of Blackadder which, as you can imagine. is up against some pretty stiff competition. If I remember my history (which I often do not) Prince George, later King George IV did indeed marry the aforementioned Caroline of Brunswick, and he came to despise her.

[SethBlizzard]

"They've got to be lovers, laughers, dancers..."

"And bonkers."

"Well, that goes without saying."

I love how Blackadder makes fun of the prince without him realizing it.

[jshnkr]

"Would you mind if I change just one tiny aspect of it?"

"Which one?"

"The words."

[jshnkr]

P:"Tally ho then, Blackadder, you fix it up then. You know the kind of girls I like; they've got to be lovers, laughers, dancers,..."

B:"And bonkers"

P:"well, yes, that goes without saying"

[texassugardaddy]

Thank you so much for posting!!