The Black Adder (pilot episode) England with his Queen, the fictional Gertrude of Flanders, during a rewritten period of history. The character of Queen Elizabeth I was later revisited in "Blackadder II", when Miranda Richardson played the role of Queenie, a skittish caricature of the Virgin Queen. Another major difference to the first series is the cast – most notably, comic actor Philip Fox plays the character Baldrick, rather than Tony Robinson, who was to play the role in all subsequent series. John Savident plays the role of the King, who was replaced by Brian Blessed for the first series. Prince Harry is played by
Miranda (Doctor Who) is a reference to the First Doctor's granddaughter, Susan Foreman; coincidentally, Carole Ann Ford, the actress who played Susan, has a daughter named Miranda). At the end of the novel, Miranda sacrificed her own life to prevent herself being used as a hostage to stop the Doctor taking action. Miranda (Doctor Who) Miranda is a fictional character from the Eighth Doctor Adventures novel series published by BBC Books; based upon the British science fiction television series, "Doctor Who". She was, for a time, the adopted daughter and companion of the Eighth Doctor. Although her last name is never mentioned, some