The Prince Regent (
Hugh Laurie) agrees to act as patron for the "fat dictionary" being written by Dr. Samuel Johnson (
Robbie Coltrane). Unfortunately, the boneheaded Baldrick (
Tony Richardson) accidentally uses Dr. Johnson's manuscript for firewood. Edmund Blackadder (
Rowan Atkinson) is faced with the daunting task of recopying the dictionary -- within a 48-hour period. Other characters crucial to the action are a trio of "romantic junkie poets" named Shelley, Byron, and Coleridge. "Ink and Incapability" originally aired on September 24, 1987. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide