Overview
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.
Details
Status
Ended
Network
BBC Two
Type
Talk Show
Original Language
EN
Creators
Caroline Aherne
Production Countries
GB
Spoken Languages
English
Top Cast
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Seasons
EP 1Steve Coogan, Debbie McGee, Kriss AkabusiEP 2Ken Livingstone, Mandy Smith, Kevin KennedyEP 3Cynthia Payne, Jilly Goolden, Dave Lee TravisEP 4Dale Winton, Mary Whitehouse, Derek JamesonEP 5Russell Grant, Countess Sokolow, Fred TalbotEP 6Mr. Motivator, Ned Sherrin, Nick OwenEP 7Carol Thatcher, Dr Mark Porter, Terry Christian and Steve Halliwell