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The Mrs Merton Show

1995 to 1998 Comedy, Talk 4 seasons

TMDB rating 6.8/10 Ended

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.

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Cast and details

  • 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
Created by
Caroline Aherne
Network
BBC Two, BBC One
First aired
Feb 10, 1995
Latest episode
Apr 2, 1998

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