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What a Suprise
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Series
Episode
2
Airdate
1 January 2012
Ratings
10.47 Million
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Ratings
10.47 Million
Written by
Miranda Hart
Richard Hurst
Georgia Pritchett
Jason Cook
Paul Powell
Paul Kerensa
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James Doherty - PC
Steve Oram - PC Davis
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What a Surprise for the second episode of Series 3. It was broadcasted on Tuesday 1 January 2013, 9pm.

Synopsis[]

Penny embarrasses Miranda by running for local councillor with Tilly as her campaign manager. Gary has put himself on the dating scene and has been dating Rose. Miranda decides she has to get herself a boyfriend. She hopes to find one by Stevie’s birthday party, a surprise do, planned by the birthday girl.

Plot[]

What A Surprise begins with the news that Gary has a new girlfriend, Rose. Miranda finds this difficult to accept and every moment Rose is present, Miranda cuts Rose off or out at every opportunity. Feeling sad and jealous about Gary’s new girlfriend, Miranda begins to wallow and wishes to find a boyfriend.

Miranda also has to deal with her mother Penny , who has decided to run for local councillor, with Tilly as her campaign manager. Miranda could not be more mortified.

Miranda, Stevie and Tilly go out to a club in hope that Miranda can meet someone. She struggles and begins to lose faith when Tilly and Stevie are easily able to attach themselves to some men who dance with them. As she tries to leave she bumps in to Michael, the news reporter she met previously, and sparks quickly appear. 

After an evening of just hanging and talking, he shows up at the shop and finds her in a fancy dress PC outfit, because Miranda is afraid of scaring him off she does not fully explain herself and presents herself as a volunteer police officer. When he shows up early at her flat and catches her in her Spanks, she explains she's trying on a wet suit and she's a scuba diver. 

When Mike and Miranda go on their date, he takes her to the campaign party Penny is giving at the restaurant. Both Penny and Miranda hide the fact that they are related. The date could have gone better, but Mike finds her the next day and asks for another date. 

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Back in fancy dress, Miranda gets arrested for impersonating a police officer, but Penny arrives and to secure her daughter's second date, swaps clothes with her and Miranda scarpers. When the police arrive at her flat, "Madam, you're still under arrest for impersonating a police officer, and escaping custody. Oh yeah, we did notice that you'd swapped places with your mother," Mike leaves as it all gets sorted

The next day at Stevie's party, Mike shows up, "I'm sorry I left last night, I'm kind of hoping there's an explanation? And I can't judge anyone on their mum. " Mike introduces himself to Gary as Miranda's boyfriend, and a slightly confused looking Gary asks if she is happy. She says she is and kisses Mike.

Quotes[]

Miranda: I'm aware it's gone weird, camp, and slightly threatening.

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Xavier: Where do you normally dive?
Miranda: In the sea.
Xavier: Seychelles?
Miranda: Shells.

Trivia[]

While on her date with Mike, Miranda panic sings Every Breath You Take by The Police. Her co-star would later also sing Every Breath You Take in character when he was starring in his own series, Lucifer.

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