The Mrs Merton Show

The Mrs Merton Show

1995•30m•6.4/10

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6.4/10(8)

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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Production

Granada Television

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

February 10, 1995

Last Aired

April 2, 1998

Networks

BBC Two, BBC One

Created By

Caroline Aherne

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Steve Coogan, Debbie McGee, Kriss Akabusi

E1

Steve Coogan, Debbie McGee, Kriss Akabusi

Air date: 1995-02-10

Mrs Merton's guests are Kriss Akabusi, Debbie McGee, Chris Greener and Steve Coogan.

Ken Livingstone, Mandy Smith, Kevin Kennedy

E2

Ken Livingstone, Mandy Smith, Kevin Kennedy

Air date: 1995-02-17

Cynthia Payne, Jilly Goolden, Dave Lee Travis

E3

Cynthia Payne, Jilly Goolden, Dave Lee Travis

Air date: 1995-02-24

Dale Winton, Mary Whitehouse, Derek Jameson

E4

Dale Winton, Mary Whitehouse, Derek Jameson

Air date: 1995-03-03

Guests are Dale Winton, Mary Whitehouse, royal butler Peter Russell and Derek Jameson.

Russell Grant, Countess Sokolow, Fred Talbot

E5

Russell Grant, Countess Sokolow, Fred Talbot

Air date: 1995-03-10

Mr. Motivator, Ned Sherrin, Nick Owen

E6

Mr. Motivator, Ned Sherrin, Nick Owen

Air date: 1995-03-24

Carol Thatcher, Dr Mark Porter, Terry Christian and Steve Halliwell

E7

Carol Thatcher, Dr Mark Porter, Terry Christian and Steve Halliwell

Air date: 1994-12-05

Cast

Caroline Aherne

Caroline Aherne

Mrs. Merton

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