# Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988)

> A benevolent Blackadder is visited by Christmas ghosts who transform a Dickensian morality tale into gleeful British farce.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/860139

## Facts

- Runtime: 43 min
- Genres: Comedy, TV Movie
- Director: Richard Boden
- Cast: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Robbie Coltrane, Miriam Margolyes, Jim Broadbent
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094754/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: irreverent, witty, warm, christmas viewing, family comedy night

## Synopsis

A Christmas Carol gets a hilarious twist as kindness meets chaos in a ghostly visit.

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- [FX's A Christmas Carol (2019)](https://ember.film/movie/462972)
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- [A Christmas Carol (1984)](https://ember.film/movie/7597)
- [The Christmas Carols (2025)](https://ember.film/movie/7511097)
- [Christmas Above the Clouds (2025)](https://ember.film/movie/7487811)
- [Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962)](https://ember.film/movie/33495)
- [Blackadder: The Cavalier Years (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/142462)

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