The Mrs Merton Show
1995 · 4 seasons · 30 episodes · Ended · BBC Two
Comedy, Talk
TMDB 6.8 · 9 votes
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.
Episodes
- S01E01Steve Coogan, Debbie McGee, Kriss Akabusi1995-02-1030m
Mrs Merton's guests are Kriss Akabusi, Debbie McGee, Chris Greener and Steve Coogan.
- S01E02Ken Livingstone, Mandy Smith, Kevin Kennedy1995-02-1730m
- S01E03Cynthia Payne, Jilly Goolden, Dave Lee Travis1995-02-2430m
- S01E04Dale Winton, Mary Whitehouse, Derek Jameson1995-03-0330m
Guests are Dale Winton, Mary Whitehouse, royal butler Peter Russell and Derek Jameson.
- S01E05Russell Grant, Countess Sokolow, Fred Talbot1995-03-1030m
- S01E06Mr. Motivator, Ned Sherrin, Nick Owen1995-03-2430m
- S01E07Carol Thatcher, Dr Mark Porter, Terry Christian and Steve Halliwell1994-12-0530m
