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.
- Created By
Caroline Aherne
- First Aired on
Feb 10, 1995
- Popularity: 17.5032
- 8 votes
- Networks
- (GB)
(GB)
- Production
Granada Television (GB)
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
4 seaons till Apr 02, 1998
Last episode: Richard Whiteley, Jimmy Tarbuck
Seasons & episodes
Total 4 seasons, 30 episodes
Specials
Aired
Episode 1Pilot aka That Nice Mrs. Merton30 min
Carol Thatcher, Mark Porter and Terry Christian
Episode 2Christmas Special: Johnny Briggs & Amanda Barrie, Glenys Kinnock, Gary Rhodes30 min
Overview not available
Episode 3Christmas Special: Clive James, Noddy Holder, Daniel O'Donnell30 min
Overview not available
Episode 4Christmas Special: Edwina Currie, Max Bygraves30 min
Overview not available
Top Cast
Crew & Team
Producer
Executive Producer
