Miranda

Miranda gets overexcited by the prospect of her first real date and decides it's time to try to be more girly. Unfortunately, her makeover does not go quite to plan.

Trying to overcome her hang-ups over sex, Miranda joins an evening class to learn French, the language of love. However, she discovers it is run by her old teacher.

Miranda's mother tells one of her daughter's old school friends that Miranda has a great new job, so she decides to prove everyone wrong and find a 'proper' career.

Miranda treats herself to a holiday - in the hotel across the road. She enjoys her stay and even makes new friends with porter Jason and conference organiser Colin.

Miranda has spent most of her life avoiding being set up by her mother and has to find a good excuse when she sees a photo of an intended party date.

Miranda and Stevie become highly competitive when a handsome man leaves his wallet in the shop. Meanwhile, Tilly invites Miranda to Henley Regatta.

Miranda has been at home eating biscuits and watching TV since Gary left. But when Stevie persuades her to move on, Miranda tries to reinvent herself entirely.

Worried about what people might say about her life, Miranda decides to try and do some good - so she signs up a for a charity parachute jump.

Miranda doesn't know how to cope when, thanks to her new-found confidence, several men suddenly turn their affections towards her.

There is a new girl on the scene, and Miranda and Stevie find it tough going to keep up with her youthful energy and frenetic lifestyle.

Miranda and Penny are forced into therapy for an assessment. How will they cope in a half-hour session with an unnervingly silent therapist?

Miranda and Stevie try to spend Christmas at the shop with Gary, Clive and Tilly, but a series of infuriating events lurk just around the corner.

Penny is threatening to cancel Miranda's Christmas if she does not sort her life out. Amongst other things, she forces her daughter on a detox. Stevie has a new executive job and Miranda tries to follow her into an office job, but it all proves too much. Meanwhile, are Gary and Miranda able to just be friends?

Penny embarrasses Miranda by running for local councillor with Tilly as her wingman. Gary has put himself on the dating scene and Miranda decides she has to do the same - they both want dates for Stevie's birthday party. Will they find partners or end up back in each other's company? The result is a big surprise for Stevie.

Miranda has decided to prove to herself and her friends that she can officially be an adult. She starts by looking after a toddler, but the soft play centre is too much of a lure and she gets stuck in a kids' tunnel. She then hosts a dinner party for eight, which ends in inevitable chaos.

Miranda has been caring for her ill mother for five very long days. Trapped in her flat and being barked at by Penny, she is forced to think about her life regrets. Before she has the chance to tick off her bucket list she gets ill, and Tilly, Gary and Stevie offer no sympathy or help at all.

Gary is preparing for the grand reopening of the restaurant. Putting on his best chef whites, he has never looked so attractive to Miranda. Will Stevie persuade her to say what she feels? Or will Penny get in the way as she excitedly stalks her poster boy, Raymond Blanc?

A fed-up Miranda makes a big life decision: she's going travelling. She has packed her bags and is leaving, this time for good. Stevie is devastated, and Penny is too wrapped up in renewing her wedding vows to notice. Only Gary can stop her going, but how does he really feel?