Blackadder Goes Forth
The fourth series of the BBC situation comedy Blackadder , called with a brilliant pun, Blackadder Goes Forth aired from 28 September to 2 November 1989 [1] . For the final chapter the writers, Richard Curtis and Ben Elton, placed our “anti-heroes” in 1917, in a trench in Flanders during World War I. The series differs from the previous ones for being more satire oriented: it was particularly known and criticized for poking fun of the British Army leadership during the campaign, and for making references to a number of famous figures of the age. Another "big push" is planned, and Captain Blackadder's only goal is to avoid being killed. The series follows his attempts to escape the trenches through various schemes, most of which fail due to bad fortune, misunderstandings and the general incompetence of his comrades: the idealistic (and idiotic) Lieutenant George, and Private S. Baldrick, "the world's worst cook" [2] . The initial "S."
