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Amy Hardwood is a fictional character in the British sitcom Blackadder. She appeared in the third series episode "Amy and Amiability" and was played by Miranda Richardson.

Amy was chosen by Mr. E. Blackadder to be the bride of his master, the Prince Regent, due to his belief that her father, an industrialist, was extremely rich. However, upon the discovery that Mr. Hardwood wished his daughter to marry the Prince for his money, Blackadder called it off.

Amy appeared to be an extremely soppy and child-like person, somewhat like Queenie without the ruthlessness. Like Queenie she was proud of her nose, believing it to be "so wee I sometimes think the pixies must have given it to me."

It transpired that this was a front, and she was, in fact, the highly ruthless and practical (although squirrel-phobic) highwayman, the Shadow. Blackadder learned this after taking up highway robbery himself, and believed she was attracted to him. However, their plan to rob the Prince of everything he had, then go to Barbados, was modified by Amy, to involve killing Edmund and going to Barbados on her own. With Baldrick's help, Blackadder turned the tables and the Shadow was hanged, without anyone learning of Blackadder's involvement.

A very similar character, Nurse Mary Fletcher-Brown, also played by Richardson, appears in the Blackadder Goes Forth episode "General Hospital." Like Amy she has a "fluffy bunny act" (her bedside manner), but is really a highly intelligent cynic. (While Prince George is disgusted by Amy's stupid act, Lieutenant George thinks Nurse Mary is "an absolute peach," and appears to be regressing to the nursery under her care.)

She had a brief fling with Captain Blackadder, but this time it was he who was leading her on, suspecting her of being a German spy and eventually exposing her. She was sent to be executed by firing squad, but when Blackadder realises that she is not a spy, he rushes after her, and it is unclear as to whether or not she survives.