Digging into the TV archives this time... I wanted to spotlight Miranda, Miranda Hart’s self-titled BBC comedy which ran from 2009 until 2015.Miranda proved to be a substantial part of my 2015 fangirl history, introducing me to not only to the amazingness that is Tom Ellis (now gracing American screens as Lucifer), but also to Take That frontman, and songwriter extraordinaire Gary Barlow. (Yes... I’ve already written about how embarrassingly late to the party I am on that front.
The series, which comes from Hart’s comedy material, follows Miranda who runs a joke shop with her best friend Stevie (Sarah Hadland). Backing Hart up is an eclectic cast of characters, including Miranda’s mother (Patricia Hodge), Miranda’s closest male friend (and secret crush) Gary (Tom Ellis) and Miranda’s school chum Tilly (Sally Phillips).From the pilot, I was blown away by the writing of the series (Hart served as the head writer). The comedy is incredibly well-rounded, showcasing Hart’s skill with physical comedy (she takes a fall with the best of them) to quippy, dialogue based comedy she engages in with Stevie and Tilly.
The incredible chemistry between Hart and Ellis proves to be a major part of the series, and fueled their “will they or won’t they” relationship, which through all but the final season of the show (spoilers, sweetie). From the beginning, the two seem to genuinely like each other, and are just so gosh darn likable that you can’t help but want them to get together. Miranda and Gary are such a thing, that actor Bohdan Poraj who plays Mike (a later love interest of Miranda’s) has admitted in interviews that he rooted against his character because he was standing in the way of the Miranda/Gary relationship.
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The first three series' of the half hour comedy are available to stream on Hulu. Series four (two episodes) has yet to be released, and is only available on region 2, PAL DVD on Amazon UK. (Yay, for region free DVD players).
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