Miranda Hart’s popular comedy show Miranda is fast becoming a BBC One favourite that seems almost as popular as classic vintage sitcom Dads Army. The series follows the ups and downs of Miranda, a noticeably tall 30 something single woman who owns a joke shop aided by her long time friend Stevie played by Sarah Hadland.Miranda on BBC One first aired on BBC radio moving to BBC One in 2009 and according to Miranda Hart is strongly based on her own personality. She tried out being a stand up comedian and found that the biggest laughs came when she simply exaggerated her total uncoolness for comic effect. 

 

Miranda who is privately educated and middle class is a social misfit. She is prone to finding herself in bizarre and unlikely situations, which result in her becoming increasingly socially awkward as she attempts to explain or sing her way out of them. 

 

Slapstick, witty and childish, the Miranda brand of humour is good-hearted, sometimes unexpected and is ideal family viewing. 

 

Enjoy the latest episode of Miranda via youriplayer.co.uk and see for yourself. 

 

Miranda has an on off love affair with Gary Preston, a handsome, friendly chef, and much of the show is centred on their attempts to have a relationship. We all want Miranda to find happiness and her place in the world but the pair are just so awkward together that their romantic attempts become farcical. Miranda is also challenged to settle down and become more respectable by her mother Penny played by Patricia Hodge. Penny is the probable cause of Miranda’s awkwardness although their two characters are at times very similar. A cast of friends and joke shop customers add to the fun, and all cast members join in a song and dance at the end, which is reminiscent of earlier comedies. As the sign out of the show always says, ”you have been watching” !