Miranda (TV series)
British TV sitcom (2009–2015) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Miranda is a British television sitcom written by and starring comedian Miranda Hart. It originally aired on BBC Two from 9 November 2009, and later on BBC One. Developed from Hart's semi-autobiographical BBC Radio 2 comedy Miranda Hart's Joke Shop (2008), the situation comedy revolves around socially inept Miranda, who frequently finds herself in awkward situations. The show features actors Sarah Hadland, Tom Ellis, Patricia Hodge, Sally Phillips, James Holmes and Bo Poraj. It was taped in front of live audiences at the BBC Television Centre and The London Studios.
Miranda | |
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Genre | |
Created by | Miranda Hart |
Written by | Miranda Hart |
Directed by | Juliet May Mandie Fletcher |
Starring | |
Theme music composer | Alex Eckford |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 3 |
No. of episodes | 20 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer | Jo Sargent |
Producers |
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Production locations | BBC Television Centre (2009–2013) The London Studios (2014–2015 specials) |
Camera setup | Multi-camera Video (2009–2015) HD video (on location 2014–2015) |
Running time | 30 minutes 35 minutes (2014–2015 specials) |
Original release | |
Network | BBC Two |
Release | 9 November 2009 (2009-11-09) – 20 December 2010 (2010-12-20) |
Network | BBC One |
Release | 26 December 2012 (2012-12-26) – 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) |
Related | |
Call Me Kat |
Receiving positive reviews from television critics, Miranda won a Royal Television Society award and gained several BAFTA TV Award nominations.[6][7][8] The series has since been regularly repeated on British television and is available in the United States through Hulu.[9]
The episodes revolve around the difficulties that Miranda (Miranda Hart) gets herself into. She is 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) tall and, sometimes mistaken for a man, is addressed as 'Sir'. She has never fitted in with her old boarding school friends, Tilly (Sally Phillips) and Fanny (Katy Wix), and finds social situations awkward, especially around men. She is a constant disappointment to her mother, Penny (Patricia Hodge), who is desperate for her to get a proper job and a husband. Although Miranda owns and lives above her own joke shop and boutique, she lacks any real capacity for business, so it is managed by her childhood friend Stevie Sutton (Sarah Hadland). The restaurant next door is initially run by Clive Evans (James Holmes), until series three, when the restaurant's chef, Gary Preston (Tom Ellis), purchases it from him. After many failed attempts at dating, Miranda and Gary, a friend from university whom Miranda fancies, decide to be just friends. Nevertheless, when Gary gets a girlfriend called Rose (Naomi Bentley), it prompts Miranda to start a new relationship with Michael Jackford (Bo Poraj), a local reporter whose work soon takes him to Africa. Upon his return he proposes to Miranda, as does Gary when he realises his love for her. Miranda accepts Gary's proposal rather than Michael's, and Miranda and Gary get married in the final episode.