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''Miranda'' is a 1948 British comedy film starring Creator/GlynisJohns in the title role.
Meet Paul Martin (Griffith Jones), a wealthy London doctor who's HappilyMarried to a woman called Clare (Googie Withers). At least in theory; Clare isn't too fond of Paul's frequent holidays to go fishing in Cornwall, so Paul opts to go on his latest one alone. While out in the boat, he falls overboard and is rescued by the eponymous Miranda. A woman with a beautiful singing voice, flowing long hair and quite a thirst for men.
Oh and she's got a fish tail.
As a mermaid who's never met humans before, Miranda suggests that Paul take her on a trip to London - wrapping her tail up in a long dress and passing her off as a patient. Paul obliges, but Miranda's beauty and casual attitude towards romance causes quite a bit of friction among Paul's chauffeur Charles (David Tomlinson), Clare's painter friend Nigel (John [=McCallum=]) and of course Clare herself.
The film was adapted from a play by Peter Blackmore, who also wrote the screenplay. It was directed by Ken Annakin. Dame Margaret Rutherford stars as Nurse Carey - Miranda's SecretKeeper.
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!!Tropes:
* AtTheOperaTonight: Miranda's first wish is to see the opera in London. She asks Paul to take her again, and sings while he's getting her a drink, just so she can say she sang at Covent Garden.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Although 90% of their screen time is spent disagreeing, Nigel and Isobel are shown to truly care for each other - and Isobel feels horrible about destroying Nigel's portrait.
* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler: The end shows that Miranda gave birth to a baby]].
* BathtubMermaid: Miranda sleeps in the bathtub every night. Betty overhearing her splashing around in the water is what helps tip Clare off to her true identity.
* BattleaxeNurse: Downplayed. Nurse Carey does try to keep Miranda in line, but is ultimately just charmingly eccentric.
* BerserkButton: It turns out Miranda hates being called a "sea cow".
* BigEater: Miranda has a huge appetite, even eating an entire market stall's worth of seafood. She also sneakily eats a large fish intended for a seal in the zoo.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Miranda sees no problem with having relations with multiple men at a time, even if the men are engaged or married.
* TheBurlesqueOfVenus: Discussed and defied, as Nigel says he'd like to paint Miranda to resemble ''The Birth of Venus''. She's not thrilled with the idea.
* CloudCuckooLander: Nurse Carey, who's described as "eccentric" and is presumably hired to look after Miranda because if she blabs the secret - [[CassandraTruth no one is likely to believe her]]. She also gets a scene where she complains about the bandaging on a museum's mummy.
* CostumePorn: Clare, Isobel and Miranda have lots of scenes wearing splendid evening dresses. Clare even gets all dressed up for a scene where she decides to stay in.
* EasilyForgiven: All the men are forgiven incredibly quickly for cheating on their spouses with Miranda. Clare's the only one who even finds out she's a mermaid!
* EthicalSlut: Miranda is not in fact judged or condemned by the narrative for romancing three men at once. [[spoiler: Presumably because she only wanted them to make a baby]].
* EurekaMoment: Clare has a realisation when she sees an illustration of a mermaid, and puts two and two together about Miranda.
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Of course the HeadTurningBeauty Miranda is the only blonde in the cast!
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Miranda mentions her "poor Aunt Augusta" a couple of times, as a mermaid who was pickled and put on display. [[spoiler: This factors into her decision to escape at the end]].
* FourGirlEnsemble: Miranda is of course the glamorous, sexy one. Betty is the naive, emotional one. Clare is the wise, responsible TeamMom. Isobel is not too mannish, since it's the 1940s, but she's an independent career woman and the most aggressive out of the females.
* GodivaHair: Surprisingly, Miranda forgoes a SeashellBra and just has long hair covering her breasts.
* GoingCommando: Betty notices that Miranda suspiciously doesn't own any panties.
* InformedAttractiveness: Inverted. Paul describes Clare as merely "nice looking" to Miranda. When she meets her, she gushes that she's far more beautiful than described.
* InhumanlyBeautifulRace: Mermaids are more beautiful than humans, but apparently human males are more attractive than mermen.
* InnocentInnuendo: When Charles first carries Miranda into the apartment, she innocently asks if they're going to his bedroom now.
* InterspeciesRomance: According to Miranda, most mermaids prefer to mate with humans, because mermen are less attractive.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Miranda has elements of this, as an unusual yet beautiful woman who livens up the lives of the men involved. However, she ends up with none of the men and the plot is driven by her wishes.
* MermaidProblem: If there is a problem, we don't see it, as [[spoiler: Miranda happily gives birth to a baby thanks to Paul]].
* NiceToTheWaiter: Paul and Clare seem to care about their employees Charles and Betty as if they're friends.
* NotWhatItLooksLike: Nurse Carey assumes that Paul and Miranda are getting up to no good in the bathroom, before he reveals the latter as a mermaid.
* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: Miranda cannot turn into a human at all, and has to have her tail wrapped to conceal it. While visiting land is no problem, she has to sleep in a bathtub full of cold water to prevent dehydration. There are mermen in existence, but most mermaids prefer to mate with humans. She also appears to be able to communicate with seals.
* SirensAreMermaids: Miranda has a beautiful singing voice that proves stunning enough to wow an entire opera house.
* ShutUpKiss: The last we see of Charles and Betty is him giving her a big kiss to stop her in the middle of a rant.
* TwoPersonPoolParty: Paul and Miranda go for a midnight swim [[spoiler: which presumably conceives Miranda's baby]].
''Miranda'' is a 1948 British comedy film starring Creator/GlynisJohns in the title role.
Meet Paul Martin (Griffith Jones), a wealthy London doctor who's HappilyMarried to a woman called Clare (Googie Withers). At least in theory; Clare isn't too fond of Paul's frequent holidays to go fishing in Cornwall, so Paul opts to go on his latest one alone. While out in the boat, he falls overboard and is rescued by the eponymous Miranda. A woman with a beautiful singing voice, flowing long hair and quite a thirst for men.
Oh and she's got a fish tail.
As a mermaid who's never met humans before, Miranda suggests that Paul take her on a trip to London - wrapping her tail up in a long dress and passing her off as a patient. Paul obliges, but Miranda's beauty and casual attitude towards romance causes quite a bit of friction among Paul's chauffeur Charles (David Tomlinson), Clare's painter friend Nigel (John [=McCallum=]) and of course Clare herself.
The film was adapted from a play by Peter Blackmore, who also wrote the screenplay. It was directed by Ken Annakin. Dame Margaret Rutherford stars as Nurse Carey - Miranda's SecretKeeper.
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!!Tropes:
* AtTheOperaTonight: Miranda's first wish is to see the opera in London. She asks Paul to take her again, and sings while he's getting her a drink, just so she can say she sang at Covent Garden.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Although 90% of their screen time is spent disagreeing, Nigel and Isobel are shown to truly care for each other - and Isobel feels horrible about destroying Nigel's portrait.
* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler: The end shows that Miranda gave birth to a baby]].
* BathtubMermaid: Miranda sleeps in the bathtub every night. Betty overhearing her splashing around in the water is what helps tip Clare off to her true identity.
* BattleaxeNurse: Downplayed. Nurse Carey does try to keep Miranda in line, but is ultimately just charmingly eccentric.
* BerserkButton: It turns out Miranda hates being called a "sea cow".
* BigEater: Miranda has a huge appetite, even eating an entire market stall's worth of seafood. She also sneakily eats a large fish intended for a seal in the zoo.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Miranda sees no problem with having relations with multiple men at a time, even if the men are engaged or married.
* TheBurlesqueOfVenus: Discussed and defied, as Nigel says he'd like to paint Miranda to resemble ''The Birth of Venus''. She's not thrilled with the idea.
* CloudCuckooLander: Nurse Carey, who's described as "eccentric" and is presumably hired to look after Miranda because if she blabs the secret - [[CassandraTruth no one is likely to believe her]]. She also gets a scene where she complains about the bandaging on a museum's mummy.
* CostumePorn: Clare, Isobel and Miranda have lots of scenes wearing splendid evening dresses. Clare even gets all dressed up for a scene where she decides to stay in.
* EasilyForgiven: All the men are forgiven incredibly quickly for cheating on their spouses with Miranda. Clare's the only one who even finds out she's a mermaid!
* EthicalSlut: Miranda is not in fact judged or condemned by the narrative for romancing three men at once. [[spoiler: Presumably because she only wanted them to make a baby]].
* EurekaMoment: Clare has a realisation when she sees an illustration of a mermaid, and puts two and two together about Miranda.
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Of course the HeadTurningBeauty Miranda is the only blonde in the cast!
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Miranda mentions her "poor Aunt Augusta" a couple of times, as a mermaid who was pickled and put on display. [[spoiler: This factors into her decision to escape at the end]].
* FourGirlEnsemble: Miranda is of course the glamorous, sexy one. Betty is the naive, emotional one. Clare is the wise, responsible TeamMom. Isobel is not too mannish, since it's the 1940s, but she's an independent career woman and the most aggressive out of the females.
* GodivaHair: Surprisingly, Miranda forgoes a SeashellBra and just has long hair covering her breasts.
* GoingCommando: Betty notices that Miranda suspiciously doesn't own any panties.
* InformedAttractiveness: Inverted. Paul describes Clare as merely "nice looking" to Miranda. When she meets her, she gushes that she's far more beautiful than described.
* InhumanlyBeautifulRace: Mermaids are more beautiful than humans, but apparently human males are more attractive than mermen.
* InnocentInnuendo: When Charles first carries Miranda into the apartment, she innocently asks if they're going to his bedroom now.
* InterspeciesRomance: According to Miranda, most mermaids prefer to mate with humans, because mermen are less attractive.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Miranda has elements of this, as an unusual yet beautiful woman who livens up the lives of the men involved. However, she ends up with none of the men and the plot is driven by her wishes.
* MermaidProblem: If there is a problem, we don't see it, as [[spoiler: Miranda happily gives birth to a baby thanks to Paul]].
* NiceToTheWaiter: Paul and Clare seem to care about their employees Charles and Betty as if they're friends.
* NotWhatItLooksLike: Nurse Carey assumes that Paul and Miranda are getting up to no good in the bathroom, before he reveals the latter as a mermaid.
* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: Miranda cannot turn into a human at all, and has to have her tail wrapped to conceal it. While visiting land is no problem, she has to sleep in a bathtub full of cold water to prevent dehydration. There are mermen in existence, but most mermaids prefer to mate with humans. She also appears to be able to communicate with seals.
* SirensAreMermaids: Miranda has a beautiful singing voice that proves stunning enough to wow an entire opera house.
* ShutUpKiss: The last we see of Charles and Betty is him giving her a big kiss to stop her in the middle of a rant.
* TwoPersonPoolParty: Paul and Miranda go for a midnight swim [[spoiler: which presumably conceives Miranda's baby]].
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''Miranda'' is a 1948 British comedy film starring Creator/GlynisJohns in the title role.
Meet Paul Martin (Griffith Jones), a wealthy London doctor who's HappilyMarried to a woman called Clare (Googie Withers). At least in theory; Clare isn't too fond of Paul's frequent holidays to go fishing in Cornwall, so Paul opts to go on his latest one alone. While out in the boat, he falls overboard and is rescued by the eponymous Miranda. A woman with a beautiful singing voice, flowing long hair and quite a thirst for men.
Oh and she's got a fish tail.
As a mermaid who's never met humans before, Miranda suggests that Paul take her on a trip to London - wrapping her tail up in a long dress and passing her off as a patient. Paul obliges, but Miranda's beauty and casual attitude towards romance causes quite a bit of friction among Paul's chauffeur Charles (David Tomlinson), Clare's painter friend Nigel (John [=McCallum=]) and of course Clare herself.
The film was adapted from a play by Peter Blackmore, who also wrote the screenplay. It was directed by Ken Annakin. Dame Margaret Rutherford stars as Nurse Carey - Miranda's SecretKeeper.
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!!Tropes:
* AtTheOperaTonight: Miranda's first wish is to see the opera in London. She asks Paul to take her again, and sings while he's getting her a drink, just so she can say she sang at Covent Garden.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Although 90% of their screen time is spent disagreeing, Nigel and Isobel are shown to truly care for each other - and Isobel feels horrible about destroying Nigel's portrait.
* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler: The end shows that Miranda gave birth to a baby]].
* BathtubMermaid: Miranda sleeps in the bathtub every night. Betty overhearing her splashing around in the water is what helps tip Clare off to her true identity.
* BattleaxeNurse: Downplayed. Nurse Carey does try to keep Miranda in line, but is ultimately just charmingly eccentric.
* BerserkButton: It turns out Miranda hates being called a "sea cow".
* BigEater: Miranda has a huge appetite, even eating an entire market stall's worth of seafood. She also sneakily eats a large fish intended for a seal in the zoo.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Miranda sees no problem with having relations with multiple men at a time, even if the men are engaged or married.
* TheBurlesqueOfVenus: Discussed and defied, as Nigel says he'd like to paint Miranda to resemble ''The Birth of Venus''. She's not thrilled with the idea.
* CloudCuckooLander: Nurse Carey, who's described as "eccentric" and is presumably hired to look after Miranda because if she blabs the secret - [[CassandraTruth no one is likely to believe her]]. She also gets a scene where she complains about the bandaging on a museum's mummy.
* CostumePorn: Clare, Isobel and Miranda have lots of scenes wearing splendid evening dresses. Clare even gets all dressed up for a scene where she decides to stay in.
* EasilyForgiven: All the men are forgiven incredibly quickly for cheating on their spouses with Miranda. Clare's the only one who even finds out she's a mermaid!
* EthicalSlut: Miranda is not in fact judged or condemned by the narrative for romancing three men at once. [[spoiler: Presumably because she only wanted them to make a baby]].
* EurekaMoment: Clare has a realisation when she sees an illustration of a mermaid, and puts two and two together about Miranda.
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Of course the HeadTurningBeauty Miranda is the only blonde in the cast!
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Miranda mentions her "poor Aunt Augusta" a couple of times, as a mermaid who was pickled and put on display. [[spoiler: This factors into her decision to escape at the end]].
* FourGirlEnsemble: Miranda is of course the glamorous, sexy one. Betty is the naive, emotional one. Clare is the wise, responsible TeamMom. Isobel is not too mannish, since it's the 1940s, but she's an independent career woman and the most aggressive out of the females.
* GodivaHair: Surprisingly, Miranda forgoes a SeashellBra and just has long hair covering her breasts.
* GoingCommando: Betty notices that Miranda suspiciously doesn't own any panties.
* InformedAttractiveness: Inverted. Paul describes Clare as merely "nice looking" to Miranda. When she meets her, she gushes that she's far more beautiful than described.
* InhumanlyBeautifulRace: Mermaids are more beautiful than humans, but apparently human males are more attractive than mermen.
* InnocentInnuendo: When Charles first carries Miranda into the apartment, she innocently asks if they're going to his bedroom now.
* InterspeciesRomance: According to Miranda, most mermaids prefer to mate with humans, because mermen are less attractive.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Miranda has elements of this, as an unusual yet beautiful woman who livens up the lives of the men involved. However, she ends up with none of the men and the plot is driven by her wishes.
* MermaidProblem: If there is a problem, we don't see it, as [[spoiler: Miranda happily gives birth to a baby thanks to Paul]].
* NiceToTheWaiter: Paul and Clare seem to care about their employees Charles and Betty as if they're friends.
* NotWhatItLooksLike: Nurse Carey assumes that Paul and Miranda are getting up to no good in the bathroom, before he reveals the latter as a mermaid.
* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: Miranda cannot turn into a human at all, and has to have her tail wrapped to conceal it. While visiting land is no problem, she has to sleep in a bathtub full of cold water to prevent dehydration. There are mermen in existence, but most mermaids prefer to mate with humans. She also appears to be able to communicate with seals.
* SirensAreMermaids: Miranda has a beautiful singing voice that proves stunning enough to wow an entire opera house.
* ShutUpKiss: The last we see of Charles and Betty is him giving her a big kiss to stop her in the middle of a rant.
* TwoPersonPoolParty: Paul and Miranda go for a midnight swim [[spoiler: which presumably conceives Miranda's baby]].
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Meet Paul Martin (Griffith Jones), a wealthy London doctor who's HappilyMarried to a woman called Clare (Googie Withers). At least in theory; Clare isn't too fond of Paul's frequent holidays to go fishing in Cornwall, so Paul opts to go on his latest one alone. While out in the boat, he falls overboard and is rescued by the eponymous Miranda. A woman with a beautiful singing voice, flowing RapunzelHair long hair and quite a thirst for men.
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[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/51qgzqh8erl_ac.jpg]]
''Miranda'' is a 1948 British comedy film starring Creator/GlynisJohns in the title role.
Meet Paul Martin (Griffith Jones), a wealthy London doctor who's HappilyMarried to a woman called Clare (Googie Withers). At least in theory; Clare isn't too fond of Paul's frequent holidays to go fishing in Cornwall, so Paul opts to go on his latest one alone. While out in the boat, he falls overboard and is rescued by the eponymous Miranda. A woman with a beautiful singing voice, flowing RapunzelHair and quite a thirst for men.
Oh and she's got a fish tail.
As a mermaid who's never met humans before, Miranda suggests that Paul take her on a trip to London - wrapping her tail up in a long dress and passing her off as a patient. Paul obliges, but Miranda's beauty and casual attitude towards romance causes quite a bit of friction among Paul's chauffeur Charles (David Tomlinson), Clare's painter friend Nigel (John [=McCallum=]) and of course Clare herself.
The film was adapted from a play by Peter Blackmore, who also wrote the screenplay. It was directed by Ken Annakin. Dame Margaret Rutherford stars as Nurse Carey - Miranda's SecretKeeper.
!!Tropes:
* AtTheOperaTonight: Miranda's first wish is to see the opera in London. She asks Paul to take her again, and sings while he's getting her a drink, just so she can say she sang at Covent Garden.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Although 90% of their screen time is spent disagreeing, Nigel and Isobel are shown to truly care for each other - and Isobel feels horrible about destroying Nigel's portrait.
* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler: The end shows that Miranda gave birth to a baby]].
* BathtubMermaid: Miranda sleeps in the bathtub every night. Betty overhearing her splashing around in the water is what helps tip Clare off to her true identity.
* BattleaxeNurse: Downplayed. Nurse Carey does try to keep Miranda in line, but is ultimately just charmingly eccentric.
* BerserkButton: It turns out Miranda hates being called a "sea cow".
* BigEater: Miranda has a huge appetite, even eating an entire market stall's worth of seafood. She also sneakily eats a large fish intended for a seal in the zoo.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Miranda sees no problem with having relations with multiple men at a time, even if the men are engaged or married.
* TheBurlesqueOfVenus: Discussed and defied, as Nigel says he'd like to paint Miranda to resemble ''The Birth of Venus''. She's not thrilled with the idea.
* CloudCuckooLander: Nurse Carey, who's described as "eccentric" and is presumably hired to look after Miranda because if she blabs the secret - [[CassandraTruth no one is likely to believe her]]. She also gets a scene where she complains about the bandaging on a museum's mummy.
* CostumePorn: Clare, Isobel and Miranda have lots of scenes wearing splendid evening dresses. Clare even gets all dressed up for a scene where she decides to stay in.
* EasilyForgiven: All the men are forgiven incredibly quickly for cheating on their spouses with Miranda. Clare's the only one who even finds out she's a mermaid!
* EthicalSlut: Miranda is not in fact judged or condemned by the narrative for romancing three men at once. [[spoiler: Presumably because she only wanted them to make a baby]].
* EurekaMoment: Clare has a realisation when she sees an illustration of a mermaid, and puts two and two together about Miranda.
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Of course the HeadTurningBeauty Miranda is the only blonde in the cast!
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Miranda mentions her "poor Aunt Augusta" a couple of times, as a mermaid who was pickled and put on display. [[spoiler: This factors into her decision to escape at the end]].
* FourGirlEnsemble: Miranda is of course the glamorous, sexy one. Betty is the naive, emotional one. Clare is the wise, responsible TeamMom. Isobel is not too mannish, since it's the 1940s, but she's an independent career woman and the most aggressive out of the females.
* GodivaHair: Surprisingly, Miranda forgoes a SeashellBra and just has long hair covering her breasts.
* GoingCommando: Betty notices that Miranda suspiciously doesn't own any panties.
* InformedAttractiveness: Inverted. Paul describes Clare as merely "nice looking" to Miranda. When she meets her, she gushes that she's far more beautiful than described.
* InhumanlyBeautifulRace: Mermaids are more beautiful than humans, but apparently human males are more attractive than mermen.
* InnocentInnuendo: When Charles first carries Miranda into the apartment, she innocently asks if they're going to his bedroom now.
* InterspeciesRomance: According to Miranda, most mermaids prefer to mate with humans, because mermen are less attractive.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Miranda has elements of this, as an unusual yet beautiful woman who livens up the lives of the men involved. However, she ends up with none of the men and the plot is driven by her wishes.
* MermaidProblem: If there is a problem, we don't see it, as [[spoiler: Miranda happily gives birth to a baby thanks to Paul]].
* NiceToTheWaiter: Paul and Clare seem to care about their employees Charles and Betty as if they're friends.
* NotWhatItLooksLike: Nurse Carey assumes that Paul and Miranda are getting up to no good in the bathroom, before he reveals the latter as a mermaid.
* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: Miranda cannot turn into a human at all, and has to have her tail wrapped to conceal it. While visiting land is no problem, she has to sleep in a bathtub full of cold water to prevent dehydration. There are mermen in existence, but most mermaids prefer to mate with humans. She also appears to be able to communicate with seals.
* SirensAreMermaids: Miranda has a beautiful singing voice that proves stunning enough to wow an entire opera house.
* ShutUpKiss: The last we see of Charles and Betty is him giving her a big kiss to stop her in the middle of a rant.
* TwoPersonPoolParty: Paul and Miranda go for a midnight swim [[spoiler: which presumably conceives Miranda's baby]].
''Miranda'' is a 1948 British comedy film starring Creator/GlynisJohns in the title role.
Meet Paul Martin (Griffith Jones), a wealthy London doctor who's HappilyMarried to a woman called Clare (Googie Withers). At least in theory; Clare isn't too fond of Paul's frequent holidays to go fishing in Cornwall, so Paul opts to go on his latest one alone. While out in the boat, he falls overboard and is rescued by the eponymous Miranda. A woman with a beautiful singing voice, flowing RapunzelHair and quite a thirst for men.
Oh and she's got a fish tail.
As a mermaid who's never met humans before, Miranda suggests that Paul take her on a trip to London - wrapping her tail up in a long dress and passing her off as a patient. Paul obliges, but Miranda's beauty and casual attitude towards romance causes quite a bit of friction among Paul's chauffeur Charles (David Tomlinson), Clare's painter friend Nigel (John [=McCallum=]) and of course Clare herself.
The film was adapted from a play by Peter Blackmore, who also wrote the screenplay. It was directed by Ken Annakin. Dame Margaret Rutherford stars as Nurse Carey - Miranda's SecretKeeper.
!!Tropes:
* AtTheOperaTonight: Miranda's first wish is to see the opera in London. She asks Paul to take her again, and sings while he's getting her a drink, just so she can say she sang at Covent Garden.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Although 90% of their screen time is spent disagreeing, Nigel and Isobel are shown to truly care for each other - and Isobel feels horrible about destroying Nigel's portrait.
* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler: The end shows that Miranda gave birth to a baby]].
* BathtubMermaid: Miranda sleeps in the bathtub every night. Betty overhearing her splashing around in the water is what helps tip Clare off to her true identity.
* BattleaxeNurse: Downplayed. Nurse Carey does try to keep Miranda in line, but is ultimately just charmingly eccentric.
* BerserkButton: It turns out Miranda hates being called a "sea cow".
* BigEater: Miranda has a huge appetite, even eating an entire market stall's worth of seafood. She also sneakily eats a large fish intended for a seal in the zoo.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Miranda sees no problem with having relations with multiple men at a time, even if the men are engaged or married.
* TheBurlesqueOfVenus: Discussed and defied, as Nigel says he'd like to paint Miranda to resemble ''The Birth of Venus''. She's not thrilled with the idea.
* CloudCuckooLander: Nurse Carey, who's described as "eccentric" and is presumably hired to look after Miranda because if she blabs the secret - [[CassandraTruth no one is likely to believe her]]. She also gets a scene where she complains about the bandaging on a museum's mummy.
* CostumePorn: Clare, Isobel and Miranda have lots of scenes wearing splendid evening dresses. Clare even gets all dressed up for a scene where she decides to stay in.
* EasilyForgiven: All the men are forgiven incredibly quickly for cheating on their spouses with Miranda. Clare's the only one who even finds out she's a mermaid!
* EthicalSlut: Miranda is not in fact judged or condemned by the narrative for romancing three men at once. [[spoiler: Presumably because she only wanted them to make a baby]].
* EurekaMoment: Clare has a realisation when she sees an illustration of a mermaid, and puts two and two together about Miranda.
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Of course the HeadTurningBeauty Miranda is the only blonde in the cast!
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Miranda mentions her "poor Aunt Augusta" a couple of times, as a mermaid who was pickled and put on display. [[spoiler: This factors into her decision to escape at the end]].
* FourGirlEnsemble: Miranda is of course the glamorous, sexy one. Betty is the naive, emotional one. Clare is the wise, responsible TeamMom. Isobel is not too mannish, since it's the 1940s, but she's an independent career woman and the most aggressive out of the females.
* GodivaHair: Surprisingly, Miranda forgoes a SeashellBra and just has long hair covering her breasts.
* GoingCommando: Betty notices that Miranda suspiciously doesn't own any panties.
* InformedAttractiveness: Inverted. Paul describes Clare as merely "nice looking" to Miranda. When she meets her, she gushes that she's far more beautiful than described.
* InhumanlyBeautifulRace: Mermaids are more beautiful than humans, but apparently human males are more attractive than mermen.
* InnocentInnuendo: When Charles first carries Miranda into the apartment, she innocently asks if they're going to his bedroom now.
* InterspeciesRomance: According to Miranda, most mermaids prefer to mate with humans, because mermen are less attractive.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Miranda has elements of this, as an unusual yet beautiful woman who livens up the lives of the men involved. However, she ends up with none of the men and the plot is driven by her wishes.
* MermaidProblem: If there is a problem, we don't see it, as [[spoiler: Miranda happily gives birth to a baby thanks to Paul]].
* NiceToTheWaiter: Paul and Clare seem to care about their employees Charles and Betty as if they're friends.
* NotWhatItLooksLike: Nurse Carey assumes that Paul and Miranda are getting up to no good in the bathroom, before he reveals the latter as a mermaid.
* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: Miranda cannot turn into a human at all, and has to have her tail wrapped to conceal it. While visiting land is no problem, she has to sleep in a bathtub full of cold water to prevent dehydration. There are mermen in existence, but most mermaids prefer to mate with humans. She also appears to be able to communicate with seals.
* SirensAreMermaids: Miranda has a beautiful singing voice that proves stunning enough to wow an entire opera house.
* ShutUpKiss: The last we see of Charles and Betty is him giving her a big kiss to stop her in the middle of a rant.
* TwoPersonPoolParty: Paul and Miranda go for a midnight swim [[spoiler: which presumably conceives Miranda's baby]].
