The Mrs Merton Show
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.
Cast
Caroline Aherne
Mrs. Merton
Seasons
E1Steve Coogan, Debbie McGee, Kriss Akabusi
Feb 10, 1995
Mrs Merton's guests are Kriss Akabusi, Debbie McGee, Chris Greener and Steve Coogan.
E2Ken Livingstone, Mandy Smith, Kevin Kennedy
Feb 17, 1995
E3Cynthia Payne, Jilly Goolden, Dave Lee Travis
Feb 24, 1995
E4Dale Winton, Mary Whitehouse, Derek Jameson
Mar 3, 1995
Guests are Dale Winton, Mary Whitehouse, royal butler Peter Russell and Derek Jameson.
E5Russell Grant, Countess Sokolow, Fred Talbot
Mar 10, 1995
E6Mr. Motivator, Ned Sherrin, Nick Owen
Mar 24, 1995
E7Carol Thatcher, Dr Mark Porter, Terry Christian and Steve Halliwell
Dec 5, 1994
E1Jo Brand, Lorraine Kelly, Chris Eubank
Nov 12, 1995
E2Matthew Kelly, Reeves & Mortimer, George Best
Nov 19, 1995
E3Germaine Greer, Ant & Dec, Michael Parkinson
Nov 26, 1995
E4Jimmy Hill, Andrew Neil, Paul Daniels
Dec 3, 1995
E5Peter Stringfellow, Desmond Lynam, Rolf Harris
Dec 10, 1995
E6Lord Litchfield, Carol Vorderman, Barbara Windsor
Dec 17, 1995
E7Series 2, Christmas Special
Dec 24, 1995
E8Children in Need Special
Nov 22, 1996
E1Jonathan Ross, Jeff Banks
Feb 14, 1997
E2Michael Winner, Teresa Gorman
Feb 21, 1997
E3Sacha Distel, Jeremy Clarkson
Feb 28, 1997
E4Boy George, Vinnie Jones
Mar 7, 1997
E5Keith Chegwin, Ian Botham
Mar 14, 1997
E6Joanna Lumley, Martin Clunes
Mar 28, 1997
E7Mrs. Merton in Las Vegas (1)
Apr 10, 1997
Tony Curtis and Patrick Duffy.
E8Mrs. Merton in Las Vegas (2)
Apr 17, 1997
Englebert Humperdinck, Bo Derek
E9Mrs. Merton in Las Vegas (3)
Apr 24, 1997
Highlights (Planes, Trains and Zimmer Frames)
E1Keith Floyd, Melinda Messenger
Feb 26, 1998
E2Shane Richie, Wayne Sleep
Mar 5, 1998
E3Garry Bushell, Lisa Stansfield
Mar 12, 1998
E4Richard Wilson, Bernard Manning
Mar 19, 1998
E5Barry McGuigan, Nigel Kennedy
Mar 26, 1998
E6Richard Whiteley, Jimmy Tarbuck
Apr 2, 1998
Videos
Storyline
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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