Fair rating?Blackadder· Season 2 · Episode 6
Chains
The evil Prince Ludwig kidnaps both Blackadder and Lord Melchett, and the Queen remembers Blackadder's earlier advice to have nothing to do with any ransom notes. Is our hero doomed, or does Baldrick have a cunning plan?
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#2In Season 2of 6 rated episodes
#4All-timeof 24 rated episodes
+0.4vs season avgSeason 2 averages 8.0
1986First airedFebruary 20, 1986
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