It is 1917, and lunatic General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett is leading the British troops at the front lines against the Germans, while everyone waits for Field Marshall Haig's big push. There are various emotions throughout the camp about it. For Captain Kevin Darling, Melchett's bull-dog-like right-hand man, it makes no difference, as it appears he will be safe and sound with the general when the big push occurs. For Lieutenant George Colhurst Saint Barleigh, he is overly excited at thrashing the Germans. For Private S. (probably for Sod-Off) Baldrick, it's a terrifying experience he is not looking forward to. For Captain Edmund Blackadder, however, it's something he's too cowardly too face. Self-centered, arrogant and sarcastic, Blackadder is always constantly searching for a way out of this silly war, and will try various, often crazy, variations on escape...

1. Captain Cook

Field Marshal Haig's new plan is to commission a man who can do a splendid painting for the front cover of the next issue of the famous war magazine, King And Country, which Blackadder hates. When Blackadder is made the new Official War Artist, he is allowed to leave the trenches.

2. Corporal Punishment

In order to avoid being ordered to go over the top, Blackadder fakes bad phone communications and then shoots a carrier pigeon – which is revealed to be a prized pet of General Melchett. With George as his attorney in a farcical court martial and Baldrick offering a rather unique escape kit, can the 'Flanders Pigeon Murderer' ultimately avoid execution by firing squad?

3. Major Star

With everyone talking about the famous comedian, Charlie Chaplin, Blackadder becomes in charge of the War show and will be shifted off to London. Unfortunately, Melchett has fallen in love with the fair Georgina (George dressed as a woman). After a date with the General, the General asks George to marry him, and George says yes.

4. Private Plane

After a visit from Lord Flashheart, Blackadder, Baldrick and George intend on joining the 'Twenty Minuters' at the Royal Flying Corps to go to Paris. After Blackadder and Baldrick crash their planes behind enemy lines, they are captured by the Germans and must prepare for a fate worse than a fate worse than death.

5. General Hospital

George ends up in field hospital after a bomb strikes Blackadder's bunker. Melchett and Darling task Blackadder with finding a German spy who is in the hospital and giving away battle plans. Instead, Blackadder embarks on a relationship with Nurse Mary Fletcher-Brown.

6. Goodbyeee

Finally, this time for sure, Blackadder and his friends are going into battle. Baldrick suggests to Blackadder that he pretend to go mad by putting undies on his head and shoving two pencils up his nose, like in the Sudan. Once this fails, Baldrick comes up with another plan that could definitely get Blackadder out of the trenches for sure.