The narrator of the show, in which Ramsay Gilderdale starre, was born in 1950s.
 It is set between "Blackadder the Third" (1987) and "Blackadder Goes Forth" (1989), and is narrated by Hugh Laurie. 
James Hugh Calum Laurie, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} ( ; born 11 June 1959) is an English actor, director, musician, singer, comedian, and author. 
 He also appeared in "Rumpole of the Bailey" and "Blackadder's Christmas Carol". 
