Alison is a casual friend of Gary's, and by extension, Miranda.
Gary tells Miranda that Chris and Alison once made an agreement to be each other's 'saftey spouse,' and marry at 40 if they hadn't found anyone, "They were friends at university,and they said they'd get married if they were still single at 40....He took her off to Paris last year and proposed....it works so you allow time to meet the one. But if something happens...then you don't ignore it. If there's a "moment", then clearly the rules are you go to Paris and get engaged." they eventually marry off screen between series 1 and series 2.
During the second series, Alison is pregnant and tells Gary that they want him as godfather, and tells Miranda that she is "in the running" for godmother. When Gary puts in a good word for Miranda, they select her as godmother, but when they reveal that Miranda would also be Alison's birthing partner and deal with the placenta, Miranda freaks out, and plots to be banned from god-motherhood.
When Miranda indicates her irritation with Chris and his wife, Gary admonishes her, "They're very sweet and they really like you."
When Mirand fianlly is pushed in to punching a vicar, Alison is aghast and calls her behavior unacceptable. Miranda is pleased at having dodged the placenta bullet.
Appearances[]
Series 1[]
Series 2[]
Series 3[]
Personality[]
She first appears as a chirpy, cutsey, woman who only starts to get real after her marriage and pregnancy when she appears too tired to keep up the the cutesey, and was seen to snap at Chris on occasion.
Physical Appearance[]
Alison has long, wavy brown hair that never seems to be particularly styled, and wide brown eyes.
Quotes[]
- "Said it at the same time!" "Said that at the same time!"
- "Dumpling? I've got a baby in here. What have you got in there?"