Miranda
SitcomClassic comedy rhythm, multi-camera or single.This show: 9/10British TVThe British television sensibility: tone, restraint and format traditions.This show: 9/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 9/10SlapstickBroad, physical comedy.This show: 8/10Comfort rewatchThe kind of show people return to endlessly.This show: 8/10Feel-goodReliably uplifting television that leaves you lighter than it found you.This show: 8/10Warm humorAffectionate comedy that genuinely loves its characters.This show: 8/10Family-safeNothing to worry about with anyone in the room.This show: 8/10
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Starring
Miranda HartPatricia HodgeSarah HadlandTom EllisSally PhillipsJames Holmes
Starring
Miranda HartPatricia HodgeSarah HadlandTom EllisSally PhillipsJames Holmes
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Miranda Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.3 | |
| S2 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.3 | |
| S3 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 8.9 |
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"Cheerfully clumsy comfort comedy that never winks ironically"
Miranda Hart plays a gawky, accident-prone woman running a joke shop, forever failing to fit into polite society or convince her posh mother she's marriageable. Filmed in front of a live audience with old-school studio-sitcom rhythms, it leans hard on slapstick, silly voices and Miranda breaking the fourth wall to share asides with viewers. It's broad, warm-hearted and unashamedly silly rather than clever-clever, built around cringe comedy, physical pratfalls and a will-they-won't-they romance. The pace is gentle and episodic, designed for easy comfort viewing rather than binge tension.
Watch it for
the direct-to-camera asides that make you feel like Miranda's personal confidante.
Maybe skip if
you find broad physical slapstick and old-fashioned studio-audience sitcoms grating.
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Series 12009
8.33K63h
Miranda finds it impossible to stand up to her eccentric mother Penny who makes embarrassing and desperate attempts to marry her off. Her rivalry with boarding school chum and PR Sloane Tilly gets her in to all sorts of trouble as she can’t help but lie to impress her; and worst of all her hapless pursuits of long-term crush Gary means she always ends up flat on her face-- literally in most cases. All her old friend Stevie does is stand back, laugh and unhelpfully point out where she is going wrong.
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Series 22010
8.52K63h
Following the conclusion of the first series, the BBC commissioned a second series for BBC Two in 2010. Of this, Hart said "I am not only relieved but totally overwhelmed by the response and thrilled that people have enjoyed the series. I am very grateful for all the support and to the BBC for giving me the chance to do another series next year." Filming started during the first weeks of summer, and the new series began broadcast in November 2010. The second series comprises six episodes and saw the return of Miranda's mother and friends, Stevie, Gary and Tilly
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Series 32012
8.52K62h 53m
Miranda and Gary have agreed to be ‘just good friends’ and so the third series finds Miranda desperate for another man to keep her mother off her case. Making a success of the shop wouldn’t go astray either…
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Miranda Hart Miranda
Patricia Hodge Penny
Sarah Hadland Stevie
Tom Ellis Gary Preston
Sally Phillips Tilly
James Holmes Clive
Bo Poraj Mike, Mike Jackford
Adrian Scarborough Dreamboat Charlie, Charlie
Chris Wilson Executive, Galloping Executive, Hotel Executive
Margaret Cabourn-Smith Alison
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