Series · Comedy, Talk
The Mrs Merton Show (1995)
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.
- Creator
- Caroline Aherne
- Network
- BBC Two, BBC One
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- First aired
- February 10, 1995
- Status
- Ended
Cast
Caroline AherneMrs. Merton
Jeremy ClarksonSelf
Carol VordermanSelf
Joanna LumleySelf
Sacha DistelSelf
Michael WinnerSelf- Teresa GormanSelf
Jonathan RossSelf- Jeff BanksSelf
Boy GeorgeSelf
Vinnie JonesSelf
Keith ChegwinSelf
Ian BothamSelf
Martin ClunesSelf
Patrick DuffySelf
Tony CurtisSelf
Bo DerekSelf
Engelbert HumperdinckSelf
Jo BrandSelf
Lorraine KellySelf
Episodes
0/7 watched- Episode 1: Steve Coogan, Debbie McGee, Kriss Akabusi30 min · Feb 10, 1995
- Episode 2: Ken Livingstone, Mandy Smith, Kevin Kennedy30 min · Feb 17, 1995
- Episode 3: Cynthia Payne, Jilly Goolden, Dave Lee Travis30 min · Feb 24, 1995
- Episode 4: Dale Winton, Mary Whitehouse, Derek Jameson30 min · Mar 3, 1995
- Episode 5: Russell Grant, Countess Sokolow, Fred Talbot30 min · Mar 10, 1995
- Episode 6: Mr. Motivator, Ned Sherrin, Nick Owen30 min · Mar 24, 1995
- Episode 7: Carol Thatcher, Dr Mark Porter, Terry Christian and Steve Halliwell30 min · Dec 5, 1994
