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|name = ''Miranda'' | |||
|image = Miranda title card.png | |image = Miranda title card.png | ||
|debut = [[9 November (releases)|9 November]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]] | |debut = [[9 November (releases)|9 November]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]] | ||
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|relevant characters = [[Miranda Hart (in-universe)|Miranda Hart]] | |relevant characters = [[Miranda Hart (in-universe)|Miranda Hart]] | ||
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'''''Miranda''''' is a television | '''''Miranda''''' is a television sitcom created by and starring [[Miranda Hart]] which originally aired on [[BBC One]] and [[BBC Two]] from [[9 November (releases)|9 November]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]] - [[1 January (releases)|1 January]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]]. | ||
==Crossover== | The series depicts Hart as portraying a fictionalised version of [[Miranda Hart (in-universe)|herself]]; a single, socially awkward thirty-something who runs a joke shop with her best friend, and who often finds herself in an array of awkward and bizarre situations, while working through her underlying attraction to her old university friend. Miranda often [[Fourth Wall|speaks directly to her audience]] throughout the series, typically as a means to provide context and backstory to whatever scenario she finds herself in, and to express her thoughts. | ||
== Crossover == | |||
[[File:Miranda chases 11.png|left|thumb|[[Miranda Hart (in-universe)|Miranda Hart]] [[chase]]s the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|It's Showtime (TV story)}})]] | [[File:Miranda chases 11.png|left|thumb|[[Miranda Hart (in-universe)|Miranda Hart]] [[chase]]s the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|It's Showtime (TV story)}})]] | ||
The series was among the [[ | The series was among the [[BBC]] shows to be promoted in the BBC Christmas story {{cs|It's Showtime (TV story)}}. | ||
The second episode of the story features a segment where the [[Eleventh Doctor]] [[Running|runs]] away from a threat. After being asked by [[Rob Brydon (in-universe)|Rob Brydon]] and [[Sarah Alexander (in-universe)|Sarah Alexander]] what he was being chased by, with Brydon suggesting the [[Cybermen]], the Doctor replies "[[Miranda Hart (in-universe)|Miranda]]!", before she runs after him holding a [[sprig]] of [[mistletoe]]. | |||
== References to the DWU on ''Miranda'' == | |||
In the series 2 episode, ''The Perfect Christmas'', Miranda attempts to flirt with Dr. Gail upon meeting him at her mum's Christmas party. After he explains that he recently moved to the area, Miranda playfully responds "in your [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]], [[The Doctor|Doctor]]?". | |||
== Connections == | |||
=== Cast === | |||
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[[Tom Ellis]], who previously played [[Thomas Milligan]] in ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'', portrayed Gary Preston, Miranda's university friend and love interest, with whom she ends up with at the end of the series. | |||
[[Bo Poraj]], a voice actor for [[Big Finish Productions]], played Miranda's one-time boyfriend, Michael Jackford. | |||
[[Katy Wix]], who played [[Rhiannon Davies]] in ''[[Torchwood: Miracle Day]]'', played Fanny, an old boarding school friend of Miranda's, during the first series. | |||
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[[Category:Real world series with DWU connections]] | [[Category:Real world series with DWU connections]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:18, 23 March 2024
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Miranda is a television sitcom created by and starring Miranda Hart which originally aired on BBC One and BBC Two from 9 November 2009 - 1 January 2015.
The series depicts Hart as portraying a fictionalised version of herself; a single, socially awkward thirty-something who runs a joke shop with her best friend, and who often finds herself in an array of awkward and bizarre situations, while working through her underlying attraction to her old university friend. Miranda often speaks directly to her audience throughout the series, typically as a means to provide context and backstory to whatever scenario she finds herself in, and to express her thoughts.
Crossover[[edit]]
The series was among the BBC shows to be promoted in the BBC Christmas story It's Showtime [+]Loading...["It's Showtime (TV story)"].
The second episode of the story features a segment where the Eleventh Doctor runs away from a threat. After being asked by Rob Brydon and Sarah Alexander what he was being chased by, with Brydon suggesting the Cybermen, the Doctor replies "Miranda!", before she runs after him holding a sprig of mistletoe.
References to the DWU on Miranda[[edit]]
In the series 2 episode, The Perfect Christmas, Miranda attempts to flirt with Dr. Gail upon meeting him at her mum's Christmas party. After he explains that he recently moved to the area, Miranda playfully responds "in your TARDIS, Doctor?".
Connections[[edit]]
Cast[[edit]]
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Tom Ellis, who previously played Thomas Milligan in Last of the Time Lords, portrayed Gary Preston, Miranda's university friend and love interest, with whom she ends up with at the end of the series.
Bo Poraj, a voice actor for Big Finish Productions, played Miranda's one-time boyfriend, Michael Jackford.
Katy Wix, who played Rhiannon Davies in Torchwood: Miracle Day, played Fanny, an old boarding school friend of Miranda's, during the first series.
