Season 1 · La vipère noire II

Blackadder develops feelings for a woman posing as his male servant.

Edmund is "awarded" the post of Lord High Executioner, a position which frequently results in the loss of one's own head.

Edmund attempts to impress the Queen by embarking on his own voyage of discovery to the New World.

The president of the Bank of the Black Monks calls upon Blackadder in order to collect a £1000 debt.

Blackadder finds himself hosting a drinking competition on the same night he is entertaining his puritanical relatives.

Blackadder and Melchett are kidnapped by a neurotic German spy just after the Queen announces she is sick of paying ransom to kidnappers.