Production
Blackadder: Back & Forth was produced almost 10 years after the final episode of the Blackadder television series, but re-united almost the entire cast and writers of series 2–4 of the television programme, with the exception of the original series producer, John Lloyd. Due to the increased budget, it is the only Blackadder story to be shot entirely on film and with no laugh track, although one was added for the 2002 BBC screening. It is also the only Blackadder to be filmed in widescreen; 2.20:1 aspect ratio for cinema showings, and 16:9 (1.77:1) for the DVD and television screenings.
The film was co-financed by Sky Television and the BBC, with sponsorship from, among others—Tesco PLC, with Blackadder trying to sell his loyalty card to Queenie.
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