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Miranda : Season 1
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Air date: 09 Nov '09 - 6 episodesEach episode begins with a welcome to audience and a 'Previously in my life ...' segment, and Hart says a joke shop is the "right place" as the setting after being asked to consider an office to "normalise" the character. Her love of 1970s comedy programmes, such as Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, is the influence for Miranda. The episodes end with a 'You have been watching ...' credits section where each cast member waves goodbye, as seen concluding Jimmy Perry and David Croft sitcoms such as Dad's Army and Hi-de-Hi!. Quoted in The Times, Hart says "I'm saying this is what I'm doing and I'm not scared to do it. Some of my comedy peers do slightly fear being a mainstream figure, as if it's slightly uncool. Well, I thought I'm going to embrace it." Throughout each episode, Hart breaks the fourth wall and addresses the audience directly, a technique described as a "simple creative decision [that] makes this infectious comedy sing"; another critic stated "this is hard to pull off, but it works well".
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List of Episodes (6)
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Miranda (2009)
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1. Date
09 Nov '09Miranda bumps into her old friend Gary, who is working in the restaurant next door as the new chef. When he asks her out for a drink, she gets overexcited by the prospect of her first real date and decides it's time to try to be more girly. She goes shopping for a new outfit to impress Gary, but her makeover doesn't go quite to plan.
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Miranda (2009)
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2. Teacher
16 Nov '09Miranda is rather British when it comes to sex, or shenanigans as she likes to call it. Trying to overcome her hang-ups she decides the way forward with Gary would be to create a romantic moment so he'll see her in a sexual light. Stevie persuades her to join an evening class to learn French, the language of love. She goes, only to discover it's run by her old school teacher Mr Clayton, who Stevie then starts dating, much to Miranda's disgust. Miranda then thinks that a tango class would be
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Miranda (2009)
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3. Job
23 Nov '09Miranda's mother Penny is constantly disappointed that Miranda runs a joke shop rather than having a proper job. Penny bumps into one of Miranda's old school friends, Tilly, and lies that Miranda has a great new job, so Miranda decides to prove everyone wrong and find a new career. After getting caught by Tilly when helping out as a waitress, she finally decides to come clean and be proud of her real job, but, thanks to Gary, Tilly jumps to a surprising conclusion about Miranda's employment.
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Miranda (2009)
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4. Holiday
30 Nov '09Miranda knows she is not exactly cool, but being young, free and single has its advantages, like jetting off to Thailand on holiday for a few days. Although when it comes down to it, she would rather not bother with the hassle of going quite so far, so she books herself into a hotel across the road instead. She thoroughly enjoys the hotel, and even makes new friends with helpful porter Jason and conference organiser Colin. As her stay goes on, she becomes a new woman.
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Miranda (2009)
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5. Excuse
07 Dec '09Miranda has spent most of her life avoiding being set up by her mother Penny. Old school pal Tilly sets her up on a blind date with an army doctor friend, Dreamboat Charlie. The date doesn't go quite to plan and so Penny insists on throwing a party to introduce Miranda to a suitable man. Miranda is notoriously bad at coming up with excuses, but when she sees a photo of her intended date he's so bad that the only option left is to lie and come out to her mother.
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Miranda (2009)
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6. Dog
14 Dec '09When a handsome guy leaves his wallet in the shop, Miranda and Stevie think it could be a sign, especially when they discover he's called Robert Husband. They become highly competitive and try to find out who he'd prefer to take to dinner if he had to choose one of them. Meanwhile, Tilly has invited Miranda to Henley Regatta under the strict proviso that she doesn't embarrass her. Miranda is determined to be able to cope at a tricky social occasion just once
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