Blackadder Goes Forth - Corporal Punishment
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Blackadder Goes Forth Episode 1 - "Corporal Punishment" By Doug Emery "Blackadder Goes Forth - Corporal Punishment" was written by Ben Elton and Richard Curtis. They make Blackadder say good points but it's the way he says it which makes it funny. The humour they used is dry and situation comedy. It was set in the 1st World War in the trenches and also in the British army quarters. In the quarters there were only two real sections; a small office with only one desk and one phone (not working properly), "Rather cross line there, eh sir?" The other is a sleeping area with old rusty beds and scruffy sheets. I think that the reason why Blackadder is such a good comedy is because it is fast flowing and has great timing. The lighting in Blackadder Goes Forth is quite dim because the army would not spend much money on the building of...

