Racist slur in series 1
Blackadder has become the latest classic BBC comedy to warrant a warning over its content.
Fans watching the second episode of the first series on iPlayer are now greeted with the disclaimer: ‘Contains discriminatory language and content that some viewers may find offensive.’
In the episode, first broadcast in 1983 and set in the 15th Century, Rowan Atkinson’s title character clashes with Dougal McAngus, Duke Of Argyll, as played by Alex Norton.
Freshly returned from the Crusades, the Scot is awarded Edmund’s land as a reward for his ‘heroic deeds in battle’ against the Turks.