<P> Receiving positive comments from critics, Miranda won a Royal Television Society award and gained several BAFTA TV Award nominations . The series has since been regularly repeated on British television and is available in the United States through Hulu . </P> <P> The episodes revolve around the difficulties Miranda (Miranda Hart) gets herself into . She is 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) tall and, sometimes mistaken for a man, is addressed as' Sir' . She has never fit in with her old boarding school friends, Tilly (Sally Phillips) and Fanny (Katy Wix), and finds social situations awkward, especially around men . She is a constant disappointment to her mother, Penny (Patricia Hodge), who is desperate for her to get a proper job and a husband . Although Miranda owns and lives above her own joke shop and boutique, she lacks any real capacity for business, so it is managed by her childhood friend Stevie Sutton (Sarah Hadland). The restaurant next door is initially run by Clive Evans (James Holmes), until series three, when the restaurant's chef, Gary Preston (Tom Ellis), purchases it from him . After many failed attempts at dating, Miranda and Gary, a friend from university whom Miranda fancies, decide to be just friends . Nevertheless, when Gary gets a girlfriend called Rose (Naomi Bentley), it prompts Miranda to start a new relationship with Michael Jackford (Bo Poraj), a local reporter whose work soon takes him to Africa . Upon his return he proposes to Miranda, as does Gary when he realises his love for her . Miranda accepts Gary's proposal rather than Michael's and Miranda and Gary get married in the final episode . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Actor </Th> <Th> Character </Th> <Th_colspan="4"> Seasons </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> The Finale </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="6"> Main cast </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Miranda Hart </Td> <Td> Miranda </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> Main </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tom Ellis </Td> <Td> Gary Preston </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> Main </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sarah Hadland </Td> <Td> Stevie Sutton </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> Main </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Patricia Hodge </Td> <Td> Penny </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> Main </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sally Phillips </Td> <Td> Tilly </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> Main </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> James Holmes </Td> <Td> Clive Evans </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Main </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> Does not appear </Td> <Td> Guest </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="6"> Recurring cast </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Katy Wix </Td> <Td> Fanny </Td> <Td> Recurring </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Does not appear </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Margaret Cabourn - Smith </Td> <Td> Alison </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> Recurring </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Finnemore </Td> <Td> Chris </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> Recurring </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Luke Pasqualino </Td> <Td> Jason </Td> <Td> Guest </Td> <Td> Does not appear </Td> <Td> Guest </Td> <Td> Does not appear </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Adrian Scarborough </Td> <Td>' Dreamboat' Charlie </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> Recurring </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominic Coleman </Td> <Td>' Customer' </Td> <Td> Recurring </Td> <Td> Does not appear </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Recurring </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Stacy Liu </Td> <Td> Tamara </Td> <Td> Does not appear </Td> <Td> Guest </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Does not appear </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bo Poraj </Td> <Td> Michael Jackford </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Does not appear </Td> <Td> Recurring </Td> <Td> Guest </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Naomi Bentley </Td> <Td> Rose </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Does not appear </Td> <Td> Recurring </Td> <Td> Does not appear </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Actor </Th> <Th> Character </Th> <Th_colspan="4"> Seasons </Th> </Tr>

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