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Charles
 
 
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Portrayed by
Tom Conti
First seen
A Perfect Christmas
Last seen
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Appeared in
1
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Name
Charles
Also known as
Miranda's Father
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Origin
UK
House
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Profession
Retired
Family members
Miranda - Daughter
Penny - Wife
Series(s)
2

Charles is the friendly, overwhelmed father of Miranda. He appears only once, in the series 2 episode, The Perfect Christmas, but is referenced often by Penny when she catalogues their sexual activity to Miranda.

Biography[]

Backstory[]

Charles met Penny when they were quite young, and married soon after. After after their daughter’s birth, they continued with many sexual activities; Miranda's first memory, in fact, was of her parents playing “Naked Cluedo”.

He called his daughter by the affectionate nickname, Poppet.

Series 2[]

The New Me

Penny turns up in Miranda's flat saying, "Darling I've left your father and I'm moving in with you." When Miranda wearily says, "Oh, mum, not again." Penny responds, "He's bound to crawl back tomorrow, it's nude fondue night."

The Perfect Christmas

Charles

In his only appearance, he is seen as a slightly clumsy, slightly overwhelmed upper middle class retiree, who is has been denied a quiet, somewhat dull existence, by a wife who needs to be involved and doing, while taking him along in her wake; "I haven't got excited yet, but I'm sure it'll hit me any moment."

The Final Curtain

After another falling out with Charles, Penny appears on Miranda's sofa, weeping, telling her daughter she had no where else to go; "I think your father and I are over. He hasn't been interested in me for years, not even in the bedroom department recently."

The situation is unresolved at the end of the series, but it was not, as such, unusual. About once a series, Penny would announce a break with Charles, and they always eventually got back together, as seen in The New Me in series 2, when Penny announced she left him and he changed the locks.

Because Penny is attending Clive's wedding alone at the end of the episode, Charles is not present at the impromptu wedding of Gary to Miranda.

Personality[]

Miranda'sfather

Miranda's father with the regulars.

Charles is known to be retired, and is quite well off, evidenced by his home and Mercedes-Benz. He enjoys golf, and watching television programs such as Funniest Animals or You've Been Framed. Charles is presented as a kind, if disassociated and sympathetic parent, often encouraging Miranda in her efforts to thwart her mother, the steamroller.

He often comments on and is shown to be constantly warning people of the dangers of black ice in The Perfect Christmas.

Charles is very clumsy, which is a trait that Miranda has apparently inherited.

Physical Appearance[]

Charles is an older man with dark, salt and pepper hair and dark eyes. Miranda once told a shop attendant that her mousy brown hair was a trait of her paternal relatives.

Relationships[]

Quotes[]

  • And if that snow turns into black ice... absolute death trap.
  • Your father has a penchant for musical contraceptives.
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