Miranda
- TV sitcom
- BBC One / BBC Two
- 2009 - 2015
- 20 episodes (3 series)
Hit sitcom starring Miranda Hart as a woman desperate to fit into society and find a man. She runs a joke shop with childhood friend Stevie. Stars Miranda Hart, Sarah Hadland, Patricia Hodge, Tom Ellis, Sally Phillips and more.
- Series 3, Episode 1 repeated tomorrow at 7pm on W
- Streaming rank this week: 1,019
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 5 - Excuse
Further details
After a mortifying wedding experience when the bride just passed Miranda the bouquet, her mother, Penny, is determined to find her daughter a husband. She decides to throw a Pride And Prejudice party in a bid to introduce Miranda to some eligible young men.
In a panicked attempt to get out of going to the party, Miranda gives her mother a number of increasingly bizarre excuses, but Penny is having none of it and insists that the party is happening, regardless.
When Tilly introduces her to "dream boat Charlie", Miranda realises that, despite her hatred of being set up, this could well be her lucky escape from going to the party. Their date at Gary's restaurant starts with Charlie telling her that his nickname comes from an experience he had on a floating brothel and that he likes Miranda because she looks like she could beat him in a fight. The date ends when Miranda throws a glass of wine over herself in an attempt to make a quick exit.
In a last-ditch attempt to stop the party from happening, Miranda announces to her mother that she's a lesbian, much to Penny's delight, who admits she always had her suspicions and understands fully the "lure of the lily". The party is changed to a Tipping The Velvet-themed "coming out" party where Miranda meets someone who could well be the man of her dreams - if only it wasn't for one small problem...
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 7th December 2009
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
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Tuesday 8th December 2009 | 10:00pm | BBC2 |
Tuesday 27th July 2010 | 10:00pm | BBC2 |
Friday 22nd July 2011 | 9:30pm | BBC1 |
Sunday 24th July 2011 | 11:25pm | BBC1 Scot |
Friday 14th September 2012 | 8:30pm | BBC1 |
Wednesday 17th April 2013 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Thursday 18th April 2013 | 8:20pm | Gold |
Saturday 27th April 2013 | 9:40pm | Gold |
Sunday 28th April 2013 | 7:40pm | Gold |
Wednesday 26th June 2013 | 10:20pm | Gold |
Thursday 27th June 2013 | 8:20pm | Gold |
Friday 28th June 2013 | 9:00pm | BBC1 |
Thursday 29th August 2013 | 10:00pm | Gold |
Friday 30th August 2013 | 6:00pm | Gold |
Tuesday 19th November 2013 | 9:40pm | Gold |
Wednesday 20th November 2013 | 8:20pm | Gold |
Monday 30th December 2013 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Tuesday 31st December 2013 | 12:20am | Gold |
Monday 17th February 2014 | 9:40pm | Gold |
Wednesday 16th April 2014 | 9:20pm | Gold |
Thursday 17th April 2014 | 4:15pm | Gold |
Monday 9th June 2014 | 8:00pm | Gold |
Tuesday 10th June 2014 | 7:00pm | Gold |
Tuesday 14th October 2014 | 8:40pm | Gold |
Wednesday 15th October 2014 | 6:40pm | Gold |
Thursday 27th November 2014 | 9:20pm | Gold |
Friday 28th November 2014 | 7:20pm | Gold |
Wednesday 31st December 2014 | 6:05pm | Gold |
Thursday 1st January 2015 | 10:40am | Gold |
Wednesday 26th August 2015 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Thursday 28th January 2016 | 10:00pm | Gold |
Friday 29th January 2016 | 1:50am | Gold |
Sunday 8th May 2016 | 9:40pm | Gold |
Monday 9th May 2016 | 7:40pm | Gold |
Wednesday 1st June 2016 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Thursday 2nd June 2016 | 8:20pm | Gold |
Monday 18th July 2016 | 10:00pm | Gold |
Tuesday 19th July 2016 | 8:40pm | Gold |
Saturday 3rd September 2016 | 8:20pm | Gold |
Monday 12th June 2017 | 10:00pm | W |
Sunday 22nd October 2017 | 6:40pm | W |
Sunday 13th May 2018 | 8:20am | Gold |
Saturday 16th June 2018 | 9:40am | Gold |
Saturday 21st July 2018 | 8:50am | Gold |
Sunday 22nd July 2018 | 2:40pm | W |
Monday 23rd July 2018 | 2:05am | W |
Saturday 25th May 2019 | 9:00am | Gold |
Sunday 26th May 2019 | 8:05am | Gold |
Friday 28th June 2019 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 29th June 2019 | 11:30am | Gold |
Saturday 20th July 2019 | 10:40am | Gold |
Sunday 21st July 2019 | 8:40am | Gold |
Saturday 27th July 2019 | 9:40pm | W |
Sunday 28th July 2019 | 7:40pm | W |
Saturday 21st November 2020 | 7:40pm | W |
Sunday 22nd November 2020 | 6:40pm | W |
Sunday 14th March 2021 | 8:15am | Gold |
Friday 4th June 2021 | 10:40pm | W |
Saturday 5th June 2021 | 8:40pm | W |
Sunday 18th July 2021 | 10:15am | Gold |
Saturday 25th September 2021 | 7:40pm | W |
Sunday 26th September 2021 | 5:40pm | W |
Friday 7th January 2022 | 8:40pm | Gold |
Saturday 8th January 2022 | 10:15am | Gold |
Friday 25th February 2022 | 10:40pm | W |
Saturday 26th February 2022 | 9:40pm | W |
Friday 1st July 2022 | 10:40pm | W |
Saturday 2nd July 2022 | 9:40pm | W |
Wednesday 10th August 2022 | 8:00pm | Gold |
Wednesday 10th August 2022 | 11:35pm | Gold |
Saturday 24th September 2022 | 10:05am | Gold |
Saturday 26th November 2022 | 10:00pm | Gold |
Friday 13th January 2023 | 10:40pm | W |
Saturday 14th January 2023 | 9:40pm | W |
Monday 20th February 2023 | 9:20pm | Gold |
Tuesday 21st February 2023 | 7:20pm | Gold |
Sunday 9th July 2023 | 5:40pm | W |
Friday 11th August 2023 | 8:40pm | Gold |
Saturday 19th August 2023 | 8:40pm | W |
Sunday 20th August 2023 | 5:40pm | W |
Sunday 1st October 2023 | 5:40pm | W |
Saturday 11th November 2023 | 7:40pm | W |
Sunday 12th November 2023 | 5:40pm | W |
Saturday 13th January 2024 | 7:40pm | W |
Sunday 14th January 2024 | 5:50pm | W |
Saturday 24th February 2024 | 7:40pm | W |
Sunday 25th February 2024 | 5:40pm | W |
Saturday 6th April 2024 | 7:40pm | W |
Sunday 7th April 2024 | 5:40pm | W |
Cast & crew
Miranda Hart | Miranda |
Sarah Hadland | Stevie |
Patricia Hodge | Penny |
Tom Ellis | Gary |
Sally Phillips | Tilly |
James Holmes | Clive |
Adrian Scarborough | Charlie |
James Bachman | Quentin |
Dominic Coleman | Customer |
Alex Hassell | Edmund Dettori |
Sarah Flower | Yoga Instructor |
Tom Meeten | High-Pitched Voiced Man in Club |
Miranda Hart | Writer |
James Cary | Writer |
Paul Kerensa | Writer (Additional Material) |
Paul Mayhew-Archer | Script Editor |
Juliet May | Director |
Nerys Evans | Producer |
Jo Sargent | Executive Producer |
Jake Bernard | Editor |
Harry Banks | Production Designer |
Video
Miranda - Smooth Operator
Penny announces she is hosting a themed party. Miranda has to come up with an excuse quite quickly.
Featuring: Sarah Hadland (Stevie), Miranda Hart (Miranda) & Patricia Hodge (Penny).