On christmas eve, 1850, the spirit of christmas shows up and introduces blackadder to the loathsome ways of his ancestors. Starring rowan atkinson and tony robinson. Charles dickens famous christmas carol story told in the celebrated blackadder style. Ebeneezer blackadder rowan atkinson is the loveliest, kindest man in all of christendom, until the ghost of christmas robbie coltrane pays him a visit and shows him the wicked ways of his ancestors. Among the many miscreants encountered in this parade of festive infamy, we meet blackadder ii, who plays a christmas death warrant trick on lord melchett, and butler edmund blackadder, who attempts to con prince george into giving him all his christmas presents. Running time 43 minutes region region 2 subtitles english release date 18 nov. 2002