An introduction to Blackadder goes forth.

Foreword

The last season of the Blackadder series is set in a trench in Flanders. One of the difficulties during the writing and filming of this season was not to make cheap jokes about an eminently serious and grim matter such as the First World War during which countless brave men fought and died.

One of the important aspects the creators (Richard Curtis, Ben Elton and John Lloyd) wanted to re-create in this final season was the claustrophobic environment of the trenches (which, in addition, suited the sitcom genre) and the various impacts it had on the behavior of the soldiers.

Blackadder goes forth has not been praised so much for its historical accuracy but rather for the uncanny portrayals of the cast: each character has their specific 'philosophy' about the war to which most people nowdays can relate to. Be that as it may, there is a substancial amount of satirical comments about the First World War which have a historical relevence.