Private Plane
| "Private Plane" | |
|---|---|
| Blackadder episode | |
| Episode no. |
Series 4 (Blackadder Goes Forth) Episode 4 |
| Written by | Ben Elton Richard Curtis |
| Original air date | 19 October 1989 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
Gabrielle Glaister
Rik Mayall
Adrian Edmondson
Hugo Blick
"Private Plane", or "Plan D: Private Plane", is the fourth episode of Blackadder Goes Forth, the fourth series of the BBC sitcom Blackadder.
The episode begins with an ongoing artillery attack that is disturbing Blackadder's rest, an attack which Blackadder says will not help as 'Jerry is safe underground'. Shortly after it stops, an air raid begins. Believing it is a German raid, Blackadder leaves an angry message for the head of the Royal Flying Corps ("Message reads 'Where are you, you bastard?'"). But Blackadder is not thrilled to learn that it was simply a display by the Flying Corps. Shortly afterwards the brash and egocentric Squadron Commander Lord Flashheart (Rik Mayall) crash lands by the dug-out and punches Blackadder, believing him to be a 'boche'. Baldrick and George are enraptured by Flashheart, though Blackadder is completely unimpressed, viewing Flashheart as a "prat". As Flashheart leaves with Bob, Flashheart offers George a place in the Flying Corps. Initially uninterested, Blackadder is more agreeable when he learns of the "20 Minuters" squadron, so named because new pilots only spend 20 minutes in the air.
At Staff HQ, Blackadder tries to join the Flying Corps; Captain Darling tries to stop him, but General Melchett allows the transfer. At basic training the next day, Blackadder learns that the flight instructor is Flashheart, and that the actual reason for the name 'Twenty Minuters' is because the 20 minutes is the life expectancy of a new pilot. Darling at this point assures Blackadder that he'll be fine as long as he has a good navigator. However, much to Darling's glee, the navigator is Baldrick.
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