The platinum blonde mermaid Miranda (Glynis Johns) returns after a six year hiatus in this delightful British comedy, filmed in gorgeous color, that also brings back Margaret Rutherford as her wacky nurse. Johns also plays Miranda's look alike, Caroline, an exact duplicate who while having legs lacks Miranda's zest for life. When they realize they are actually related, Miranda agrees to substitute for Caroline so she can have a lengthy vacation, and because Miranda doesn't have legs, they fake an accident so Miranda in disguise will be in a wheelchair. Caroline's handsome but dull fiancee (Peter Martyn) is perplexed by her change in behavior, and Rutherford, having promised to keep an eye on Miranda, but who will keep an eye on Caroline when she becomes interested in a wealthy fisherman (Donald Sinden) who is definitely a lot more exciting than her fiance.
Absolutely charming from start to finish, this left me with a huge grin as I watched all of the eccentric characters deal with the bizarre situation. Rutherford gets to sing, as does Johns but without sending in the clowns. There's also Anne Crawford as another faculty member, suspicious of Miranda's behavior and Dora Bryan as her wacky fellow mermaid friend who out does the man crazy Miranda in her interest in the human male. You don't need to have seen the original "Miranda" to watch this, but I think they are a charming double bill even though they are a bit different in structure.
Absolutely charming from start to finish, this left me with a huge grin as I watched all of the eccentric characters deal with the bizarre situation. Rutherford gets to sing, as does Johns but without sending in the clowns. There's also Anne Crawford as another faculty member, suspicious of Miranda's behavior and Dora Bryan as her wacky fellow mermaid friend who out does the man crazy Miranda in her interest in the human male. You don't need to have seen the original "Miranda" to watch this, but I think they are a charming double bill even though they are a bit different in structure.