Caroline Aherne
Director
The Mrs Merton Show (1995)
Season 1
The Mrs Merton Show is a mock chat show starring Caroline Aherne as the elderly host Mrs Merton. It ran from 10 February 1995 to 2 April 1998 and was produced by Granada Television and aired on the BBC. The writers included Aherne, Craig Cash, Dave Gorman and Henry Normal. Prior to TV success, Aherne's Mrs Merton character appeared on Frank Sidebottom's album "5/9/88", then made her TV debut on the 1991 Channel 4 gameshow Remote Control, hosted by Anthony H Wilson. The chat show was followed up by a sitcom, Mrs Merton and Malcolm, based on Mrs Merton and her son Malcolm, who was played by Craig Cash.
Released Feb. 10, 1995
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Comedy, Talk, Talk Show
Keywords: tmdb.talk-show, tmdb.parody, tmdb.celebrity, tmdb.host, imdb.audience-participation, imdb.character-name-in-title, tmdb.guest, imdb.interview
Production Companies: Granada Television
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E7 - Carol Thatcher, Dr Mark Porter, Terry Christian and Steve Halliwell
Dec. 5, 1994, midnight
S1E1 - Steve Coogan, Debbie McGee, Kriss Akabusi
Mrs Merton's guests are Kriss Akabusi, Debbie McGee, Chris Greener and Steve Coogan.
Feb. 10, 1995, midnight
S1E2 - Ken Livingstone, Mandy Smith, Kevin Kennedy
Feb. 17, 1995, midnight
S1E3 - Cynthia Payne, Jilly Goolden, Dave Lee Travis
Feb. 24, 1995, midnight
S1E4 - Dale Winton, Mary Whitehouse, Derek Jameson
Guests are Dale Winton, Mary Whitehouse, royal butler Peter Russell and Derek Jameson.
March 3, 1995, midnight
S1E5 - Russell Grant, Countess Sokolow, Fred Talbot
March 10, 1995, midnight
S1E6 - Mr. Motivator, Ned Sherrin, Nick Owen
March 24, 1995, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Feb. 10, 1995
Last Air Date: April 2, 1998, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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