Blackadder - Season 1 - Eps 1: The Foretelling
After arriving late for the Battle of Bosworth Field, Edmund kills King Richard III (whom he thinks is stealing his horse) and secures the crown for his father.
About Blackadder

Title: Blackadder
First Air Date: 1983-06-15
Last Air Date: 1989-11-02
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.966/10 (from 473 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 5
Total Episodes: 24
Network: BBC One
Genres: Comedy
Production Companies: BBC
Synopsis
Black Adder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders throughout British history, from the muck of the Middle Ages to the frontline of the First World War.
Cast

Rowan Atkinson
Captain Edmund Blackadder

Tony Robinson
Private S. Baldrick

Hugh Laurie
Lieutenant The Honourable George Colthurst St. Barleigh

Tim McInnerny
Captain Kevin Darling

Stephen Fry
General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett