Blackadder II second writer, filming in studio sets, rather than on location, the introduction of the more familiar Machiavellian "Blackadder" character and a less intelligent Baldrick. The series is set during the Elizabethan era (1558–1603). The principal character, Edmund, Lord Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson), is the great-grandson of the original Black Adder, and is now a member of the London aristocracy. Unlike his forefather, he is both dashing and intelligent, although he is still scheming and cynical in his outlook. The series follows his attempts to win the favour of the childish Queen Elizabeth I (Miranda Richardson). As before he is aided, and
Sol Miranda She later made two more "Law & Order" appearances, playing various characters, made a cameo appearance on the television series "Blue Bloods", and acted in "A Gifted Man". Miranda had film roles in "Arthur Newman" (2012) and "Jack, Jules, Esther and Me" (2013). In May 2014, Miranda was cast in Tina Fey and Robert Carlock's sitcom "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt". Miranda plays Donna Maria Nuñez, a "no-nonsense" maid who was trapped in a bunker with the title character (played by Ellie Kemper) and two other women. Once part of a doomsday cult, the women were called "mole women" after being freed.