Miranda (TV series) fourth episode. The second series opened with 3.19 million viewers, rising to 4.01 million viewers for the third episode. Rachel Tarley from the "Metro" said "Miranda" is an acquired taste and that an episode can be a mixed bag. However, Tarley enjoyed the festive episode of series 2, saying "Hart got away with a lot of the more irritating qualities of her work, with help from the fantastic Patricia Hodge and Sally Phillips. Tonight was also the first we saw of Miranda's father, played by Tom Conti, who filled most of the episode's falling-over quota, so that Miranda finally remained
Miranda Hart Fabulous" where she played a 'Japanese' woman called Yoko, "The Vicar of Dibley" as a speed-date programmer, "Lead Balloon", "William and Mary", "Smack the Pony" (for which she wrote and performed in a couple of sketches and a number of video diaries), "Stupid!", "Monday Monday" as Tall Karen, and as a minicab driver in the Channel 5 comedy "Angelos", which ran for 6 episodes. Hart is best known for her performance in her self-titled, self-penned and semi-autobiographical sitcom "Miranda", which started recording for BBC Two in 2008 and began airing on 9 November 2009. The situation comedy also features Sarah